Once Again It's Christmas

Once Again It's Christmas
Studio album by Kenny Rogers
Released	September 25, 2015 (2015-09-25)
Genre	Country
Length	41:04
Label	Warner Music Nashville
Producer	Jim Brickman Warren Hartman Kyle Lehning Darren Rust Steve Sundholm
Kenny Rogers chronology
You Can't Make Old Friends (2013) Once Again It's Christmas (2015) The Best of Kenny Rogers: Through the Years (2018)
Rogers' Christmas chronology
Christmas From The Heart (1998) Once Again It's Christmas (2015)

Once Again It's Christmas is the 28th studio album by Kenny Rogers, released in 2015. A holiday album, it features such musical acts as Alison Krauss, Winfield's Locket and Jennifer Nettles. ^[1] As of January 2016, 34,900 copies were sold in the United States. ^[2]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Once Again It's Christmas" (featuring Larry Hall)	Don Russell	3:56
2.	"There's a New Kid in Town" (featuring Winfield's Locket)	Don Cook, Curly Putman, Keith Whitley	3:50
3.	"Here It Is Christmas/Baby, It's Cold Outside" (featuring Larry Hall and Jennifer Nettles)	Frank Loesser, Kenny Rogers	2:55
4.	"Little Drummer Boy" (featuring Larry Hall)	Henry Onorati, Harry Simeone	3:20
5.	"Back to Bethlehem"	Joe Collins, Joe Doyle	3:41
6.	"Winter Wonderland"	Felix Bernard, Richard B. Smith	3:49
7.	"Some Children See Him" (featuring Larry Hall and Alison Krauss)	Alfred Burt, Wihla Hutson	4:23
8.	"I'll Be Home for Christmas" (featuring Larry Hall)	Kim Gannon, Walter Kent, Buck Ram	2:46
9.	"Children, Go Where I Send Thee" (featuring Home Free)	Traditional	4:34
10.	"That Silent Night" (featuring Jim Brickman)	Jim Brickman, Tom Douglas	3:42
11.	"The Light"	Steve Glassmeyer, Warren Hartman, Rogers	4:08
Total length:			41:04

Personnel

• Kenny Rogers – lead vocals
• Pat Coil – acoustic piano (1, 3, 4, 8), Rhodes electric piano (2), synthesizers (2, 11), Hammond B3 organ (5, 6, 11)
• John Hobbs – Rhodes electric piano (1, 3-6, 8), acoustic piano (2, 11), synthesizers (4)
• Matt Rollings – acoustic piano (7)
• Jim Brickman – acoustic piano (10)
• Troy Welstad – Hammond B3 organ (10)
• Steve Sundholm – programming (10)
• Brent Mason – electric guitar (1-6, 11)
• John Willis – acoustic guitar (1-8, 11)
• Bryan Sutton – acoustic guitar (2, 5, 7), mandocello (4)
• Randy Dorman – electric guitar (8)
• Tim Ellis – acoustic guitar (10), electric guitar (10)
• Keith Sommers – electric guitar (10)
• Russ Pahl – pedal steel guitar (2, 5)
• Paul Brainard – pedal steel guitar (10)
• Viktor Krauss – bass (1-8, 11)
• Colby Hendricks – bass (10)
• Steve Brewster – drums (2-6, 8, 11)
• Mike Braun – drums (10)
• Eric Darken – percussion (1, 5, 7, 8, 11)
• Pat Bergeson – harmonica (1)
• Denis Solee – tenor saxophone (6)
• George Tidwell – trumpet (6)
• Warren Hartman – arrangements (1-7, 9, 11)
• Larry Hall – orchestra (2-4, 7, 8, 11), orchestral arrangements (3, 4, 7, 8)
• Bergen White – orchestral arrangements (2, 11), harmony vocal arrangements (4)
• Darren Rust – arrangements (9)
• Ted Sampson – additional vocal concept arrangement (11)
• Winfield's Locket – vocals (2)
• Jennifer Nettles – vocals (3)
• Alison Krauss – vocals (7)
• Home Free – vocals (9)

Harmony vocals

• Tania Hancheroff (1, 4-6, 11)
• Mark Ivey (1, 4, 11)
• Shane McConnell (1, 4, 11)
• Lisa Silver (1, 4, 11)
• Kira Small (1, 4, 11)
• Bergen White (1, 4, 11)
• Perry Coleman (2, 5)
• Vicki Hampton (5, 6)
• Cindy Walker (5, 6)
• Rachel Hamar (10)
• Michelle Sundholm (10)
• Steve Sundholm (10)

Production

• Producers – Warren Hartman and Kyle Lehning (Tracks 1-8 & 11); Darren Rust and Steve Sundholm (Track 9); Jim Brickman (Track 10).
• A&R Direction – Rebekah Gordon, Jason Henke and Cris Lacy.
• Production Coordination – Paige Connors
• Recorded by Casey Wood (Tracks 1-8 & 11) and Darren Rust (Track 9).
• Assistant Recording – Chris Ashburn, Shawn Daugherty, Justin Francis and Jason Mott (Tracks 1-8 & 11); Jordan Lehning (Track 9).
• Additional Recording on Tracks 1-8 & 11 – Kevin Sokolnicki
• Vocal Recording on Tracks 1-8 & 11 – Jordan Lehning and Kevin Sokolnicki
• Recorded at Blackbird Studios, The Compound and Soundstage Studios (Nashville, TN); Skyland Studios (Lakeville, MN); Kung Fu Bakery (Portland, OR).
• Digital Editing on Tracks 1-8 & 11 – Jordan Lehning
• Mixing – Kyle Lehning at The Compound (Tracks 1-8 & 11); Darren Rust at Skyland Studios (Lakeville, MN; Track 9); Steve Sundholm at Kung Fu Bakery (Portland, OR; Track 10).
• Mastered by Hank Williams at MasterMix (Nashville, TN).
• Art Direction and Design – Katherine Petillo
• Creative Director – Shane Tarleton
• Photography – Piper Ferguson
• Cover Photography – Kenny Rogers
• Management – Bob Burwell, Jason Henke and Ken Levitan at Vector Management.
• Business Management – Kevin Dalton and Dwight Wiles at Smith Wiles & Co.
• Brand Management – Lisa Ray
• Booking – Greg Oswald at WME Entertainment

Chart performance

Weekly charts Chart (2015–16) Peak position US Billboard 200 [3] 197 US Christian Albums (Billboard) [4] 5 US Top Country Albums (Billboard) [5] 17 US Holiday Albums ( Billboard ) [6] 3

Year-end charts Chart (2016) Position US Christian Albums (Billboard) [7] 45 US Top Country Albums (Billboard) [8] 66

References

1. Kenny Rogers on Christmas Album, New Hotel and 'Obsessive' Career Moves
2. Bjorke, Matt (January 2, 2016). "Top 10 Country Albums Chart: January 4, 2016". Roughstock. Archived from the original on January 14, 2016. Retrieved January 13, 2016.
3. "Kenny Rogers Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved December 8, 2015.
4. "Kenny Rogers Chart History (Christian Albums)". Billboard.
5. "Kenny Rogers Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard.
6. "Holiday Albums Chart - Week of October 24, 2015". billboard.com. Retrieved October 15, 2015.
7. "Top Christian Albums – Year-End 2016". Billboard. Retrieved July 18, 2020.
8. "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2016". Billboard. Retrieved July 18, 2020.