Fresh Cut Christmas

Fresh Cut Christmas
Studio album by George Strait
Released	November or December 2006
Studio	Starstruck (Nashville, Tennessee)
Genre	Country/Christmas
Length	25:51
Label	MCA Nashville
Producer	Tony Brown George Strait
George Strait chronology
It Just Comes Natural (2006) Fresh Cut Christmas (2006) Live at Texas Stadium (2007)

Fresh Cut Christmas is an album of Christmas music recorded by country music artist George Strait. ^[1] The 10 classic Christmas songs were picked by Strait for this album. The album was available exclusively at Hallmark Gold Crown stores during November and December 2006. In one week the album achieved platinum status. It was re-released in 2008 with the same track list under the title Classic Christmas.

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Joy to the World"	2:30
2.	"We Three Kings"	2:33
3.	"Silent Night"	3:10
4.	"Jingle Bells"	2:28
5.	"O Come, All Ye Faithful"	3:28
6.	"Up on the Housetop"	2:46
7.	"We Wish You a Merry Christmas"	1:47
8.	"O Christmas Tree"	2:27
9.	"Hark, the Herald Angels Sing"	2:30
10.	"Deck the Halls"	1:59

Personnel

As listed in liner notes

• Eddie Bayers – drums, percussion
• Eric Darken – percussion
• Stuart Duncan – fiddle, mandolin
• Thom Flora – background vocals
• Paul Franklin – steel guitar, dobro
• Steve Gibson – acoustic guitar, electric guitar
• Brent Mason – acoustic guitar, electric guitar
• Steve Nathan – piano, Wurlitzer, synthesizer
• George Strait – lead vocals
• Glenn Worf – bass guitar
• Andrea Zonn – background vocals

Certifications

Certifications for Fresh Cut Christmas

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [2]	Platinum	1,000,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

1. CD Album: George Strait - Fresh Cut Christmas (2006) , retrieved September 19, 2022
2. "American album certifications – George Strait – Fresh Cut Christmas". Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved December 8, 2025.