| "Christmas in Dixie" | ||||
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| Single by Alabama | ||||
| from the album Alabama Christmas | ||||
| B-side | "Christmas Is Just a Song For Us This Year" (original) "Thistlehair the Christmas Bear" (re-release)[1] |
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| Released | December 6, 1982 | |||
| Format | 7" | |||
| Genre | country | |||
| Length | 3:42 (Single) | |||
| Label | RCA | |||
| Writer(s) | Jeff Cook Teddy Gentry Mark Herndon Randy Owen |
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| Producer | Harold Shedd Alabama |
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"Christmas in Dixie" is a Christmas song made famous by the country music band Alabama. Originally released in 1982, the song was included on Alabama's 1985 Christmas album (titled Alabama Christmas), and has since been included on many Christmas compilations in both the country and all-genre fields.
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The song is a celebration of Christmas in the southern United States. Each verse begins with two references to non-Southern areas (New York and California, Chicago and Detroit) followed by two references to Southern cities (Memphis and Atlanta, Jackson, Mississippi and Charlotte) and a final reference to Fort Payne, Alabama (the group's hometown).
The original single release was part of a two-sided holiday release issued by RCA Records. The flip side was "Christmas Is Just a Song For Us This Year" by Louise Mandrell and R.C. Bannon. A 1997 rerelease had "Thistlehair the Christmas Bear" as its b-side.[1]
In 2010, Allan Caswell sued Alabama over the song, because he thought that it copied part of the theme song he wrote for Prisoner on the Inside.[2]
The original version spent seven weeks on the charts between late 1982 and early 1983, peaking at number 35. It re-entered the chart three times between 1997 and 2000.[1]
| Chart (1982-1983) | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles | 35 |
| Chart (1997-1998) | Peak position |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks | 47 |
| Chart (1998-1999) | Peak position |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks | 40 |
| Chart (1999-2000) | Peak position |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks | 37 |
The song was covered by Kenny Chesney on his 2003 album All I Want for Christmas Is a Real Good Tan and featured Alabama's lead singer Randy Owen joining him on the track.
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