Christmas Time's A-Comin' | ||||
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Studio album by Sammy Kershaw | ||||
Released | October 4, 1994 | |||
Genre | Christmas, country | |||
Length | 33:21 | |||
Label | Mercury Nashville | |||
Producer | Buddy Cannon, Norro Wilson | |||
Sammy Kershaw chronology | ||||
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Allmusic | [1] |
Christmas Time's A-Comin' is an album of Christmas music released in late 1994 by American country music singer Sammy Kershaw. His first seasonal project, it comprises a mix of traditional songs and newly recorded material. The title track, a bluegrass holiday standard written by Benjamin "Tex" Logan, charted in 1995 and 1998 on the Billboard country charts, respectively reaching #50 and #53 in those years.
From liner notes. [2]
Chart (1994) | Peak position |
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U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 52 |
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