Bluegrass & White Snow: A Mountain Christmas

Bluegrass & White Snow
Studio album by Patty Loveless
Released	October 29, 2002
Genre	Country / Christmas
Label	Epic
Producer	Emory Gordy, Jr.
Patty Loveless chronology
Mountain Soul (2001) Bluegrass & White Snow (2002) On Your Way Home (2003)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
About.com	[1]
Allmusic	[2]
The Austin Chronicle	(favorable) [3]
Entertainment Weekly	A− [4]

Bluegrass & White Snow: A Mountain Christmas is the twelfth album of original recordings by country music artist Patty Loveless. The first half of the album comprises covers of well-known traditional Christmas tunes. There are new renditions of the familiar "Silver Bells" and "Christmas Time's a-Coming." There are also three new tunes, all co-written by Loveless and her producer-husband Emory Gordy, Jr.: "Santa Train," "Christmas Day at My House," and "Bluegrass, White Snow," the latter of which is supported by vocals from Dolly Parton and Ricky Skaggs. There is an instrumental track on the album, "Carol of the Bells." (This would be the only track on a Patty Loveless album on which Loveless herself is absent.) The album rose as high as #20 on the Billboard Top Country albums chart.

Track listing

1. "Away in a Manger" (Traditional) – 2:50
2. "Silent Night" (Josef Mohr, Franz Gruber) – 3:14
3. "Joy to the World" [with Jon Randall] (George Frideric Handel, Isaac Watts, Lowell Mason) – 2:12
4. "Carol of the Bells" [instrumental] (Mykola Dmytrovych Leontovych, Peter Wilhousky) – 2:36
5. "The First Noel" (Traditional) – 2:17
6. "Little Drummer Boy" [with Rebecca Lynn Howard] (Katherine K. Davis, Henry Onorati, Harry Simeone) – 3:54
7. "Silver Bells" (Jay Livingston, Ray Evans) – 3:21
8. "O Little Town of Bethlehem" (Phillips Brooks, Lewis H. Redner) – 3:46
9. "Christmas Time's A-Comin'" (Tex Logan) – 3:36
10. "Santa Train" (Patty Loveless, Emory Gordy, Jr.) – 2:58
11. "Christmas Day at My House" (Loveless, Gordy, Jr.) – 2:25
12. "Beautiful Star of Bethlehem" (Arthur Leroy Phipps) – 3:22
13. "Bluegrass, White Snow" (Loveless, Gordy, Jr.) – 3:21

Personnel

Butch Baldassari – Mandolin Todd Cerney – Mandolin Jim DeMain – Mastering Charlie Derrington – Mandola Tonya Derry – Artist Coordination Stephan Dudash – Mandolin Stuart Duncan – Fiddle, Mandolin, Mandocello Gene Ford – Guitar Claudia Fowler – Stylist Steve Gibson – Banjo, Bouzouki, Guitar, Percussion, Mandola Vince Gill – Mandolin, Background Vocals Emory Gordy, Jr. – Bass, Guitar, Arranger, Producer Amy Grant – Background Vocals Rob Haines – Mandolin Russ Harrington – Photography Emmylou Harris – Background Vocals Deb Haus – Art Direction, Artist Development John Hedgecoth – Mandocello Tim Hensley – Mandolin, Background Vocals Jim Horn – Recorder Rob Ickes – Dobro Beth Kindig – Art Direction, Design Lauren Koch – Contractor Butch Lee – Dobro, Percussion, Bass Drums, Bells, Wind Chimes, Glass

Patty Loveless – Lead Vocals, Sleigh Bells, Train Whistle Claire Lynch – Background Vocals Van Manakas – Mandolin Anthony Martin – A&R J.C. Monterrosa – Assistant Nashville Mandolin Ensemble – Arranger Justin Niebank – Engineer, Mixing Alan O'Bryant – Banjo Dolly Parton – Background Vocals Carmella Ramsey – Fiddle, Background Vocals Jon Randall – Mandolin, Background Vocals Deanie Richardson – Fiddle, Mandolin Victoria Russell – Creative Producer Ricky Skaggs – Mandolin, Background Vocals Kay Smith – Artist Coordination David Spicher – Bass Bruce Sweetman – Mandolin Biff Watson – Guitar, Hi String Guitar, Baritone Guitar Blake Williams – Banjo, Bass Debra Wingo – Make-Up, Hair Stylist Trisha Yearwood – Background Vocals Paul Zonn – Arranger

Chart performance

Chart (2002)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top Bluegrass Albums	2
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums	20
U.S. Billboard 200	172
U.S. Billboard Top Holiday Albums	41

References

1. Coleman, Kathy. "Patty Loveless - 'Bluegrass & White Snow'". About.com. Retrieved 2013-04-16.
2. Ruhlmann, William. Bluegrass & White Snow: A Mountain Christmas at AllMusic
3. Caligiuri, Jim (2002-12-20). "Patty Loveless: Bluegrass & White Snow (Epic)". The Austin Chronicle. Retrieved 2013-04-16.
4. Willman, Chris (2002-12-06). "Bluegrass & White Snow: A Mountain Christmas Review". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2013-04-16.

External links

• Bluegrass, White Snow performance at YouTube.
• Beautiful Star Of Bethlehem performance at YouTube