title: The Christmas Spirit
text: # The Christmas Spirit
  
  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".
  
  Professional ratings :
  
  | Review scores ||
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  | Source | Rating |
  | Allmusic | link |
  
  ## 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)
  
  | Year | Chart | Position |
  | - | - | - |
  | 1963 | Holiday Albums | 7 |
  
  Singles - Billboard (United States)
  
  | Year | Single | Chart | Position |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1959 | "The Little Drummer Boy" | Country Singles | 24 |
  | 1959 | "The Little Drummer Boy" | Country Singles | 63 |
  