Christmas to Christmas (CD - 1995)

Personnel: Toby Keith (vocals); B. James Lowry (acoustic guitar); Duncan Cameron, Reggie Young (electric guitar); Sonny Garrish (steel guitar); Felipe Gonzalez (harmonica); Clayton Ivey (keyboards); Gary Lunn (bass); Owen Hale (drums); Ron "Snake" Reynolds (percussion, guitar); Michael Black, Thomas Flora, Russell Terrell, Dennis Wilson (background vocals).

The Easy Money Band: Michael Crossno (guitar); Johnie Helms (steel guitar); Chris Troup (keyboards); Carl Goff, Jr. (bass); Keith Mellington (drums).

Recorded at Scruggs Sound Studio, Inc. and Sound Stage, Nashville, Tennessee.

Includes liner notes by Toby Keith.

Personnel: Toby Keith (vocals); Robert Reynolds, Ron Reynolds (guitar, percussion); Michael Crossno (guitar); B. James Lowry (acoustic guitar); Duncan Cameron, Reggie Young (electric guitar); Johnny Helms, Sonny Garrish (steel guitar); Felipe Chele Gonzalez (harmonica); Clayton Ivey, Chris Troup (keyboards); Owen Hale, Keith Mellington (drums); Thomas Flora, Dennis Wilson , Dennis Quartet Wilson, Russell Terrell, Michael Black (background vocals).

Recording information: Scruggs Sound Studio, Inc., Nashville, TN; Sound Stage, Nashville, TN.

Photographer: Glenn Hall.

All the songs on Christmas to Christmas are new compositions, several by Keith himself. They range from playful ("Blame It on the Mistletoe") and thoughtful ("Jesus Gets Jealous of Santa Claus") to devastatingly sad ("Santa I'm Right Here"). The playing is casual, back-porch rootsy. It is first and foremost a collection of good songs, well-performed, that just happen to be about Christmas. ~ Roch Parisien minimize