This Christmas Time is the fourth studio album and first Christmas album by the American country music group Lonestar. Their first Christmas album, it was released in 2000 on BNA Records. Most of the tracks are renditions of traditional Christmas material, with three newly written tracks — the title track, "If Every Day Could Be Christmas", and "Reason for the Season".
Track listing
Personnel Lonestar Richie McDonald – lead vocals, keyboards, acoustic guitar Dean Sams – keyboards, acoustic piano, acoustic guitar, harmonica, backing vocals Michael Britt – acoustic guitar, electric guitars, backing vocals Keech Rainwater – drums, percussion
Additional Musicians Tim Akers – keyboards, acoustic piano Matt Rollings – keyboards, acoustic piano Dann Huff – electric guitars Larry Beaird – acoustic guitar, steel guitar Biff Watson – acoustic guitar, bouzouki Bruce Bouton – steel guitar Paul Franklin – steel guitar Mike Brignardello – bass guitar Paul Leim – drums Eric Darken – percussion Aubrey Haynie – fiddle Jonathan Yudkin – cello, fiddle, mandolin Kirk "Jelly Roll" Johnson – harmonica Robbie Cheuvront – backing vocals Glen M. Childress – backing vocals Lisa Cochran – backing vocals Vicki Hampton – backing vocals Gene Miller – backing vocals Russell Terrell – backing vocals
Production Dann Huff – producer Jeff Balding – recording, mixing Eric Bickel – recording assistant, mix assistant Jed Hackett – recording assistant, mix assistant Mark Hagen – recording assistant, mix assistant, additional recording Bart Pursley – additional recording Shawn Simpson – digital editing Doug Sax – mastering at The Mastering Lab (Hollywood, California) Robert Hadley – mastering assistant Mike "Frog" Griffith – production coordinator Norman Jean Roy – photography Michelle Vanderpool – hair, make-up Ann Waters – stylist
Charts
Weekly charts Chart (2000) Peak position
Year-end charts Chart (2001) Position US Top Country Albums (Billboard) 57
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