Joy to the World: A Bluegrass Christmas is an album by the Charlie Daniels Band. It was released on October 13, 2009. There is a deluxe edition that is a CD/DVD.
Track listing CD "Christmas Time's A-Comin'" (with the Grascals) "Christmas Time Down South" (with Aaron Tippin) "Blue Christmas" (with Jewel) "Mississippi Christmas Eve" "Hallelujah" "The Christmas Song" (with Dan Tyminski) "O Come All Ye Faithful" (with Kathy Mattea) "God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen" (with Evelyn Cox of the Cox Family) "Joy to the World" "the Christmas Story" from The Book of Luke (Luke 2:1-11) "Silent Night" (with Suzanne Cox of the Cox Family) "A Carolina Christmas Carol"
DVD Chapter 1: "Mississippi Christmas Eve" Chapter 2: "Hallelujah" Chapter 3: "Christmas Time's A Comin'" (with the Grascals) Chapter 4: "Blue Christmas" (with Suzanne Cox on the DVD) Chapter 5: "Silent Night" (with Suzanne Cox) Chapter 6: "God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen" (with Evelyn Cox) Chapter 7: "The Christmas Song" (with Dan Tyminski) Chapter 8: "Christmas Time Down South" (with Aaron Tippin) Chapter 9: "O Come All Ye Faithful" (with Kathy Mattea) Chapter 10: "Joy to the World" (with all artists)
Personnel Charlie Daniels - Arranger, composer, fiddle, acoustic guitar, producer, readings, lead & background vocals Charlie Hayward - Bass Jeremy Abshire - Fiddle Kristin Scott Benson - Banjo Bruce Ray Brown - Dobro, 12 string acoustic guitar, background vocals Carolyn Corlew - Background vocals Evelyn & Suzanne Cox - vocals & background vocals Terry Eldridge - Acoustic guitar, vocals Aubrey Haynie - Fiddle, mandolin Kevin Haynie - Banjo Jewel - Vocals Pat MacDonald - Cabasa, drums, shaker, tambourine Kathy Mattea - Vocals Danny Roberts - Mandolin Terry Allan Smith - Bass, background vocals Aaron Tippin - Vocals Dan Tyminski - Vocals Chris Wormer - Acoustic guitar
Chart performance Joy to the World: A Bluegrass Christmas peaked at #8 on the U.S. "Billboard" Top Bluegrass Albums chart in 2009 and #39 on the U.S. "Billboard" Top Holiday Albums chart in 2010. Chart (2009) Peakposition U.S. Billboard Top Bluegrass Albums8 Chart (2010) Peak position U.S. "Billboard" Top Holiday Albums39
Review Joy to the World: A Bluegrass Christmas received three and a half out of five stars from AllMusic with Stephen Thomas Erlewine's concluding in his review that "Charlie Daniels brings in a few friends for the rollicking Joy to the World: A Bluegrass Christmas. This pretty much relies on holiday standards, both secular and Christian, but they're not performed lazily: the Charlie Daniels Band plays these songs with no small amount of joy, making this a small season delight."
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