Christmas Vol. II is the second Christmas album of American country music band Alabama. It was released on September 17, 1996.

Christmas Vol. II
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 17, 1996
StudioThe Tracking Room, Emerald Sound, Garden Recording Studios, The Music Mill and Masterfonics (Nashville, Tennessee); Cook Sound Studio (Fort Payne, Alabama).
GenreCountry
Length44:32
LabelRCA Nashville
ProducerAlabama and Emory Gordy Jr.
Alabama chronology
In Pictures
(1995)
Christmas Vol. II
(1996)
Dancin' on the Boulevard
(1997)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]

Track listing

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  1. "The Blessings" (Teddy Gentry, Randy Owen, Ronnie Rogers, Greg Fowler) - 4:35
  2. "Christmas in Your Arms" (Bill Anderson, Steve Wariner) - 3:23
  3. "Christmas Is Love" (Rich Alves, T. J. Knight, Jerry Taylor) - 3:24
  4. "When It Comes to Christmas" (Gentry, Owen, Rogers) - 2:51
  5. "I Was Young Once Too" (Richard Leigh, Robert Byrne) - 3:32
  6. "The Night Before Christmas" (Jim McBride, Sam Hogin, Nelson Larkin) - 4:13
  7. "O Little Town of Bethlehem" (Lewis Redner) (Public Domain) - 3:11
  8. "Happy Birthday Jesus" (J. P. Pennington, Gentry) - 3:08
  9. "The Christmas Spirit" (Gentry, Owen, Rogers) - 4:12
  10. "Hangin' 'Round the Mistletoe" (Kostas) - 2:19
  11. "The Little Drummer Boy" (Katherine Kennicott Davis, Henry Onorati, Harry Simeone) - 4:40
  12. "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" (Johnny Marks) - 2:21
  13. "New Year's Eve 1999" (Gretchen Peters) - 2:45

Personnel

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Alabama

Additional Musicians

  • John Mattick – acoustic piano, organ, synthesizers
  • Steve Nathan – keyboards
  • Larry Hanson – keyboards, guitars
  • Tim Briggs – guitars, mandolin, harmonica
  • Dann Huff – electric guitars
  • Biff Watson – acoustic guitars
  • Emory Gordy Jr. – bass guitar, string arrangements
  • Lonnie Wilson – drums
  • Terry McMillan – percussion, harmonica
  • Jim Nelson – saxophone
  • Glen Duncan – fiddle
  • Anthony LaMarchina – cello
  • Bruce Christenson – viola
  • Jim Grosjean – viola
  • Kathryn Plummer – viola
  • Kristin Wilkinson – viola
  • David Davidson – violin
  • Connie Heard – violin
  • Pamela Sixfin – violin
  • Christian Teal – violin
  • Bob Moffatt – backing vocals (3)
  • Clint Moffatt – backing vocals (3)
  • Dave Moffatt – backing vocals (3)
  • Scott Moffatt – backing vocals (3)
  • The Jeffettes – backing vocals (6)

Production

  • Alabama – producers
  • Emory Gordy Jr. – producer
  • Russ Martin – track recording, overdub recording (1-5, 7-13)
  • Tim Dobson – overdub recording (6)
  • Ed Turner – overdub recording (6)
  • Chris Davie – track recording assistant
  • Tim Waters – overdub recording assistant (1-5, 7-13)
  • Stephen Tillisch – mixing
  • Brian Hardin – mix assistant
  • Glenn Meadows – mastering
  • Susan Eaddy – art direction
  • Gina Binkley and Altar Ego – design

Chart performance

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Album
Chart (1996) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums 18
U.S. Billboard 200 177
Singles
Year Single Peak positions
US Country
1997 "The Blessings" 72
1999 "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" 64
2000 "New Year's Eve 1999" 55

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[1] Gold 500,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ "American album certifications – Alabama – Christmas V2". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved June 28, 2022.