White Christmas is the fifth album and first Christmas album by country singer Martina McBride issued by RCA Nashville in 1998. The album was reissued in 1999 with new artwork and two new tracks. It was re-released for the second time in October 2007 with newer artwork and four new tracks added. In 2013, it was reissued for a third time as The Classic Christmas Album. The re-release added her Elvis Presley duet, "Blue Christmas", which was originally released on his posthumous album Christmas Duets, while removing the track "Jingle Bells" and revising the track listing.
In the U.S. the album White Christmas was certified Gold by Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on November 9, 1999; then Platinum by the RIAA on November 10, 2003; and then double-Platinum by the RIAA on December 12, 2018. The album has sold 1,827,700 copies in the U.S. as of November 2017.
Contents
Track listings
Personnel
Martina McBride – lead vocals
Jim Medlin – acoustic piano
Steve Nathan – synthesizers
Mark Jordan – synthesizers
Matt Rollings – acoustic piano
Brent Mason – electric guitars
Biff Watson – acoustic guitars
Joe Chemay – bass
Shannon Forrest – drums
Lonnie Wilson – drums
Sam Bacco – percussion
Eric Darken – percussion
Karen Winkleman – recorder
Skip Cleavnger – penny whistle
Lee Levine – clarinet
Ann Richards – flute
Bobby Taylor – oboe
Jim Ferguson – backing vocals
Mark Ivey – backing vocals
Marabeth Jordan – backing vocals
Louis Nunley – backing vocals
Lisa Silver – backing vocals
Dennis Wilson – backing vocals
The Nashville String Machine
Dennis Burnside – string arrangements and conductor
Carl Gorodetzky – contractor
Chris Dunn – music preparation
John Catchings, Anthony LaMarchina, Bob Mason and Julie Tanner – cello
Craig Nelson – string bass
Mary Alice Hoepfinger – harp
Monisa Angell, Jim Grosjean, Gary Vanosdale and Kristin Wilkinson – viola
David Angell, Janet Askey, Carolyn Bailey, Joann Cruthirds, David Davidson, Conni Ellisor, Carl Gorodetzky, Gerald Greer, Lee Larrison, Cate Myer, Pamela Sixfin, Elisabeth Small, Alan Umstead, Cathy Umstead, Mary Kathryn Vanosdale and Karen Winkleman – violin
Production
Martina McBride – producer
Paul Worley – producer
Rob Christie – producer
Patrick Williams – producer
Clarke Schleicher – recording, additional engineer, mixing
Jim Burnett – additional engineer
Tony Green – additional engineer, mix assistant
Mike Poole – additional engineer
Ed Simonton – additional engineer
Sandy Jenkins – additional assistant engineer, mix assistant
Eric Bickel – recording assistant
Greg Fogie – recording assistant
Erik Hellerman – recording assistant
Greg Parker – recording assistant
Scott Phillips – recording assistant
Glenn Spinner – recording assistant
Carlos Grier – digital editing
Eric Conn – digital editing
Denny Purcell – mastering
Jonathan Russell – mastering assistant
Deb Boyle – production coordinator