# Once Again It's Christmas

Once Again It's Christmas is the 28th studio album by Kenny Rogers, released in 2015. A holiday album, it features such musical acts as Alison Krauss, Winfield's Locket and Jennifer Nettles. As of January 2016, 34,900 copies were sold in the United States.

## Personnel

* Kenny Rogers – lead vocals
* Pat Coil – acoustic piano (1, 3, 4, 8), Rhodes (2), synthesizers (2, 11), Hammond B3 organ (5, 6, 11)
* John Hobbs – Rhodes (1, 3–6, 8), acoustic piano (2, 11), synthesizers (4)
* Matt Rollings – acoustic piano (7)
* Jim Brickman – acoustic piano (10)
* Troy Welstad – Hammond B3 organ (10)
* Steve Sundholm – programming (10)
* Brent Mason – electric guitar (1-6, 11)
* John Willis – acoustic guitar (1-8, 11)
* Bryan Sutton – acoustic guitar (2, 5, 7), mandocello (4)
* Randy Dorman – electric guitar (8)
* Tim Ellis – acoustic guitar (10), electric guitar (10)
* Keith Sommers – electric guitar (10)
* Russ Pahl – pedal steel guitar (2, 5)
* Paul Brainard – pedal steel guitar (10)
* Viktor Krauss – bass (1-8, 11)
* Colby Hendricks – bass (10)
* Steve Brewster – drums (2-6, 8, 11)
* Mike Braun – drums (10)
* Eric Darken – percussion (1, 5, 7, 8, 11)
* Pat Bergeson – harmonica (1)
* Denis Solee – tenor saxophone (6)
* George Tidwell – trumpet (6)
* Warren Hartman – arrangements (1-7, 9, 11)
* Larry Hall – orchestra (2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 11), orchestral arrangements (3, 4, 7, 8)
* Bergen White – orchestral arrangements (2, 11), harmony vocal arrangements (4)
* Darren Rust – arrangements (9)
* Ted Sampson – additional vocal concept arrangement (11)
* Winfield's Locket – vocals (2)
* Jennifer Nettles – vocals (3)
* Alison Krauss – vocals (7)
* Home Free – vocals (9)

### Harmony vocals

* Tania Hancheroff (1, 4, 5, 6, 11)
* Mark Ivey (1, 4, 11)
* Shane McConnell (1, 4, 11)
* Lisa Silver (1, 4, 11)
* Kira Small (1, 4, 11)
* Bergen White (1, 4, 11)
* Perry Coleman (2, 5)
* Vicki Hampton (5, 6)
* Cindy Walker (5, 6)
* Rachel Hamar (10)
* Michelle Sundholm (10)
* Steve Sundholm (10)

## Production

* Producers – Warren Hartman and Kyle Lehning (Tracks 1-8 & 11); Darren Rust and Steve Sundholm (Track 9); Jim Brickman (Track 10).
* A&R Direction – Rebekah Gordon, Jason Henke and Cris Lacy.
* Production Coordination – Paige Connors
* Recorded by Casey Wood (Tracks 1-8 & 11) and Darren Rust (Track 9).
* Assistant Recording – Chris Ashburn, Shawn Daugherty, Justin Francis and Jason Mott (Tracks 1-8 & 11); Jordan Lehning (Track 9).
* Additional Recording on Tracks 1-8 & 11 – Kevin Sokolnicki
* Vocal Recording on Tracks 1-8 & 11 – Jordan Lehning and Kevin Sokolnicki
* Recorded at Blackbird Studios, The Compound and Soundstage Studios (Nashville, TN); Skyland Studios (Lakeville, MN); Kung Fu Bakery (Portland, OR).
* Digital Editing on Tracks 1-8 & 11 – Jordan Lehning
* Mixing – Kyle Lehning at The Compound (Tracks 1-8 & 11); Darren Rust at Skyland Studios (Lakeville, MN; Track 9); Steve Sundholm at Kung Fu Bakery (Portland, OR; Track 10).
* Mastered by Hank Williams at MasterMix (Nashville, TN).
* Art Direction and Design – Katherine Petillo
* Creative Director – Shane Tarleton
* Photography – Piper Ferguson
* Cover Photography – Kenny Rogers
* Management – Bob Burwell, Jason Henke and Ken Levitan at Vector Management.
* Business Management – Kevin Dalton and Dwight Wiles at Smith Wiles & Co.
* Brand Management – Lisa Ray
* Booking – Greg Oswald at WME Entertainment