A Country Christmas

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A Country Christmas
Studio album by Loretta Lynn
Released	1966
Genre	Country
Label	Decca
Producer	Owen Bradley
Professional reviews
All Music Guide Link
Loretta Lynn chronology
You Ain't Woman Enough (1966) A Country Christmas (1966) Don't Come a Drinkin' (With Lovin' on Your Mind) (1967)

A Country Christmas is a 1966 Christmas album by American country music singer-songwriter, Loretta Lynn.

The album was Lynn's third studio album of the year. This album was Lynn's only Holiday-oriented album of her career. The album did release a single however, "To Heck With Ole Santa Claus", a song which Lynn wrote. The album includes two additional Lynn compostions about the Christmas season. The album mainly includes popular holiday songs including "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town", "White Christmas", and "Frost the Snowman".

The album reached a peak position of #103 on the Billboard 200 only in late 1966.

[edit] Track listing

1. "Country Christmas" - 2:03 (Lynn)
2. "Away In a Manger" - 2:20 (Traditional)
3. "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town" - 2:08 (Coots, Gillepsie)
4. "Silver Bells" - 2:00 (Evans, Livingston)
5. "Blue Christmas" - 2:27 (Hayes, Johnson)
6. "It Won't Seem Like Christmas" - 2:09 (Lynn)
7. "To Heck With Ole Santa Claus" - 2:01 (Lynn)
8. "White Chrismtas" - 2:02 (Berlin)
9. "Frosty the Snowman" - 2:58 (Nelson, Rollins)
10. "Chrismtas Without Daddy" - 2:07 (Webb)
11. "I Won't Decorate Your Christmas Tree" - 2:05 (Cummings, Cummings, Cummings, Lynn)
12. "Gift of the Blues" - 2:19 (Cochran)

[edit] Chart positions

Album – Billboard (North America)

Year	Chart	Position
1966	Country Albums	N/A
1966	Pop Albums	103

Singles - Billboard (North America)

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1966	"To Heck With Ole Santa Claus"	Country Singles	N/A