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Christmas is the seventh country studio album by The Oak Ridge Boys, released in 1982. It is a holiday / Christmas album released via MCA Records. The album produced one single in "Thank God for Kids", which made number three on the Hot Country Songs charts.[2]

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Christmas
Studio album by The Oak Ridge Boys
Released	September 23, 1982
Genre	Country, religious
Label	MCA
Producer	Ron Chancey
The Oak Ridge Boys chronology
Bobbie Sue (1982) Christmas (1982) American Made (1983)
Singles from Christmas
"Thank God for Kids" Released: November 20, 1982

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
allmusic	[1]

Track listing

1. "Jesus Is Born Today (It Is His Birthday)"
2. "Christmas Is Paintin' the Town"
3. "Christmas Carol"
4. "Silver Bells"
5. "Santa's Song"
6. "White Christmas"
7. "Happy Christmas Eve"
8. "Thank God for Kids" (Eddy Raven)
9. "Silent Night"
10. "Little One"
11. "Mary Christmas"
12. "Oh Holy Night"

Personnel

Group members

• Joe Bonsall
• Duane Allen
• Richard Sterban
• William Lee Golden

Other musicians

• Jimmy Capps - acoustic guitar
• Gene Chrisman - drums
• Ferrell Morris - percussion
• Steve Nathan - keyboards
• Ron Oates - keyboards
• Cindy Reynolds - harp
• Billy Sanford - acoustic guitar, electric guitar
• Jack Williams - bass guitar
• Reggie Young - electric guitar

Backing vocals

• Dee Allen
• Jamie Allen
• Monica Boulanger
• Jamie Burris
• Melissa Burris
• Julie Horne
• Desiree Ladd
• Teri Martin
• Dale Miller
• Mindy Miller
• Robbie Mitchell
• Ginger Morgan
• Christopher Sterban
• Tara Slate
• Ginna Tarbutton

Horns

• Billy Puett
• Bobby Taylor
• Don Sheffield
• George Tidwell
• Rex Peer
• Roger Bissell

Strings

• George Binkley III
• John David Boyle
• Marvin D. Chantry
• Roy Christensen
• Virginia Christensen
• Margaret Estill
• Lawrence Evans Harvin
• Pauli Ewing
• Daniel Furth
• Carl Gorodetzky
• Lennie Haight
• Phyllis E. Hiltz
• Rebecca Lynch
• Dennis W. Malchan
• Craig Nelson
• Walter Schwede
• Harris Shilakowsky
• Garry Vanosdale
• Pamela Vanosdale

Chart performance

Album

Chart (1982)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums	9
U.S. Billboard 200	73

Singles

Year	Single	Peak positions
		US Country	CAN Country
1982	"Thank God for Kids"	3	24

References

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