Let It Be Christmas is the eleventh studio album and 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. It was released on October 22, 2002, by Arista Nashville. The title track, one of two Christmas songs composed by Jackson, was a top 40 hit for Jackson on the Hot Country Songs chart.
Track listing
Personnel Eddie Bayers - drums Bill Elliott - 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 No. 27 on the U.S. Billboard 200 and No. 6 on the Top Country Albums chart. In January 2003, it was certified Gold by the RIAA. It was later certified Platinum in 2026.
Weekly charts Chart (2002) Peak position
Year-end charts Chart (2002) PositionCanadian Country Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)22 Chart (2003) Position US Billboard 200 178 US Top Country Albums (Billboard) 23 Chart (2018) Position US Top Country Albums (Billboard) 92
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