Country Christmas (Johnny Cash album)

1991 studio album by Johnny Cash with June Carter and Carter Family

Country Christmas

Studio album by

Johnny Cash with June Carter and Carter Family

Released| September 20, 1991
Recorded| June–August 1991
Genre|

* Christmas
* country

Label| Delta Records
Producer| Ralph Jungheim
Johnny Cash chronology
| The Mystery of Life
(1991)  | Country Christmas
(1991)  | Patriot
(1991)

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Country Christmas is the fourth Christmas album and 78th overall album by American country singer Johnny Cash, released on Laserlight Digital in 1991 (see 1991 in music), in-between Cash's contracts with Mercury Records and American Recordings.

Four tracks do not feature Cash but instead feature vocals by his wife, June Carter Cash and the Carter Family. This was the last Johnny Cash release within his lifetime to feature Carter Family, who had been a staple of his live show and studio recordings since the early 1960s. The sisters would not participate in his upcoming work for American Recordings; nor would June Carter Cash, though a 2000 private release, Return to the Promised Land, would feature her alongside her husband.

Due to this album not having any connection to the Columbia, Mercury or American labels, it is one of the more uncommon Johnny Cash releases and as of 2015 has yet to appear in any box sets or compilations.

## Background and content

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Most tracks had been previously recorded by Cash for one (or more) of this three prior Columbia Christmas albums, most notably Classic Christmas, though the album also includes several tracks unique to this collection such as a version of Irving Berlin's "White Christmas" featured in the 15-track edition. "Silent Night" is performed on all each of Cash's four canonical Christmas albums. "Figgy Pudding" is an arrangement of the standard "We Wish You a Merry Christmas" with comedic interjections by June Carter Cash, reminiscent of her country-comedy work of the 1950s and 1960s before joining with Johnny Cash.

## Reissue

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The album was reissued with "White Christmas" and "I'll Be Home for Christmas" removed. In subsequent reissues these songs were replaced by live performances "Ring Of Fire" and "I Walk The Line" despite neither song having anything to do with Christmas. The liner notes do not clarify when the performances took place.

## Personnel

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* Johnny Cash – Vocals, Guitar
* June Carter – Vocals
* Carter Family – Vocals
* Jack Hale Jr. & His Nashville All-Star Band & Singers – Vocals, Instruments. Hale is also credited as arranger on all of the traditional Christmas songs

## Track listing

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### 15-track version

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No.| Title| Length

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1.| "Blue Christmas"| 3:05
2.| "Silent Night"| 3:26
3.| "White Christmas"| 3:48
4.| "Figgy Pudding" (June Carter Cash and the Carter Family)| 2:43
5.| "Here Was a Man"| 2:44
6.| "Joy to the World"| 3:42
7.| "O Little Town of Bethlehem"| 4:16
8.| "What Child Is This?"| 4:12
9.| "The First Noel" (June Carter Cash and the Carter Family)| 3:26
10.| "Away in a Manger"| 3:33
11.| "O Christmas Tree" (June Carter Cash and the Carter Family)| 3:18
12.| "O Come All Ye Faithful"| 3:59
13.| "It Came Upon The Midnight Clear" (June Carter Cash and the Carter Family)| 3:52
14.| "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing"| 3:14
15.| "I'll Be Home for Christmas"| 4:12

### 13-track version

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No.| Title| Length

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1.| "Blue Christmas"| 3:05
2.| "Silent Night"| 3:26
3.| "Figgy Pudding" (June Carter Cash and the Carter Family)| 2:43
4.| "Here Was a Man"| 2:44
5.| "Joy to the World"| 3:42
6.| "O Little Town of Bethlehem"| 4:16
7.| "What Child Is This?"| 4:12
8.| "The First Noel" (June Carter Cash and the Carter Family)| 3:26
9.| "Away in a Manger"| 3:33
10.| "O Christmas Tree" (June Carter Cash and the Carter Family)| 3:18
11.| "O Come All Ye Faithful"| 3:59
12.| "It Came Upon The Midnight Clear" (June Carter Cash and the Carter Family)| 3:52
13.| "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing"| 3:14

### 2006 reissue

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1. "Silent Night"
2. "It Came Upon The Midnight Clear"
3. "Here Was A Man"
4. "Blue Christmas"
5. "What Child is This?"
6. "Joy To The World"
7. "Ring Of Fire"
8. "O Christmas Tree"
9. "Away In A Manger"
10. "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing"
11. "O Come All Ye Faithful"
12. "I Walk The Line"
13. "Figgy Pudding"
14. "O Little Town Of Bethlehem"
15. "The First Noel"

## External links

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* Country Christmas at Discogs (list of releases)

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Johnny Cash

* Albums
* Singles
* Sun Records
* Songs
* Awards

Studio albums|

| 1950s|

* Johnny Cash with His Hot and Blue Guitar!
* The Fabulous Johnny Cash
* Hymns by Johnny Cash
* Songs of Our Soil

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1960s|

* Ride This Train
* Now, There Was a Song!
* Hymns from the Heart
* The Sound of Johnny Cash
* Blood, Sweat and Tears
* The Christmas Spirit
* I Walk the Line
* Bitter Tears: Ballads of the American Indian
* Orange Blossom Special
* Johnny Cash Sings the Ballads of the True West
* Everybody Loves a Nut
* Happiness Is You
* Carryin' On with Johnny Cash & June Carter
* From Sea to Shining Sea
* The Holy Land

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1970s|

* Hello, I'm Johnny Cash
* Man in Black
* A Thing Called Love
* America: A 200-Year Salute in Story and Song
* The Johnny Cash Family Christmas
* Any Old Wind That Blows
* Johnny Cash and His Woman
* Ragged Old Flag
* The Junkie and the Juicehead Minus Me
* The Johnny Cash Children's Album
* Johnny Cash Sings Precious Memories
* John R. Cash
* Look at Them Beans
* One Piece at a Time
* The Last Gunfighter Ballad
* The Rambler
* I Would Like to See You Again
* Gone Girl
* Silver
* A Believer Sings the Truth

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1980s|

* Rockabilly Blues
* Classic Christmas
* The Baron
* The Adventures of Johnny Cash
* Johnny 99
* Highwayman
* Rainbow
* Class of '55: Memphis Rock & Roll Homecoming
* Heroes
* Believe in Him
* Johnny Cash Is Coming to Town
* Classic Cash
* Water from the Wells of Home

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1990s|

* Highwayman 2
* Boom Chicka Boom
* The Mystery of Life
* Country Christmas
* American Recordings
* The Road Goes on Forever
* American II: Unchained

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2000–2020s|

* American III: Solitary Man
* American IV: The Man Comes Around
* American V: A Hundred Highways
* American VI: Ain't No Grave
* Out Among the Stars
* Songwriter

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Live albums|

* At Folsom Prison
* At San Quentin
* The Johnny Cash Show
* På Österåker
* Strawberry Cake
* Koncert v Praze (In Prague – Live)
* VH1 Storytellers: Johnny Cash & Willie Nelson
* At Madison Square Garden
* A Concert Behind Prison Walls

Soundtracks|

* I Walk the Line
* Little Fauss and Big Halsy

Compilations|

* Johnny Cash Sings the Songs That Made Him Famous
* Greatest!
* Johnny Cash Sings Hank Williams
* Now Here's Johnny Cash
* All Aboard the Blue Train with Johnny Cash
* Original Sun Sound of Johnny Cash
* Ring of Fire: The Best of Johnny Cash
* Greatest Hits, Vol. 1
* Heart of Cash
* Greatest Hits, Vol. 2
* Sunday Morning Coming Down
* International Superstar
* Five Feet High and Rising
* Destination Victoria Station
* Greatest Hits, Vol. 3
* The Unissued Johnny Cash
* Johnny & June
* Tall Man
* Encore
* Biggest Hits
* The Man in Black 1954–1958
* The Man in Black 1959–1962
* Come Along and Ride This Train
* The Essential Johnny Cash (1992)
* Wanted Man
* The Man in Black 1963–1969
* The Man in Black – His Greatest Hits
* 16 Biggest Hits
* Love, God, Murder
* The Essential Johnny Cash (2002)
* Unearthed
* The Legend
* The Legend of Johnny Cash
* Patriot
* 16 Biggest Hits: Johnny Cash & June Carter Cash
* The Legend of Johnny Cash Vol. II
* The Complete Columbia Album Collection
* Johnny Cash and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Songs|

* "25 Minutes to Go"
* "Seasons of My Heart"
* "Any Old Wind That Blows"
* "A Wonderful Time Up There"
* "The Ballad of Boot Hill"
* "The Ballad of Ira Hayes"
* "Ballad of a Teenage Queen"
* "Big River"
* "Blistered"
* "A Boy Named Sue"
* "Busted"
* "Cat's in the Cradle"
* "Cocaine Blues"
* "Cry! Cry! Cry!"
* "Daddy Sang Bass"
* "Dark as a Dungeon"
* "Don't Take Your Guns to Town"
* "Engine 143"
* "Flesh and Blood"
* "The Folk Singer"
* "Folsom Prison Blues"
* "Forty Shades of Green"
* "Get Rhythm"
* "Give My Love to Rose"
* "Goodnight, Irene"
* "Green, Green Grass of Home"
* "Greystone Chapel"
* "Guess Things Happen That Way"
* "Hey, Porter"
* "Home of the Blues"
* "Hurt"
* "I Couldn't Keep from Crying"
* "I Love You Because"
* "I Still Miss Someone"
* "I Walk the Line"
* "If I Had a Hammer"
* "If I Were a Carpenter"
* "In My Life"
* "In the Jailhouse Now"
* "It Ain't Me Babe"
* "Jackson"
* "Kate"
* "Last Night I Had the Strangest Dream"
* "The Man Comes Around"
* "Man in Black"
* "The Matador"
* "Oh Lonesome Me"
* "One Piece at a Time"
* "Oney"
* "Orange Blossom Special"
* "The One on the Right Is on the Left"
* "Remember the Alamo"
* "(Ghost) Riders in the Sky"
* "Ring of Fire"
* "Rock Island Line"
* "So Doggone Lonesome"
* "Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down"
* "Tennessee Flat Top Box"
* "There Ain't No Good Chain Gang"
* "A Thing Called Love"
* "Understand Your Man"
* "What Is Truth"
* "What'd I Say"
* "Without Love"
* "You Are My Sunshine"

Television|

* The Johnny Cash Show

Biographies|

* Man in Black: His Own Story in His Own Words
* Cash: The Autobiography
* Johnny Cash! The Man, His World, His Music
* My Father and the Man in Black
* Walk the Line
* Ring of Fire (musical)
* Ring of Fire (2013 film)

Tribute albums|

* The Sound Behind Johnny Cash
* Kindred Spirits: A Tribute to the Songs of Johnny Cash
* Dressed in Black: A Tribute to Johnny Cash
* Johnny's Blues: A Tribute to Johnny Cash
* Walk the Line: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
* Fade to Black: Memories of Johnny
* All Aboard: A Tribute to Johnny Cash
* Johnny Cash Remixed
* We Walk the Line: A Celebration of the Music of Johnny Cash
* Forever Words

Associated acts|

* The Highwaymen
* The Tennessee Three
* Bob Wootton
* Carl Perkins
* W. S. Holland
* Marshall Grant
* Luther Perkins
* Million Dollar Quartet
* The Great Eighties Eight

Family|

* June Carter Cash
* John Carter Cash
* Rosanne Cash
* Cindy Cash
* Carlene Carter
* Tommy Cash
* Carter Family

Historical sites|

* Dyess, Arkansas
* Johnny Cash Boyhood Home
* Johnny Cash Museum
* House of Cash
* Carter Family Fold

Category

Authority control databases |

* MusicBrainz release group

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