Joy to the World: A Bluegrass Christmas

Studio album by Charlie Daniels

Released

October 13, 2009

Genre

Christmas, bluegrass, country, gospel

Label

Koch

Producer

Charlie Daniels
Tim Weeks
Casey Wood

Charlie Daniels chronology

Deuces
(2007)

Joy to the World: A Bluegrass Christmas
(2009)

Land That I Love
(2010)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]

Joy to the World: A Bluegrass Christmas is an album by the Charlie Daniels Band. It was released on October 13, 2009. There is a deluxe edition that is a CD/DVD.

Track listing

CD

Christmas Time's A Comin' (with the Grascals)
Christmas Time Down South (with Aaron Tippin)
Blue Christmas (with Jewel)
Mississippi Christmas Eve
Hallelujah
The Christmas Song (with Dan Tyminski)
O Come All Ye Faithful (with Kathy Mattea)
God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen (with Evelyn Cox of the Cox Family)
Joy to the World
the Christmas Song from The Book of Luke (Luke 2:1-11)
Silent Night (with Suzanne Cox of the Cox Family)
A Carolina Christmas Carol

DVD

Chapter 1: Missippi Christmas Eve
Chapter 2: Hallelujah
Chapter 3: Christmas Time's A Comin' (with the Grascals)
Chapter 4: Blue Christmas (with Suzanne Cox on the DVD)
Chapter 5: Silent Night(with Suzanne Cox)
Chapter 6: God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen (with Evelyn Cox)
Chapter 7: The Christmas Song (with Dan Tyminski)
Chapter 8: Christmas Time Down South (with Aaron Tippin)
Chapter 9: O Come All Ye Faithful (with Kathy Mattea)
Chapter 10: Joy to the World (with all artists)

Personnel

Charlie Daniels - Arranger, composer, fiddle, acoustic guitar, producer, readings, lead & background vocals
Charlie Hayward - Bass
Jeremy Abshire - Fiddle
Kristin Scott Benson - Banjo
Bruce Ray Brown - Dobro, 12 string acoustic guitar, background vocals
Carolyn Corlew - Background vocals
Evelyn & Suzanne Cox - vocals & background vocals
Terry Eldridge - Acoustic guitar, vocals
Aubrey Haynie - Fiddle, mandolin
Kevin Haynie - Banjo
Jewel - Vocals
Pat MacDonald - Cabasa, drums, shaker, tambourine
Kathy Mattea - Vocals
Danny Roberts - Mandolin
Terry Allan Smith - Bass, background vocals
Aaron Tippin - Vocals
Dan Tyminski - Vocals
Chris Wormer - Acoustic guitar

Chart Performance

Joy to the World: A Bluegrass Christmas peaked at #8 on the U.S. "Billboard" Top Bluegrass Albums chart in 2009 and #39 on the U.S. "Billboard" Top Holiday Albums chart in 2010.

Chart (2009)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top Bluegrass Albums	8

Chart (2010)	Peak position
U.S. "Billboard" Top Holiday Albums	39

Review

Joy to the World: A Bluegrass Christmas received three and a half out of five stars from Stephen Thomas Erlewine of Allmusic. He concludes that "Charlie Daniels brings in a few friends for the rollicking Joy to the World: A Bluegrass Christmas. This pretty much relies on holiday standards, both secular and Christian, but they're not performed lazily: the Charlie Daniels Band plays these songs with no small amount of joy, making this a small season delight."

References

↑ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Joy to the World: A Bluegrass Christmas review". Allmusic. Retrieved November 23, 2011.

Charlie Daniels Band

Charlie Daniels Chris Wormer Charlie Hayward Bruce Brown Pat McDonald Shannon Wickline former and original members Billy Cox Mark Fitzgerald Barry Barnes Joel DiGregorio Fred Edwards Tom Crain

Studio albums	Charlie Daniels (1971) Te John, Grease, & Wolfman (1972) Honey in the Rock (1973) Way Down Yonder (1974) Fire on the Mountain (1974) Nightrider (1975) Saddle Tramp (1976) High Lonesome (1976) Midnight Wind (1977) Million Mile Reflections (1979) Full Moon (1980) Windows (1982) Me and the Boys (1985) Powder Keg (1987) Homesick Heroes (1988) Simple Man (1989) Renegade (1991) The Devil Went Down to Georgia (1993) America, I Believe in You (1993) The Door (1994) Same Ol' Me (1995) Steel Witness (1996) Blues Hat (1997) By the Light of the Moon (1997) Tailgate Party (1999) Road Dogs (2000) How Sweet the Sound: 25 Favorite Hymns and Gospel Greats (2002) Redneck Fiddlin' Man (2002) Songs From the Longleaf Pines (2005) Deuces (2007) Hits of the South (2013)

Bootleg albums	Corbitt & Daniels: Live from Carnegie Hall (1970)

Compilation albums	A Decade of Hits (1983) Super Hits (1994) The Roots Remain (1996) Fiddle Fire: 25 Years of the CDB (1998) Volunteer Jam/Classic Live Performances: Volume One (1999) Volunteer Jam/Classic Live Performances: Volume two (1999) Freedom and Justice for All (2003) Essential Super Hits (2004) 16 Biggest Hits (2006) Land That I Love (2010) Country: Charlie Daniels (2013)

Live albums	Volunteer Jam (1976) Volunteer Jam III and IV (1978) Volunteer Jam VI (1980) Volunteer Jam VII (1981) The Live Record (2001) Live from Iraq (2007)

Christmas albums	Christmas Time Down South (1990) A Merry Christmas to All (2002) Joy To The World: A Bluegrass Christmas (2009) Hallelujah It's Christmas Time Again (2012)

Singles	"Robot Romp" (1961) "Middle of a Heartache" (1966) "Great Big Bunches of Love" (1972) "Uneasy Rider" (1973) "Whiskey" (1974) "Way Down Yonder" (1974) "Land of Opportunity" (1974) "The South's Gonna Do It" (1975) "Long Haired Country Boy" (1975) "Birmingham Blues" (1975) "Texas" (1975) "Wichita Jail" (1976) "Sweet Louisiana" (1976) "Billy the Kid" (1976) "Good Ole Boy" (1977) "Heaven Can Be Anywhere" (1977) "Sugar Hill Saturday Night" (1978) "Trudy" (1978) "The Devil Went Down to Georgia" (1979) "Mississippi" (1979) "Behind Your Eyes" (1979) "Long Haired Country Boy" re-release (1980) "In America" (1980) "The Legend of Wooley Swamp" (1980) "Carolina (I Remember You)" (1980) "Sweet Home Alabama" (1981) "Still in Saigon" (1982) "Ragin' Cajun" (1982) "We Had it All One Time" (1982) "Stroker's Theme" from Stroker Ace (1983) "American Farmer" (1985) "Still Hurtin' Me" (1985) "Drinkin' My Baby Goodbye" (1986) "Bogged Down in Love With You" (1987) "Powder Keg" (1987) "Boogie Woogie Fiddle Country Blues" (1988) "Uneasy Rider '88" (1988) "Cowboy Hat in Dallas" (1989) "Midnight Train" (1989) "Simple Man" (1989) "Mister DJ" (1990) "(What This World Needs is) A Few More Rednecks" (1990) "Oh Atlanta" (1990) "Honky Tonk Life" (1991) "Twang Factor" (1991) "Little Folks" (1991) "America I Believe in You" (1993) "Two Out of Three" (1994) "Long Haired Country Boy" re-release (1997) "The Devil Went Down to Georgia" re-release (1998) "Road Dogs" (2000) "This Ain't No Rag, It's a Flag" (2001) "Southern Boy" with Travis Tritt (2003) "My Beautiful America" (2003) "Let 'Em Win or Bring 'Em Home" (2011)

Guest singles	"Willie Jones" with Bobby Bare (1980) "The Devil Comes Back to Georgia" Mark O'Connor with Johnny Cash, Marty Stuart, and Travis Tritt (1993) "All Night Long" with Montgomery Gentry (2000) "Country Boy" Aaron Lewis with George Jones (2010)

Video releases	The Band (1981) The Saratoga Concert (1982) Homefolks and Highways (1993) Essential Super Hits (2004) CDB DVD Live (2005) Volunteer Jam: The Movie (2007) Live from Iraq (2007) Charlie Daniels & Friends: Preachin', Prayin', Singin' (2008) Joy To The World: A Bluegrass Christmas (2009)

Related articles	Discography "It Hurts Me" Volunteer Jam Urban Cowboy

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