Christmas: The Gift

Christmas: The Gift
Studio album by Collin Raye
Released	October 29, 1996
Genre	Country
Label	Epic
Collin Raye chronology
I Think About You (1995) Christmas: The Gift (1996) The Best of Collin Raye: Direct Hits (1997)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic -	[1]

Christmas: The Gift is an album released in 1996 by country music artist Collin Raye. It was Raye's first Christmas album. It is composed largely of cover songs, except for "It Could Happen Again", which was newly written and recorded for this album.

Track listing

1. "The Christmas Song" (Mel Tormé, Robert Wells) – 4:18
2. "I'll Be Home for Christmas" (Walter Kent, Kim Gannon, Buck Ram) – 4:24
3. "It Could Happen Again" (Tamara Hyler, Will Robinson, Bruce Burch) – 4:10

   spoken intro by Johnny Cash^[2]

4. "The First Noel" (William Sandys, Traditional) – 4:29
5. "Away in a Manger" (Traditional) – 2:58
6. "White Christmas" (Irving Berlin) – 4:29
7. "Winter Wonderland" (Dick Smith, Felix Bernard) – 3:20

   guest vocals by The Beach Boys

8. "Angels We Have Heard on High" (Traditional) – 2:51
9. "The Little Drummer Boy" (Harry Simeone, Katherine Davis, Henry Onorati) – 3:19
10. "Silent Night" (Franz Gruber, Joseph Mohr) – 3:21
11. "The First Noel (Instrumental)" (William Sandys, traditional) – 4:30
12. "O Holy Night" (Adolphe Adam, John Sullivan Dwight) – 5:03

Chart performance

Chart (1996)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums	23
U.S. Billboard 200	126
U.S. Billboard Top Holiday Albums	20

References

1. ^ Allmusic - review
2. ^ (1996) Album notes for Christmas: The Gift by Collin Raye [CD]. Epic Records.