Let It Be Christmas

Let It Be Christmas
Christmas album by Alan Jackson
Released	October 22, 2002
Genre	Christmas
Length	35:40
Label	Arista Nashville
Producer	Keith Stegall
Alan Jackson chronology
Drive (2002) Let It Be Christmas (2002) Greatest Hits Volume II (2003)

Let It Be Christmas is the second Christmas album by American country music artist Alan Jackson. Unlike his first album of Christmas music (1993's Honky Tonk Christmas), this one is composed mainly of renditions of traditional Christmas music. The title track, one of two Christmas songs composed by Jackson, was a Top 40 hit for Jackson on the Hot Country Songs charts.

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
About.com	(favorable) [1]
Allmusic	[2]
Country Weekly	(favorable) [3]
Entertainment Weekly	B− [4]
Rolling Stone	(favorable) [5]

Track listing

1. "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" (Ralph Blane, Hugh Martin) – 2:58
2. "Winter Wonderland" (Felix Bernard, Dick Smith) – 2:18
3. "O Come All Ye Faithful" (Frederick Oakeley, John Francis Wade) – 3:18
4. "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town" (J. Fred Coots, Haven Gillespie) – 2:42
5. "The Christmas Song" (Mel Tormé, Robert Wells) – 3:52
6. "Silent Night" (Franz Gruber, Joseph Mohr) – 3:47
7. "Let It Be Christmas" (Alan Jackson) – 4:11
8. "Jingle Bells" (J. S. Pierpont) – 2:50
9. "White Christmas" (Irving Berlin) – 3:19
10. "Silver Bells" (Ray Evans, Jay Livingston) – 3:36
11. "Away in a Manger" (James Ramsey Murray, John Thomas McFarland) – 2:49

Personnel

• Eddie Bayers - drums
• Bill Elliot - conductor, horn arrangements, string arrangements, vocal arrangements
• Mark Fain - acoustic guitar
• Erica Goodman - harp
• Lloyd Green - pedal steel guitar
• Karen Harper - background vocals
• Alan Jackson - lead vocals
• The Kid Connection - background vocals
• Matthew McCauley - conductor, string arrangements
• Brent Mason - electric guitar
• Cassie Miller - background vocals
• Bobbi Page - background vocals
• Matt Rollings - piano
• Bruce Watkins - acoustic guitar
• Glenn Worf - bass guitar

Chart performance

Let It Be Christmas peaked at #27 on the U.S. Billboard 200, and peaked at #6 on the Top Country Albums. In January 2003, Let It Be Christmas was certified Gold by the RIAA.

Charts Charts (2002) Peak position U.S. Billboard 200[6] 27 U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums[6] 6 U.S. Billboard Top Holiday Albums 2

Sales and Certifications Region Provider Certification Sales/Shipments United States RIAA Gold[7] 500,000+

References

1. About.com review
2. Allmusic review
3. Country Weekly review
4. Entertainment Weekly review
5. Rolling Stone review
6. "Let It Be Christmas - Alan Jackson". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2012-02-27.
7. "Gold & Platinum - February 12, 2010". RIAA. Retrieved 2010-02-12.