New holiday songs come and go, but a rugged few stick around and earn classic status. Time-Life has collected a few of these standards and a few future hopefuls on Classic Country Christmas. The eclectic material is the element that makes this collection so interesting and enjoyable. Although it's technically a "country" collection, there's plenty of pop/rock crossover. What holiday season, after all, would be the same without Brenda Lee's "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" and Bobby Helms' "Jingle Bell Rock?" Classic Country Christmas lives up to its billing, delivering an hour's worth of fine holiday fare that will put a smile on even the most hardened cynic's face. Released in 2003, 20 tracks, including:
01- White Christmas (Tammy Wynette)
02- Blue Christmas (Elvis Presley)
03- Christmas in Dixie (Alabama)
04- Hard Candy Christmas (Dolly Parton)
05- Santa Claus Is Coming to Town (Vince Gill)
06- Pretty Paper (Willie Nelson)
07- The Little Drummer Boy (Johnny Cash)
08- What Child Is This (The Judds)
09- The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire) (Randy Travis)
10- I'll Be Home For Christmas (John Anderson)
11- Christmas Time's a-Coming (Emmylou Harris)
12- Santa Looked a Lot Like Daddy (Buck Owens)
13- A Holly Jolly Christmas (Alan Jackson)
14- Here Comes Santa Claus (Dwight Yoakam)
15- Jingle Bell Rock (Bobby Helms)
16- Jingle Bells (Chet Atkins)
17- Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree (Brenda Lee)
18- Silver Bells (Ronnie Milsap)
19- O Come All Ye Faithful (George Jones)
20- Silent Night (Jim Reeves)