The Christmas Spirit [Limited Edition]

by Johnny Cash

Overview

Released in 1963, The Christmas Spirit was Johnny Cash's first full-length holiday-themed album. Featured were four original songs by Cash, along with eight covers including takes of "I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day," "Silent Night," "Blue Christmas," and others. This is a solidly enjoyable entry from Cash, and a must-have for die-hard aficionados of the country icon. ~ Matt Collar

Product Details

Release Date:	11/17/2014
Label:	Friday Music
UPC:	0829421891703

Tracks

1. The Christmas Spirit
2. I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day
3. Blue Christmas
4. The Gifts They Gave
5. Here Was a Man
6. Christmas as I Knew It
7. Silent Night
8. The Little Drummer Boy
9. Ringing the Bells for Jim
10. We Are the Shepherds
11. Who Kept the Sheep
12. The Ballad of the Harp Weaver

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Johnny Cash   Primary Artist

Technical Credits

Bill Hayes   Composer
Johnny Bond   Composer
Franz Gruber   Composer
Jan Howard   Composer
Jay Johnson   Composer
Joseph Mohr   Composer
Henry Onorati   Composer
Johnny Cash   Composer
June Carter Cash   Composer
Katherine K. Davis   Composer
Harry Simeone   Composer
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow   Composer
Jean Baptiste Calkin   Composer
Thelma Matesky Moore   Composer
Tex Ritter   Composer
Edna St. Vincent Millay   Composer