Christmas Vol. II is the second Christmas album of American country music band Alabama. It was released on September 17, 1996.
Track listing "The Blessings" (Teddy Gentry, Randy Owen, Ronnie Rogers, Greg Fowler) - 4:35 "Christmas in Your Arms" (Bill Anderson, Steve Wariner) - 3:23 "Christmas Is Love" (Rich Alves, T. J. Knight, Jerry Taylor) - 3:24 "When It Comes to Christmas" (Gentry, Owen, Rogers) - 2:51 "I Was Young Once Too" (Richard Leigh, Robert Byrne) - 3:32 "The Night Before Christmas" (Jim McBride, Sam Hogin, Nelson Larkin) - 4:13 "O Little Town of Bethlehem" (Lewis Redner) (Public Domain) - 3:11 "Happy Birthday Jesus" (J. P. Pennington, Gentry) - 3:08 "The Christmas Spirit" (Gentry, Owen, Rogers) - 4:12 "Hangin' 'Round the Mistletoe" (Kostas) - 2:19 "The Little Drummer Boy" (Katherine Kennicott Davis, Henry Onorati, Harry Simeone) - 4:40 "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" (Johnny Marks) - 2:21 "New Year's Eve 1999" (Gretchen Peters) - 2:45
Personnel
Alabama Jeff Cook – guitars, fiddle, backing vocals Randy Owen – guitars, lead vocals Teddy Gentry – bass guitar, backing vocals Mark Herndon – drums
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 Album Chart (1996) Peakposition 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
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