Christmas Vol. II

Christmas, Vol. 2
Studio album by Alabama
Released	Sep 17, 1996
Genre	Country
Length	44:32
Label	RCA Records
Producer	Alabama and Emory Gordy, Jr.
Alabama chronology
In Pictures (1995)In Pictures1995 Christmas, Vol. 2 (1996) Dancin' on the Boulevard (1997)Dancin' on the Boulevard1997

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Christmas, Vol. 2 is the second Christmas album of country music band Alabama. It was released on September 17, 1996.

Track listing

1. "The Blessings" (Teddy Gentry, Randy Owen, Ronnie Rogers, Greg Fowler) - 4:35
2. "Christmas in Your Arms" (Bill Anderson, Steve Wariner) - 3:23
3. "Christmas Is Love" (Rich Alves, T. J. Knight, Jerry Taylor) - 3:24
4. "When It Comes to Christmas" (Gentry, Owen, Rogers) - 2:51
5. "I Was Young Once Too" (Richard Leigh, Robert Byrne) - 3:32
6. "The Night Before Christmas" (Jim McBride, Sam Hogin, Nelson Larkin) - 4:13
7. "O Little Town of Bethlehem" (Lewis Redner) (Public Domain) - 3:11
8. "Happy Birthday Jesus" (J. P. Pennington, Gentry) - 3:08
9. "The Christmas Spirit" (Gentry, Owen, Rogers) - 4:12
10. "Hangin' 'Round the Mistletoe" (Kostas) - 2:19
11. "The Little Drummer Boy" (Katherine Kennicott Davis, Henry Onorati, Harry Simeone) - 4:40
12. "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" (Johnny Marks) - 2:21
13. "New Year's Eve 1999" (Gretchen Peters) - 2:45

Personnel

Alabama

• Jeff Cook - fiddle, electric guitar, background vocals
• Teddy Gentry - bass guitar, background vocals
• Mark Herndon - drums
• Randy Owen - acoustic guitar, lead vocals

Additional Musicians

• Tim Briggs - acoustic guitar, harmonica, mandolin
• Bruce Christenson - viola
• David Davidson - violin
• Glen Duncan - fiddle
• Emory Gordy Jr. - bass guitar
• Jim Grosjean - viola
• Larry Hanson - electric guitar, keyboards
• Connie Heard - violin
• Dann Huff - electric guitar
• Anthony LaMarchina - cello
• Terry McMillan - harmonica, percussion
• John Mattick - organ, piano, synthesizer
• Bob Moffatt - background vocals
• Clint Moffatt - background vocals
• Dave Moffatt - background vocals
• Scott Moffatt - background vocals
• Steve Nathan - keyboards
• Jim Nelson - saxophone
• Kathryn Plummer - viola
• Pamela Sixfin - violin
• Christian Teal - violin
• Biff Watson - acoustic guitar
• Kristin Wilkinson - viola
• Lonnie Wilson - drums

Chart performance

Album

Chart (1996)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums	18
U.S. Billboard 200	177

Singles

Year	Single	Peak positions
		US Country
1997	"The Blessings"	72
1999	"Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree"	64
2000	"New Year's Eve 1999"	55