Christmas to Christmas

Last updated
Christmas to Christmas
ChristmastoChristmas.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 17, 1995
StudioScruggs Sound Studio
Genre Country, Christmas
Length42:07
Label Mercury Records
Producer Nelson Larkin
Harold Shedd
Toby Keith chronology
Boomtown
(1994)
Christmas to Christmas
(1995)
Blue Moon
(1996)

Christmas to Christmas is the first Christmas album released on October 17, 1995, by American country music artist Toby Keith. His first studio album of Christmas music, it produced one single which charted from Christmas airplay in late 1995-early 1996: the track "Santa I'm Right Here", which peaked at #50 on the Hot Country Songs charts.

Contents

Critical reception

Roch Parisien of AllMusic reviewed the album favorably, stating that "The playing is casual, back-porch rootsy. It is first and foremost a collection of good songs, well performed, that just happen to be about Christmas." [1]

Track listing

  1. "Santa, I'm Right Here" (Ron Reynolds) - 4:39
  2. "Bethlehem in Birmingham" (Weston Harvey, Scott Lynch) - 3:18
  3. "Christmas Rock" (Lewis Anderson) - 2:33
  4. "Blame It on the Mistletoe" (Toby Keith) - 3:06
  5. "Santa's Gonna Take It All Back" (Keith, Reynolds) - 3:18
  6. "The Night Before Christmas" (Sam Hogin, Nelson Larkin, Jim McBride) - 3:42
  7. "Hot Rod Sleigh" (Keith) - 3:38
  8. "Christmas to Christmas" (Ron Hallard, Alan Rhody) - 3:23
  9. "Jesus Gets Jealous of Santa Claus" (Vernon Rust, Keith Urban) - 3:35
  10. "Mary, It's Christmas" (Keith, Reynolds) - 3:19
  11. "All I Want for Christmas" (Ronnie Rogers) - 3:35
  12. "What Made the Baby Cry?" (William Golay) - 4:00

Personnel

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Toby Keith</span> American country music singer and actor (born 1961)

Toby Keith Covel, known professionally as Toby Keith, is an American country music singer, songwriter, actor, and record producer. He released his first four studio albums—1993's Toby Keith, 1994's Boomtown, 1996's Blue Moon and 1997's Dream Walkin', plus a Greatest Hits package—for various divisions of Mercury Records before leaving Mercury in 1998. These albums all earned Gold or higher certification, and produced several Top Ten singles, including his debut "Should've Been a Cowboy", which topped the country charts and was the most-played country song of the 1990s. The song has received three million spins since its release, according to Broadcast Music Incorporated.

<i>Honkytonk University</i> 2005 studio album by Toby Keith

Honkytonk University is the ninth studio album by American country music artist Toby Keith. It was released on May 17, 2005 by DreamWorks Records. The album has been certified 1× Platinum for sales of in excess of 1 million units. "Honkytonk U" was the first single to be released from the album, breaking the country top 10. "As Good as I Once Was" was the album's biggest hit, topping the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts for six weeks. It was Keith's last studio album for DreamWorks before the label's bankruptcy in 2006.

<i>White Trash with Money</i> 2006 studio album by Toby Keith

White Trash with Money is the tenth studio album by American country music artist Toby Keith. It was released on April 11, 2006 by Show Dog Nashville. This was Keith's first album for the label after DreamWorks Records went out of business. The album was distributed by Universal Music Group Nashville, the owner of Keith's catalog up to that point. The album shipped platinum, meaning one million or more units were distributed to outlets ahead of its release.

<i>Christmas</i> (Alabama album) 1985 album by the American band, Alabama

Christmas is the first Christmas album by country band Alabama. The album was released on RCA Nashville in 1985. It was certified double platinum for shipment of 2 million units by the Recording Industry Association of America on July 11, 1996. Since 1991 when SoundScan started to collate sales data, 515,300 copies have been sold in the United States.

<i>Unleashed</i> (Toby Keith album) 2002 studio album by Toby Keith

Unleashed is the seventh studio album by American country music artist Toby Keith. It was released on August 6, 2002 by DreamWorks Records. The album produced four hit singles on the US Billboard Hot Country Songs charts with "Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue ", "Who's Your Daddy", "Rock You Baby", and "Beer for My Horses". "Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue ", "Who's Your Daddy", and "Beer for My Horses" all reached number one while "Rock You Baby" peaked at number 13. The album was Keith's first to reach number one on the U.S. Billboard 200 and was 4× Platinum by the RIAA for sales of four million copies in the United States.

<i>Boomtown</i> (Toby Keith album) 1994 studio album by Toby Keith

Boomtown is the second studio album by American country music artist Toby Keith. It was released on September 27, 1994, by Mercury Records. The album produced four hit singles for Keith on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart between 1994 and 1995 with "Who's That Man" (#1), "Upstairs Downtown" (#10), "You Ain't Much Fun" (#2) and "Big Ol' Truck" (#15). The album was also certified platinum by the RIAA for U.S. sales of one million copies.

<i>Bipolar and Proud</i> 2004 studio album by Cledus T. Judd

Bipolar and Proud is a 2004 album released by country music parodist Cledus T. Judd. The album was originally slated to be named "Cledus Gone Wild", but was changed at the last minute. This album also produced his highest chart single in "I Love NASCAR", which charted at 48 on the Hot Country Songs charts.

<i>Pull My Chain</i> 2001 studio album by Toby Keith

Pull My Chain is the sixth studio album by American country music artist Toby Keith. It was released on August 28, 2001 by DreamWorks Records. The album has been certified 2× Multi-Platinum in the U.S. for sales of two million copies. All three of this album's singles — "I'm Just Talkin' About Tonight", "I Wanna Talk About Me", and "My List" — were Number One hits on the Hot Country Songs charts between 2001 and 2002. Also included here is the track "I Can't Take You Anywhere", which was released by its co-writer, Scotty Emerick, as a single in 2003. The album was dedicated to his father Hubert Keith (H.K.) Covel, who died in March 2001.

<i>Dream Walkin</i> 1997 studio album by Toby Keith

Dream Walkin' is the fourth studio album by American country music artist Toby Keith. It was released on June 24, 1997, by Mercury Records and is his final album on the label. It was certified gold by the RIAA for sales of 500,000 copies. Four singles were released from the album; in order of release, they were: "We Were in Love", "I'm So Happy I Can't Stop Crying", "Dream Walkin'", and "Double Wide Paradise". Respectively, these reached #2, #2, #5, and #40 on the Hot Country Songs charts, making the first studio album of his career not to produce any Number One hits. After the album's release, Keith departed from Mercury Records, and signed contracts with Dreamworks Records in 1999.

<i>Blue Moon</i> (Toby Keith album) 1996 studio album by Toby Keith

Blue Moon is the third studio album by American country music artist Toby Keith. Released on April 16, 1996, it was his only studio album for A&M Records. The album was certified platinum by the RIAA for sales of one million copies in the United States. Overall, it produced three singles for Keith on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts: "Does That Blue Moon Ever Shine on You?" (#2), "A Woman's Touch" (#6), and "Me Too" (#1).

<i>Toby Keith</i> (album) 1993 studio album by Toby Keith

Toby Keith is the debut studio album by American country music artist Toby Keith. Released on April 20, 1993, by Mercury Records, it features the singles "Should've Been a Cowboy", "He Ain't Worth Missing", "A Little Less Talk and a Lot More Action", and "Wish I Didn't Know Now". Respectively, these songs peaked at No. 1, No. 5, No. 2, and No. 2 on the Hot Country Songs charts. The album sold more than one million copies in the United States, earning RIAA platinum certification. All the songs, except for "Some Kinda Good Kinda Hold On Me" and "A Little Less Talk and a Lot More Action", were written by Toby Keith.

<i>Greatest Hits Volume One</i> (Toby Keith album) 1998 greatest hits album by Toby Keith

Greatest Hits Volume One is the first compilation album by American country music artist Toby Keith. It was released on October 20, 1998, by Mercury Records and was his final album for the label, where he had been from the start of his career in 1993 to 1998. It features singles from his first four studio albums, as well as the newly recorded tracks "Getcha Some", and "If a Man Answers". Both of these tracks were released as singles, in 1998 and 1999, respectively. While "Getcha Some" peaked at #18 on the Hot Country Songs charts, "If a Man Answers" reached #44 on the same chart, becoming the first single of Keith's career to miss the Top 40. It is Keith's only compilation album not to feature singles in chronological order.

<i>Greatest Hits 2</i> (Toby Keith album) 2004 greatest hits album by Toby Keith

Greatest Hits 2 is the second compilation album by American country music artist Toby Keith. It was released on November 9, 2004 by DreamWorks Records, a label Keith worked with the record company from 1999 to 2006.

<i>A Classic Christmas</i> (Toby Keith album) 2007 studio album by Toby Keith

A Classic Christmas is the second Christmas album from American country music singer-songwriter Toby Keith. Released in 2007, the album comprises two discs. While his previous Christmas album, 1995's Christmas to Christmas, was composed of original songs, Keith recorded 20 Christmas standards for A Classic Christmas.

<i>At This Moment</i> (Neal McCoy album) 1990 studio album by Neal McCoy

At This Moment is the debut studio album by American country music artist Neal McCoy, released on November 20, 1990 on Atlantic Records Nashville. "If I Built You a Fire", "Hillbilly Blue" and "This Time I Hurt Her More " were all released as singles from this album. Although "Hillbilly Blue" did not chart, the other two singles both entered the lower regions of the Hot Country Songs charts. "If I Built You a Fire" was a Top 20 country hit in Canada as well.

<i>Wherever You Are Tonight</i> 1995 studio album by Keith Whitley

Wherever You Are Tonight is the fourth studio album released by American country music singer Keith Whitley. It was the second posthumous album of his career. The album consists of ten songwriter demos that Whitley had recorded. His vocal was the only track kept from those original demos. All new music arrangements were written by Ron Oates to renew and dynamically support Whitley's vocals. The album was released via BNA Records, the label to which Whitley's widow, Lorrie Morgan, was signed at the time. "Wherever You Are Tonight" peaked at #75 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts in 1995. "Light at the End of the Tunnel" was originally recorded by John Anderson on his 1988 album, 10.

<i>Bullets in the Gun</i> 2010 studio album by Toby Keith

Bullets in the Gun is the fourteenth studio album by American country music artist Toby Keith. It was released on October 5, 2010 by Show Dog-Universal Music. The album produced three singles with "Trailerhood", the title track, and "Somewhere Else". "Trailerhood" peaked at number 19 on the US Billboard Hot Country Songs chart, while the title track and "Somewhere Else" both reached number 12. This was Keith's first studio album to not produce a single Top 10 hit on the US country charts.

<i>Drinks After Work</i> 2013 studio album by Toby Keith

Drinks After Work is the seventeenth studio album by American country music artist Toby Keith. It was released on October 29, 2013 by Show Dog-Universal Music. Keith wrote or co-wrote nine of the album's new tracks. A deluxe edition was also released with three bonus tracks.

<i>The Bus Songs</i> 2017 compilation album by Toby Keith

The Bus Songs is a compilation album from American country music artist Toby Keith. The album was announced July 14, 2017, and was released September 8, 2017. It is a combination of new and older songs written by Keith. The album contains twelve songs: two new, five re-recorded, and five previously released songs. The new songs on the album are "Shitty Golfer" and "Wacky Tobaccy". The songs "Runnin' Block", "Hell No", "The Critic", "Ballad of Balad", and "Weed With Willie" have been re-recorded and are referred to as "fresh takes on old favorites" by Rolling Stone magazine.

<i>Peso in My Pocket</i> 2021 studio album by Toby Keith

Peso in My Pocket is the nineteenth studio album by American country music artist Toby Keith. It was released on October 15, 2021 by Show Dog-Universal Music.

References