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Once Again It's Christmas

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Once Again It's Christmas
Studio album by
Kenny Rogers
ReleasedSeptember 25, 2015 (2015-09-25)
Studio
  • Blackbird Studio, The Compound and Sound Stage Studios (Nashville, Tennessee)
  • Skyland Studios (Lakeville, Minnesota)
  • Kung Fu Bakery (Portland, Oregon)
GenreCountry
Length41:04
LabelWarner Music Nashville
Producer
Kenny Rogers chronology
You Can't Make Old Friends
(2013) 		Once Again It's Christmas
(2015) 		The Best of Kenny Rogers: Through the Years
(2018)
Rogers' Christmas chronology
Christmas From The Heart
(1998) 		Once Again It's Christmas
(2015)

Once Again It's Christmas is the 28th studio album by Kenny Rogers, released in 2015. A holiday album, it features such musical acts as Alison Krauss, Winfield's Locket and Jennifer Nettles.[1] As of January 2016, 34,900 copies were sold in the United States.[2]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Once Again It's Christmas" (featuring Larry Hall)Don Russell3:56
2."There's a New Kid in Town" (featuring Winfield's Locket)Don Cook, Curly Putman, Keith Whitley3:50
3."Here It Is Christmas/Baby, It's Cold Outside" (featuring Larry Hall and Jennifer Nettles)Frank Loesser, Kenny Rogers2:55
4."Little Drummer Boy" (featuring Larry Hall)Henry Onorati, Harry Simeone3:20
5."Back to Bethlehem"Joe Collins, Joe Doyle3:41
6."Winter Wonderland"Felix Bernard, Richard B. Smith3:49
7."Some Children See Him" (featuring Larry Hall and Alison Krauss)Alfred Burt, Wihla Hutson4:23
8."I'll Be Home for Christmas" (featuring Larry Hall)Kim Gannon, Walter Kent, Buck Ram2:46
9."Children, Go Where I Send Thee" (featuring Home Free)Traditional4:34
10."That Silent Night" (featuring Jim Brickman)Jim Brickman, Tom Douglas3:42
11."The Light"Steve Glassmeyer, Warren Hartman, Rogers4:08
Total length:41:04

Personnel

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  • Kenny Rogers – lead vocals
  • Pat Coil – acoustic piano (1, 3, 4, 8), Rhodes electric piano (2), synthesizers (2, 11), Hammond B3 organ (5, 6, 11)
  • John Hobbs – Rhodes electric piano (1, 3–6, 8), acoustic piano (2, 11), synthesizers (4)
  • Matt Rollings – acoustic piano (7)
  • Jim Brickman – acoustic piano (10)
  • Troy Welstad – Hammond B3 organ (10)
  • Steve Sundholm – programming (10)
  • Brent Mason – electric guitar (1–6, 11)
  • John Willis – acoustic guitar (1–8, 11)
  • Bryan Sutton – acoustic guitar (2, 5, 7), mandocello (4)
  • Randy Dorman – electric guitar (8)
  • Tim Ellis – acoustic guitar (10), electric guitar (10)
  • Keith Sommers – electric guitar (10)
  • Russ Pahl – pedal steel guitar (2, 5)
  • Paul Brainard – pedal steel guitar (10)
  • Viktor Krauss – bass (1–8, 11)
  • Colby Hendricks – bass (10)
  • Steve Brewster – drums (2–6, 8, 11)
  • Mike Braun – drums (10)
  • Eric Darken – percussion (1, 5, 7, 8, 11)
  • Pat Bergeson – harmonica (1)
  • Denis Solee – tenor saxophone (6)
  • George Tidwell – trumpet (6)
  • Warren Hartman – arrangements (1–7, 9, 11)
  • Larry Hall – orchestra (2–4, 7, 8, 11), orchestral arrangements (3, 4, 7, 8)
  • Bergen White – orchestral arrangements (2, 11), harmony vocal arrangements (4)
  • Darren Rust – arrangements (9)
  • Ted Sampson – additional vocal concept arrangement (11)
  • Winfield's Locket – vocals (2)
  • Jennifer Nettles – vocals (3)
  • Alison Krauss – vocals (7)
  • Home Free – vocals (9)

Harmony vocals

  • Tania Hancheroff (1, 4–6, 11)
  • Mark Ivey (1, 4, 11)
  • Shane McConnell (1, 4, 11)
  • Lisa Silver (1, 4, 11)
  • Kira Small (1, 4, 11)
  • Bergen White (1, 4, 11)
  • Perry Coleman (2, 5)
  • Vicki Hampton (5, 6)
  • Cindy Walker (5, 6)
  • Rachel Hamar (10)
  • Michelle Sundholm (10)
  • Steve Sundholm (10)

Production

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  • Rebekah Gordon – A&R direction
  • Jason Henke – A&R direction
  • Cris Lacy – A&R direction
  • Warren Hartman – producer (1-8, 11)
  • Kyle Lehning – producer (1-8, 11)
  • Darren Rust – producer (9)
  • Steve Sundholm – producer (9)
  • Jim Brickman – producer (10)
  • Paige Connors – production coordinator
  • Katherine Petillo – art direction, design
  • Shane Tarleton – creative director
  • Piper Ferguson – photography
  • Kenny Rogers – cover photography
  • Bob Burwell, Jason Henke and Ken Levitan for Vector Management – personal management
  • Kevin Dalton and Dwight Wiles for Smith Wiles & Co. – business management
  • Lisa Ray – brand management
  • Greg Oswald for WME Entertainment – booking

Technical credits

  • Hank Williams – mastering at MasterMix (Nashville, Tennessee)
  • Casey Wood – recording (1-8, 11)
  • Kyle Lehning – mixing (1-8, 11)
  • Jordan Lehning – vocal recording (1-8, 11), digital editing (1-8, 11), recording assistant (9)
  • Kevin Sokolnicki – vocal recording (1-8, 11), additional recording (1-8, 11)
  • Darren Rust – recording (9), mixing (9)
  • Steve Sundholm – mixing (10)
  • Chris Ashburn – recording assistant (1-8, 11)
  • Shawn Daugherty – recording assistant (1-8, 11)
  • Justin Francis – recording assistant (1-8, 11)
  • Jason Mott – recording assistant (1-8, 11)

Chart performance

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References

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  1. ^ Kenny Rogers on Christmas Album, New Hotel and 'Obsessive' Career Moves
  2. ^ Bjorke, Matt (January 2, 2016). "Top 10 Country Albums Chart: January 4, 2016". Roughstock. Archived from the original on January 14, 2016. Retrieved January 13, 2016.
  3. ^ "Kenny Rogers Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved December 8, 2015.
  4. ^ "Kenny Rogers Chart History (Christian Albums)". Billboard.
  5. ^ "Kenny Rogers Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard.
  6. ^ "Holiday Albums Chart - Week of October 24, 2015". billboard.com. Retrieved October 15, 2015.
  7. ^ "Top Christian Albums – Year-End 2016". Billboard. Retrieved July 18, 2020.
  8. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2016". Billboard. Retrieved July 18, 2020.
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