The Christmas Collection

by Johnny Cash

Overview

No matter what genre or style he chose to tackle, everything Johnny Cash recorded in his long career came out sounding like, well, Johnny Cash. That's a good thing. With Cash, you knew what you were getting. This 20-song anthology collects some of the holiday tracks he did for Columbia Records over the years, and not surprisingly, it sounds like Johnny Cash singing Christmas songs and reciting holiday-themed poems. Again, that's a good thing. Highlights include a nice version of "Blue Christmas" and a wonderfully balanced and soothing take on "Silent Night," although everything here has that Johnny Cash essence. That's a good thing.

Product Details

Release Date:	11/03/2003
Label:	Columbia Europe
UPC:	5099751361022
catalogNumber:	5136102
Rank:	58493

Tracks

1. Blue Christmas
2. The Little Drummer Boy
3. The Christmas Spirit
4. I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day
5. Away in a Manger
6. Joy to the World
7. Silent Night
8. Christmas as I Knew It
9. Ringing the Bells for Jim
10. Here Was a Man
11. The Gifts They Gave
12. It Came Upon a Midnight Clear
13. O Come All Ye Faithfull
14. Little Gray Donkey
15. The Christmas Guest
16. Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
17. The Ballad of the Harp Weaver
18. Who Kept the Sheep
19. (There'll Be) Peace in the Valley (For Me)
20. That Christmasy Feeling

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Johnny Cash   Primary Artist

Technical Credits

Johnny Cash   Arranger,Composer
Jan Howard   Composer
June Carter Cash   Composer
Johnny Marks   Composer
B. Walker   Arranger
Richard Storrs Willis   Composer
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow   Composer
Grandpa Jones & Ramona   Composer
E. H. Sears   Composer