Christmas in America

Christmas In America is the twenty-second studio and holiday album by Kenny Rogers released in 1989.

Christmas In America
Studio album by Kenny Rogers
Released	1989
Recorded	1989
Genre	Christmas music
Length	31:25
Label	Reprise
Producer	Jim Ed Norman
Kenny Rogers chronology
Something Inside So Strong (1989) Christmas In America (1989) Love Is Strange (1990)
Rogers' Christmas chronology
Once Upon a Christmas (1984) Christmas In America (1989) The Gift (1996)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	link

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Christmas in America"	Dolly Parton	3:02
2.	"Winter Wonderland"	Bernard, Smith	2:10
3.	"I'll Be Home for Christmas"	Gannon, Kent, Ram	3:04
4.	"Silver Bells"	Evans, Livingston	3:56
5.	"Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas"	Blane, Martin	3:27
6.	"Christmas in America" (reprise)	Parton	1:02
7.	"Joy to the World"	Mason, Watts	1:56
8.	"Away in a Manger"	Traditional	1:22
9.	"O Little Town of Bethlehem"	Brooks, Redner	2:41
10.	"God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen"	Traditional	1:25
11.	"The First Noel"	William B. Sandys 1823	2:42
12.	"Christmas in America" (segue)	Parton	0:21
13.	"What Child Is This?"	Dix, Traditional	1:50
14.	"Silent Night"	Gruber, Mohr	2:27

Personnel

• Kenny Rogers – lead vocals
• Matt Rollings – pianos
• Mike Lawler – synthesizers
• Larry Byrom – acoustic guitar
• Mark Casstevens – acoustic guitar
• Steve Gibson – electric guitars
• Michael Rhodes – bass
• Paul Leim – drums
• Farrell Morris – percussion
• Jim Horn – saxophones, flute
• Cindy Reynolds Wyatt – harp
• Bergen White – orchestral arrangements and conductor, arrangements (7-14), backing vocals
• Carl Gorodetzky – conductor, concertmaster
• The Nashville String Machine – orchestra
• Jim Ferguson – backing vocals
• Sherilyn Huffman – backing vocals
• Louis Nunley – backing vocals
• Lisa Silver – backing vocals
• Diane Vanette – backing vocals
• Dennis Wilson – backing vocals

Production

• Jim Ed Norman – producer
• Eric Prestidge – producer, engineer, mixing, mastering
• Danny Kee – assistant producer
• Daniel Johnston – assistant engineer
• John Kunz – assistant engineer
• Jim Valentini – assistant engineer
• Glenn Meadows – mastering
• Laura LiPuma – art direction
• Beth Middleworth – design
• Larry Dixon – album photography
• Kelly Junkermann – photography of Kenny Rogers

Studios

• Recorded at Digital Recorders and The Loft (Nashville, Tennessee).
• Mixed at The Loft
• Mastered at Masterfonics (Nashville, Tennessee).

Chart performance

Chart (1989)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums	45
U.S. Billboard 200	119
U.S. Billboard Top Holiday Albums	12