Christmas From The Heart is a 1998 holiday album by country music superstar Kenny Rogers.

Overview

Allmusic panned the album, saying: "This is truly a bizarre and disappointing album, combining Rogers' bland adult contemporary versions of traditional Christmas songs with obnoxious numbers sung by children."

Track listing

Personnel

Musicians Kenny Rogers – lead vocals, arrangements Steve Glassmeyer – acoustic piano, Hammond organ, organ, synthesizers, backing vocals Bobby Ogdin – keyboards Gene Sisk – acoustic piano, electric piano, synthesizers, backing vocals Warren Hartman – sequencing, arrangements Larry Byrom – electric guitar Randy Dorman – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, arrangements Rick Harper – acoustic guitar, electric guitar Steve Mandile – electric guitar Spencer Campbell – bass Chuck Jacobs – bass Duncan Mullins – bass Eddie Bayers – drums Lynn Hammann – drums Paul Leim – drums Farrell Morris – percussion Jim Horn – alto saxophone, baritone saxophone, tenor sax solo, recorder Denis Solee – alto saxophone, soprano sax solo, flute, piccolo Matt Glassmeyer – tenor saxophone Dennis Good – trombone Barry Green – trombone Chris McDonald – trombone Mike Haynes – trumpet Don Sheffield – trumpet George Tidwell – trumpet Tom McAninch – French horn Pat Bergeson – harmonica Cynthia Wyatt – harp The Nashville String Machine – strings Carl Gorodetzky – concertmaster Bergen White – string orchestration and conductor, horn orchestration Gene Golden – arrangements, horn arrangements Tammy Pierce – backing vocals Evan Broder – vocals Alyssa Bonagura – vocals (14)

Choir Darryl Appleton, Stacey Campbell, Rodney Covington (director), Anthony Davis, Pamela Holman, Robin Johnson-Neal, Shonte Johnson, Antonio Jones, Karima Kibble, Gale Mayes, Ann McCray, Larry Neal, Gavin Sesley, Denotra Sharpe, Demetria Slayden and Wanda Watkins

Cast vocals Alyssa Bonagura, Lisa Cochran, Sandy Caufield, Steve Glassmeyer, Scott Hogue, Marabeth Jordan, Liza Martine, Michele Rodgers-McGrath, Kenny Rogers, Dennis Scott, Gene Sisk, Scat Springs and Bergen White

Children's vocals Dennis Scott – vocal conductor Gracie Glassmeyer, Brandon Hargest, Brittany Hargest, Ashley Milling and Jamie Murrah – vocals

Production Jim Mazza – executive producer, management for Dreamcatcher Management Warren Hartman – producer Brent Maher – producer, recording, mixing Paul Skaife – recording, mix assistant Frank Farrell – MIDI consultant Don Cobb – digital editing Carlos Grier – digital editing Denny Purcell – mastering Georgetown Masters (Nashville, Tennessee) – editing and mastering location Jan Greenfield – production assistant P. David Eleazar – art direction, design Nick Long – art direction, design Chris Callis – photography Linda Fennimore – snow globe illustration

Reissue

In 2008, Koch Records reissued the CD under the same title, but with one change; the final track is omitted.

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