Christmas (Johnny Reid album)

Christmas
Christmas
Studio album by Johnny Reid
Released	November 10, 2009
Recorded	at Metalworks Studios in Mississauga, Ontario
Genre	Country
Length	40:09
Label	MapleMusic
Johnny Reid chronology

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]

Christmas is the first Christmas album by the Canadian country music artist Johnny Reid. It was released on November 10, 2009, by MapleMusic Recordings. The album contains nine Christmas classics along with the original songs "Waiting for Christmas to Come" and "Christmas Time Again".

Christmas was certified Gold by the Canadian Recording Industry Association within one day of release.^[2]

Track listing[]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Silent Night"	Joseph Mohr, Franz Gruber	4:32
2.	"Jingle Bell Rock"	Joe Beal, Jim Boothe	2:27
3.	"I'll Be Home for Christmas"	Buck Ram, Kim Gannon, Walter Kent	3:58
4.	"The Little Drummer Boy"	Katherine K. Davis, Henry Onorati, Harry Simeone	3:28
5.	"Waiting for Christmas to Come"	Johnny Reid, Thom Hardwell	3:40
6.	"Santa Claus Is Coming to Town"	John Frederick Coots, Haven Gillespie	3:06
7.	"Christmas Time Again"	Reid, Brent Maher	3:18
8.	"Blue Christmas"	Billy Hayes, Jay W. Johnson	4:17
9.	"Run Run Rudolph"	Johnny Marks, Marvin Brodie	3:02
10.	"Mary's Boy Child"	Jester Hairston	3:22
11.	"O Holy Night"	Adolphe Adam, John Sullivan Dwight	4:59

Personnel[]

Eddie Bayers - drums
Richard Bennett - bouzouki, acoustic guitar, electric guitar
Eric Darken - percussion
Bailey Eleazer - children's choir
Sophie Eleazer - children's choir
Vicki Hampton - background vocals
Tania Hancheroff - background vocals
Jim Hoke - harmonica, mandolin, baritone saxophone, tenor saxophone
John Barlow Jarvis - organ, piano, Wurlitzer
Caylor Lanius - children's choir
Sam Levine - penny whistle
Brent Maher - background vocals
Joy Owings - children's choir
Johnny Reid - lead vocals, background vocals
Mark Selby - acoustic guitar, electric guitar
Glenn Worf - bass guitar

Charts[]

Weekly charts[]

Chart (2009)	Peak position
Canadian Albums (Billboard)^[3]	7

Year-end charts[]

Chart (2010)	Position
Canadian Albums (Billboard)^[4]	30

Certifications[]


Region	Certification
Canada (Music Canada)^[5]	Platinum

References[]

^ Birchmeier, Jason. "Christmas review". Allmusic. Retrieved October 5, 2010.
^ "Seeing triple: Johnny Reid has three albums in top ten". CMT (Canada). Retrieved November 19, 2009.
^ "Johnny Reid Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 8, 2021.
^ "Top Canadian Albums – Year-End 2010". Billboard. Retrieved May 8, 2021.
^ "Canadian album certifications – Johnny Reid – Christmas". Music Canada.

[allmusic-1] Birchmeier, Jason. "Christmas review". Allmusic. Retrieved October 5, 2010.

[cmt-2] "Seeing triple: Johnny Reid has three albums in top ten". CMT (Canada). Retrieved November 19, 2009.

[ac_BillboardCanada_Johnny_Reid-3] "Johnny Reid Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 8, 2021.

[4] "Top Canadian Albums – Year-End 2010". Billboard. Retrieved May 8, 2021.

[CanadaJohnny_ReidChristmasalbumCertRef-5] "Canadian album certifications – Johnny Reid – Christmas". Music Canada.

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