Christmas is the twelfth studio album and first Christmas album by Kenny Rodgers released in 1981. The album features several well-known songs "White Christmas", "When A Child is Born", "Carol of the Bells" and "My Favorite Things". Several original Christmas songs are also included. 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. Though he has been most successful with country audiences, Rogers has charted more than 120 hit singles across various music genres, topped the country and pop album charts for more than 200 individual weeks in the United States alone, and has sold over 100 million records worldwide, making him one of the best-selling music artists of all time.
Personnel: Kenny Rogers (vocals); Kin Vassey (acoustic guitar, background vocals); Paul Jackson, Jr., Ira Newborn, David T. Walker (guitar); Barnaby Finch, Lincoln Majorca (piano); Clarence McDonald (Fender Rhodes piano); John Hobbs (keyboards); Nathan East (acoustic & electric basses); David Hungate, Jerry Scheff (bass); Ndugo Chancler, Richard Sclosser (drums); Paulinho Da Costa, Garry Coleman (percussion); Cindy Fee, Terry Williams, John Joy, Marlena Jeter, Maxine Anderson, Givenche Machu, Juance Charmaine O'Neal (background vocals).
Recorded at Lion Share Recording Studios, Los Angeles.
Digitally remastered Odea Murphy (2000, Capitol Mastering).
- Genre: Christmas / Chanukkah
- Format: Vinyl
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Tracklist
| Christmas Everyday | 3:42 |
| Kentucky Homemade Christmas | 4:13 |
| Carol Of The Bells | 2:42 |
| Kids | 2:41 |
| Sweet Little Jesus Boy | 3:02 |
| Christmas Is My Favorite Time Of The Year | 2:43 |
| White Christmas | 2:47 |
| My Favorite Things | 3:00 |
| O' Holy Night | 4:38 |
| When A Child Is Born | 3:49 |
