A Traditional Christmas
{{Short description|2004 album by Joe Nichols}}
{{Infobox album
| name = A Traditional Christmas
| type = studio
| artist = Joe Nichols
| cover = A Traditional Christmas.jpg
| alt =
| released = {{Start date|2004|09|28}}
| recorded = May 2004
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = Country
| length =
| label = Universal South
| producer = Brent Rowan
| prev_title = Revelation
| prev_year = 2004
| next_title = III
| next_year = 2005
}}
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = Allmusic
| rev1Score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r712226|pure_url=yes}}|title=A Traditional Christmas review|last=Dinoia|first=Maria Konicki|work=Allmusic|accessdate=July 17, 2011}}
| noprose = yes
}}
A Traditional Christmas is a Christmas album by country music artist Joe Nichols. It was released in 2004 on Show Dog-Universal Music. The record is Nichols' first album of Christmas music, and was also his second release in the year 2004. It consists of ten renditions of traditional Christmas tunes.
Track listing
{{track listing
| title1 = Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!
| writer1 = Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne
| length1 = 2:10
| title2 = Away in a Manger
| writer2 = Traditional
| length2 = 2:50
| title3 = I'll Be Home for Christmas
| writer3 = Kim Gannon, Walter Kent, Buck Ram
| length3 = 2:06
| title4 = Silent Night
| writer4 = Traditional
| length4 = 3:37
| title5 = White Christmas
| writer5 = Irving Berlin
| length5 = 3:11
| title6 = Silver Bells
| writer6 = Ray Evans, Jay Livingston
| length6 = 3:23
| title7 = Winter Wonderland
| writer7 = Felix Bernard, Richard B. Smith
| length7 = 3:03
| title8 = O Holy Night
| writer8 = Traditional
| length8 = 3:35
| title9 = Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
| writer9 = Ralph Blane, Hugh Martin
| length9 = 4:23
| title10 = The Christmas Song
| writer10 = Mel Tormé, Bob Wells
| length10 = 3:01
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = 2011 digital re-release
| extra_column = Writer(s)
| title11 = Old Toy Trains
| extra11 = Roger Miller
| length11 = 2:15
}}
Personnel
- Lisa Cochran - background vocals
- Shannon Forrest - drums
- Wes Hightower - background vocals
- Jim Hoke - accordion, autoharp, clarinet, harmonica, recorder, soprano saxophone, tin whistle
- David Hungate - upright bass
- Gordon Mote - organ, piano, synthesizer
- Joe Nichols - lead vocals
- Brent Rowan - electric guitar, keyboards
- Bryan Sutton - acoustic guitar, hi-string guitar, soloist
Chart performance
| class="wikitable"
! Chart (2004) ! Peak |
| U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums
| align="center"| 47 |
| U.S. Billboard Top Holiday Albums
| align="center"| 19 |
References
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Category:2004 Christmas albums
Category:Show Dog-Universal Music albums
Category:Albums produced by Brent Rowan