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
Allmusic
The Austin Chronicle	(favorable)
Entertainment Weekly	A−

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

External links

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