Various Artists - Country Christmas [Christmas Tree Vinyl LP]

Built around country holiday standards and seasonal favorites, Various Artists' Country Christmas brings together eleven recordings spanning several generations of country music. Brooks & Dunn, Willie Nelson, Dolly Parton, Alabama, Alan Jackson, Carrie Underwood, Johnny Cash, and Martina McBride all appear, while the Christmas Tree Green colored vinyl record gives this single-LP compilation a distinct seasonal presentation for the holiday season.

"Winter Wonderland" by Brooks & Dunn opens the set with a polished country reading, while Elvis Presley and Kane Brown pair voices on "Blue Christmas." Willie Nelson's "Pretty Paper" shifts toward a more reflective mood, and Dolly Parton's "Hard Candy Christmas" brings a bittersweet narrative into the sequence. The second side moves through Brad Paisley's "Santa Looked a Lot Like Daddy," Alan Jackson's "Honky Tonk Christmas," and traditional material from Carrie Underwood, Johnny Cash, and Martina McBride.

The collection balances familiar Christmas standards with songs rooted specifically in country music, moving from Gene Autry's "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" and Alabama's "Christmas in Dixie" to Johnny Cash's "The Little Drummer Boy" and Martina McBride's "O Holy Night." Its eleven-song program combines classic recordings and later performances in one Christmas Tree Green vinyl LP.

• Format: Vinyl LP
• Standout tracks: "Blue Christmas," "Pretty Paper," "Hard Candy Christmas," "Christmas in Dixie"
• Pressing details: Christmas Tree Green Colored Vinyl
• Genre/style: Country, Christmas, Holiday
• UPC: 199584629711

Country Christmas brings Gene Autry and Johnny Cash together with Alan Jackson and Carrie Underwood. "Pretty Paper," "Christmas in Dixie," and "O Holy Night" help the eleven-track collection cover both country originals and familiar holiday standards.

* The Spotify track list may not exactly represent the tracks and audio of this LP edition.

Track List:

Side A:

1. Winter Wonderland (Brooks & Dunn)
2. Blue Christmas (Elvis Presley and Kane Brown)
3. Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer (Gene Autry)
4. Pretty Paper (Willie Nelson)
5. Hard Candy Christmas (Dolly Parton)
6. Christmas in Dixie (Alabama)
   

Side B:

1. Santa Looked A Lot Like Daddy (Brad Paisley)
2. Honky Tonk Christmas (Alan Jackson)
3. Do You Hear What I Hear (Carrie Underwood)
4. The Little Drummer Boy (Johnny Cash)
5. O Holy Night (Martina McBride)