An Old Time Christmas

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An Old Time Christmas
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Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 14, 1989
Genre Country
Length27:29
Label Warner Bros. Nashville
Producer Kyle Lehning
Randy Travis chronology
Old 8×10
(1988)
An Old Time Christmas
(1989)
No Holdin' Back
(1989)
Singles from An Old Time Christmas
  1. "White Christmas Makes Me Blue"
    Released: December 8, 1986
  2. "An Old Time Christmas"
    Released: November 21, 1988
  3. "How Do I Wrap My Heart Up for Christmas"
    Released: November 21, 1988
  4. "Oh, What a Silent Night"
    Released: December 4, 1989
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An Old Time Christmas is the fourth studio album and the first Christmas album released by country music artist Randy Travis. The album, originally released in 1989, was certified Gold by the RIAA. On November 19, 2021, Travis released a remastered deluxe edition featuring three never-before-released songs.

Contents

Track listing

  1. "An Old Time Christmas" (Stewart Harris) - 3:13
  2. "Winter Wonderland" (Felix Bernard, Dick Smith) - 2:22
  3. "Meet Me Under the Mistletoe" (Joe Collins, Mark Irwin, Betsy Jackson) - 2:43
  4. "White Christmas Makes Me Blue" (Rich Grissom, Neil Patton Rogers) - 3:25
  5. "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town" (J. Fred Coots, Haven Gillespie) - 2:05
  6. "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen" (Traditional) - 2:45
  7. "Pretty Paper" (Willie Nelson) - 2:38
  8. "Oh, What a Silent Night" (Mark Collie, Kathy Louvin) - 2:32
  9. "How Do I Wrap My Heart Up for Christmas" (Paul Overstreet, Randy Travis) - 2:47
  10. "The Christmas Song" (Mel Tormé, Robert Wells) - 3:16

2021 Remastered Deluxe

  1. "An Old Time Christmas" (Stewart Harris) - 3:18
  2. "Winter Wonderland" (Felix Bernard, Dick Smith) - 2:23
  3. "Meet Me Under the Mistletoe" (Joe Collins, Mark Irwin, Betsy Jackson) - 2:41
  4. "White Christmas Makes Me Blue" (Rich Grissom, Neil Patton Rogers) - 3:25
  5. "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town" (J. Fred Coots, Haven Gillespie) - 2:05
  6. "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen" (Traditional) - 2:52
  7. "Pretty Paper" (Willie Nelson) - 2:38
  8. "Oh, What a Silent Night" (Mark Collie, Kathy Louvin) - 2:35
  9. "How Do I Wrap My Heart Up for Christmas" (Paul Overstreet, Randy Travis) - 2:46
  10. "The Christmas Song" (Mel Tormé, Robert Wells) - 3:21
  11. "Little Toy Trains (From The Vault)" (Roger Miller), - 2:24
  12. "There's A New Kid In Town (From The Vault)" (Curly Putman, Don Cook, Keith Whitley), - 3:48
  13. "White Christmas (From The Vault)" (Irving Berlin), - 3:26

Personnel

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [7] Gold500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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