The Christmas Spirit is the first Christmas album and seventeenth album by country singer Johnny Cash, released on Columbia Records in November 1963. It contains four original Christmas songs written by Cash and eight tracks originally written by other artists, including "Blue Christmas" (at this point best known through the version recorded by Cash's former Sun Records labelmate Elvis Presley), "Silent Night" and "Little Drummer Boy".
Track listing
Personnel
Johnny Cash - vocals, guitar
Luther Perkins, Grady Martin, Jack Clement - guitar
Marshall Grant - bass
W.S. Holland, Buddy Harman - drums
Hargus "Pig" Robbins, Bill Pursell - organ, piano
Maybelle Carter - autoharp
Anita Kerr - organ
Bob Johnson - flute
Charts
Album - Billboard (United States)
Singles - Billboard (United States)