christmas - not just any night - 1998

1. How Far Is It To Bethlehem?/Mary, Did You Know?

2. O Come, O Come Emmanuel / Come Thou Long Expected Jesus

3. Hark, the Herald Angels Sing/Joy to the World

4. Glory to God

5. Bring A Torch, Jeanette Isabella

6. The Little Drummer Boy

7. Christmas Time's A Comin'

8. Deck the Halls/The Christmas Song

9. The Servant Way

10. Not Just Any Night

11. Silent Night

12. Go Tell It on The Mountain

13. Mary, Did You Know? (reprise)

Mary Did You Know, co-written by Buddy and Mark Lowry, opens and closes this holiday treat as Buddy performs thirteen Christmas classics, traditional and new, in a timeless, acoustic manner. An aural delight with outstanding instrumental and vocal support from some of Nashville's finest.

Personnel:

Buddy Greene - harmonica, acoustic guitar, lead & harmony vocals

Ricky Skaggs - fiddle, mandolin, and tenor vocal

Ron Block - acoustic guitar, gutstring guitar

Mark Casstevens - gutstring guitar

Dave Dillard - mandolin

Ruth McGinnis - violin

Craig Nelson - double bass, electric bass, upright bass

Mark Baldwin - electric guitar

David Huntsinger - piano, synthesizer

Phil Madeira - accordian, B3 organ

John Catchings - cello

Sam Levine - penny whistle

Kenny Malone - drums, percussion

Eric Darken - drums, percussion

Kelly Willard - harmony vocals

Ashley Cleveland - background vocals

Bonnie Keene - background & harmony vocals

Tammy Jensen - background vocals

Marty McCall - background vocals

Mel Tunney - background vocals

Produced by Buddy Greene and Brent King

Executive Producer Bob MacKenzie

Recorded and Mixed at Dark Horse Studios by Brent King.

Additional recording at Wildwood Studio by Brendan Harkin, The Mission by Phil Madeira, and Sunset Blvd. Studios.

Mastered by Hank Williams at Mastermix