A Classic Christmas (Wynonna Judd album)

For other uses, see Classic Christmas (disambiguation).

A Classic Christmas
Studio album by Wynonna Judd
Released	October 10, 2006 (2006-10-10)
Studio	The Blue Room (Nashville, Tennessee); The Soul Kitchen (Franklin, Tennessee).
Genre	Country
Length	44:35
Label	Curb
Producer	Brent Maher Don Potter
Wynonna Judd chronology
Her Story: Scenes from a Lifetime (2005) A Classic Christmas (2006) Sing: Chapter 1 (2009)

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A Classic Christmas is the first Christmas album from American country music artist Wynonna Judd. It features her renditions of traditional Christmas tunes, and one newly written track, "It's the Messiah". Her version of "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town" and "Winter Wonderland" respectively reached #3 and #18 on the Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks charts in 2006.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"The Christmas Song"	Mel Tormé, Bob Wells	4:19
2.	"Winter Wonderland"	Felix Bernard, Richard B. Smith	4:22
3.	"White Christmas"	Irving Berlin	3:51
4.	"I'll Be Home for Christmas"	Walter Kent	4:02
5.	"Santa Claus Is Coming to Town"	John Frederick Coots, Haven Gillespie	3:18
6.	"Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas"	Hugh Martin, Ralph Blane	4:17
7.	"Ave Maria"	Franz Schubert	3:52
8.	"O come, O come, Emmanuel"	John Mason Neale	4:20
9.	"O Holy Night"	Adolphe Adam, John Sullivan Dwight	4:15
10.	"Silent Night"	Josef Mohr, Franz Gruber	4:31
11.	"It's the Messiah"	Don Potter	4:05

Personnel

• Wynonna Judd – lead vocals
• David Huntsinger – acoustic piano
• Steve Nathan – pianos
• Don Potter – acoustic guitar, electric guitars
• Craig Nelson – upright bass
• Eddie Bayers – drums
• Paul Leim – drums
• Charlie McCoy – harmonica
• Calvin Smith – French horn
• Bill Woodworth – English horn, oboe
• Cindy Reynolds Wyatt – harp
• Lisa Cochran – backing vocals
• Vicki Hampton – backing vocals
• Mark Ivey – backing vocals
• Marabeth Jordan – backing vocals
• Elijah Judd – backing vocals
• Grace Judd – backing vocals
• Jenna Maher – backing vocals
• Lisa Silver – backing vocals
• Bergen White – backing vocals

The Nashville String Machine

• Bergen White – string arrangements and conductor
• Lori Casteel, Mike Casteel and Eberhard Ramm – music copyists
• Carl Gorodetzky – string contractor
• David Angell, Monisa Angell, Janet Askey, Bruce Christensen, David Davidson, Conni Ellisor, Julia Emahsier, Carl Gorodetzky, Jim Grosjean, Jack Jezzro, Anthony LaMarchina, Cate Myer, Carole Neuen-Rabinowitz, Keith Nicholas, Lynn Peithman, Joel Reist, Sarighani Reist, Pamela Sixfin, Calvin Smith, Julie Tanner, Alan Umstead, Catherine Umstead, Gary Vanosdale, Mary Kathryn Vanosdale and Kristin Wilkinson – string players

Choir

• Lisa Cochran, Travis Cottrell, Vicki Hampton, Mark Ivey, Marabeth Jordan, Shane McConnell, Louis Dean Nunley, Lisa Silver and Kira Small

Production

• Brent Maher – producer, arrangements, engineer, mixing
• Don Potter – producer, arrangements
• Brian Krause – engineer
• Charles Yingling – engineer
• Hank Williams – mastering at MasterMix (Nashville, Tennessee)
• Crystal Hooper – production coordinator
• Joy Patterson – set designer
• Glenn Sweitzer – art direction, design
• Kristin Barlowe – photography
• Kerry Hansen – management
• Tami Olin – management
• Jennifer Witherell – management
• Mitch Barry – hair stylist
• Angela Cay Hall – make-up
• Renee Layher – wardrobe stylist

Charts

Chart (2006)	Peak Position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums	10
U.S. Billboard 200	53
U.S. Billboard Holiday Albums	14

External links

• Wynonna Looks Backward for a Classic Christmas