Christmas (Kenny Rogers album)


Christmas is the twelfth studio album and the first Christmas album by Kenny Rogers released in 1981.

Overview

The album features several songs that were already well known at the time including "White Christmas", "When A Child is Born", "Carol of the Bells" and "My Favorite Things". Several original Christmas songs are also included, which have also now become well-known via this album.
Christmas was also the origin of Kenny's first holiday single, "Kentucky Home Made Christmas".
The album peaked at #10 on the U.S. Country charts and #34 on the overall U.S. charts.

Track listing

Personnel

''Christmas Wishes''

In some quarters the title has changed to "Christmas Wishes" and the album reissued in 1985 with an alternate track list. In other countries though, "Christmas" is still the title.

Alternate track list

  1. "White Christmas"
  2. "Carol of the Bells"
  3. "O Holy Night"
  4. "Christmas Everyday"
  5. "Kids"
  6. "Kentucky Homemade Christmas"
  7. "Christmas Is My Favorite Time of Year"
  8. "Sweet Little Jesus Boy"
  9. "When a Child Is Born"
  10. "My Favorite Things"

    Chart performance