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