ArtistInfo
Collin Raye
Christmas: The Gift
Album US 1996 on Epic label
Pop, Folk, World and
Track 3 features a spoken-word intro by Johnny Cash and track 7 features guest vocals by The Beach Boys.
Musicians
 | Collin Raye bvoc, voc, *1960 US album by |
 | Biff Watson acg, g, US acoustic guitar |
 | Billy Joe Walker Jr. g, acg, 1952-2016 US acoustic guitar |
 | Dann Huff g, voc, *1960 US acoustic guitar, electric guitar |
 | Joe Chemay b, voc, US backing vocals, background vocals, bass |
 | Craig Nelson b, eb, US bass |
 | Glen Wanner b, US bass |
 | Jack Jezioro b, bass |
 | Liz Stewart b, US bass |
 | Cynthia Estill bsn, US bassoon |
 | Anthony Lamarchina vc, str, cello |
 | Bob Mason vc, US cello |
 | Carole Rabinowitz vc, cello |
 | David Vanderkooi vc, str, cello |
 | Julie Tanner str, vc, cello |
 | Lynn Peithman vc, US cello |
 | Margaret Mason vc, cello |
 | Mary Pardee Furth vc, cello |
 | Phil Hansen cello |
 | Cassandra Lee cl, US clarinet |
 | Lee Levine , US clarinet |
 | Carl Marsh syn, key, US contractor |
 | Paul Leim dr, *1950 US drums |
 | Ann Richards fl, flute |
 | Sam Levine fl, US flute |
 | Jim Hoke , US harmonica |
 | Mary Alice Hoepfinger hrp, harp |
 | Calvin Smith alp, 1950-2011 FR horns |
| Jeffrey Stahl horns |
| Jill Wilson horns |
 | Joy Worland , FR horns |
 | Leslie Norton frh, alp, US horns |
 | John Hobbs key, p, US keyboards, producer, produced by |
 | Pat Coil p, key, ep, US keyboards |
 | Bobby Taylor ob, eh, US oboe |
 | Ellen Menking ob, US oboe |
 | Larry Cansler p, *1940 US orchestrated by, arranged by |
 | Ronn Huff str, US orchestrated by, arranged by |
 | Farrell Morris perc, 1938-2012 US percussion |
 | Sam Bacco perc, percussion |
 | Barry Green tb, US trombone |
 | Chris McDonald tb, US trombone |
 | Dennis Good tb, US trombone |
 | Ernie Collins tb, US trombone |
 | Jeff Bailey tr, trumpet |
 | Mike Haynes tr, fh, trumpet |
 | Patrick Kunkee tr, US trumpet |
 | Gilbert Long tu, US tuba |
 | Bruce Christensen vl, US viola |
 | Clare Yang vl, viola |
| Idalynn Jacobs viola |
 | Jim Grosjean vl, str, US viola |
 | Joann Cruthirds , US viola |
 | Kathryn Plummer vl, US viola |
 | Kristin Wilkinson str, vl, viola |
 | Monisa Angell str, US viola |
 | Alan Umstead vl, vn, violin |
 | Antoine Silverman vn, *1972 US violin |
 | Bruce Sweetman , violin |
 | Carl Gorodetzky str, vn, *1937 US violin |
 | Cate Myer vn, 1959-2009 violin |
 | Cathy Umstead str, violin |
 | Christian Teal vn, str, violin |
 | David Angell vn, str, US violin |
 | David Davidson vn, str, violin |
 | Gerald Greer vn, US violin |
 | Karen Winkelmann vn, violin |
 | Lee Larrison vn, violin |
 | Mary Kathryn Vanosdale vn, str, US violin |
| Michele Meininger violin |
 | Pam Sixfin str, vn, US violin |
 | Paul Tobias vc, US violin |
 | Randall Olson vn, violin |
| Tamara Meinecke violin |
 | Johnny Cash voc, g, 1932-2003 US vocals |
Producers
| Bill Johnson art direction |
| Anthony Martin backing vocals, background vocals |
| Brian Wilson backing vocals, background vocals |
| Brittany Ray backing vocals, background vocals |
| Bruce Johnston backing vocals, background vocals |
| Carl Wilson backing vocals, background vocals |
| Cindy Walker Richardson backing vocals, background vocals |
| Dennis Wilson backing vocals, background vocals |
| Jana King backing vocals, background vocals |
| John Wesley Ryles backing vocals, background vocals |
| Matt Jardine backing vocals, background vocals |
| Mike Love backing vocals, background vocals |
| Lauren Koch coordinator, production coordination |
| Denny Purcell mastered by |
| Frank W. Ockenfels 3 photography by |
| Russ Martin recorded by, additional recording by |
| Amy Hughes recorded by, assisted by |
| Dean Jamison mixed by, assisted by, recorded by, assisted by |
| Ed Seay recorded by, mixed by, recorded by, overdubs recorded by |
Album Tracks 
| No | |
Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | The Christmas Song | Collin Raye | Mel Tormé, Robert Wells | 4:18 |
| 2 | | I'll Be Home For Christmas | Collin Raye | Buck Ram, Kim Gannon, Walter Kent | 4:24 |
| 3 | | It Could Happen Again | Collin Raye | Bruce Burch, Tammy Hyler, Will Robinson | 4:10 |
| 4 | | The First Noel | Collin Raye | 4:29 | |
| 5 | | Away In A Manger | Collin Raye | Martin Luther | 2:58 |
| 6 | | White Christmas | Collin Raye | Irving Berlin | 4:29 |
| 7 | | Winter Wonderland | Collin Raye | Dick Smith, Felix Bernard | 3:20 |
| 8 | | Angels We Have Heard On High | Collin Raye | 2:51 | |
| 9 | | Little Drummer Boy | Collin Raye | Harry Simeone, Henry Onorati, Katherine K. Davis | 3:19 |
| 10 | | Silent Night | Collin Raye | Franz Gruber, Joseph Mohr | 3:21 |
| 11 | | The First Noel (Instrumental Reprise) | Collin Raye | 4:30 | |
| 12 | O Holy Night | Collin Raye | Adolphe C. Adam | 5:03 |
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