Christmas is the seventh album released by the Sons of the San Joaquin. It marks the first independently produced and released Sons recording since 1991's Bound for the Rio Grande. The songs are all Christmas standards. There would not be an original Sons-related Christmas recording until member Lon Hannah's solo album featured a lone Christmas song called "Cowboy Christmas," which was a reworking by Sons associate Bill Thornbury of Percy Faith and Spencer Maxwell's "Christmas Is."
Track listing
Personnel
Sons of the San Joaquin
Jack Hannah Joe Hannah Lon Hannah
Additional personnel
Kip Lewis - drums Darrell Devaurs - piano John Lauffenburger - bass Eddie Gordon - harmonica Ray Appleton - harmonica Mike Dana - acoustic guitar, Tacoma papoose, orchestral arrangements Dennis Mack - acoustic guitar, Tacoma papoose, accordion Lon Hannah - acoustic guitar, Tacoma papoose Richard Chon - fiddle FAT City Strings - strings FAT City Brass - brass Ron Catalano - clarinet
Production
Sons of the San Joaquin - executive producers Jeff Hall - executive producer, producer, engineer Lon Hannah - producer Vince Warner - engineer WagonMaster - photography Ed. Kesterson - cover design
Notes
Songwriting credits are as printed on the CD insert. In some cases, these credits may be incorrect. For example, Martin Luther is listed as coauthor of "Away in a Manger." According to the song's Wikipedia entry, this is a "fable." Please refer to each song's individual Wikipedia entry for more detailed information, including proper songwriting attribution.
External links Official site
References