The King's Gift

The King's Gift
The King's Gift
Studio album by Trace Adkins
Released	October 29, 2013
Recorded	Early 2013
Genre	Country, Christmas
Length	41:42
Label	Caliburn Records
Producer	Jon Coleman; Michael Spriggs
Trace Adkins chronology

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Allmusic	^[1]

The King's Gift is the fifteenth studio album, and the first Christmas album released in 2013 by American country music artist Trace Adkins. It is his first album of Christmas music and an album of classic Christmas Carols performed in Celtic style.

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Wexford Carol"	3:55
2.	"Tannenbaum"	3:50
3.	"O' Come Emmanuel" (feat. Emma Stevens)	5:17
4.	"Away in a Manger" (feat. Emma Stevens)	3:20
5.	"I Saw Three Ships" (feat. The Chieftains and Alyth McCormack)	3:56
6.	"Silent Night" (feat. Kevin Costner and Lily Costner)	4:30
7.	"We Three Kings" (feat. Sonya Isaacs)	4:18
8.	"Carol of the Drum" (feat. Kenny Aronoff)	4:15
9.	"Oh Holy Night" (feat. The Isaacs)	4:41
10.	"What Child Is This"	3:40
Total length:		41:42

Personnel

Wayne Addleman - Weissenborn
Trace Adkins - lead vocals
Kenny Aronoff - drums on "Carol of the Drum"
Spady Brannen - bass guitar
Steve Brewster - drums, percussion
Skip Cleavinger - tin whistle, uilleann pipes
Jon Coleman - Hammond B-3 organ, keyboards, piano, synthesizer pads, background vocals
Kevin Conoff - bodhrán on "I Saw Three Ships"
Kevin Costner - vocals on "Silent Night"
Lily Costner - vocals on "Silent Night"
Mark Gillespie - mandolin
David Goodman - Irish whistle, small pipes
Becky Issacs - vocals on "Oh Holy Night"
Ben Isaacs - vocals on "Oh Holy Night "
Sonya Isaacs - vocals on "We Three Kings"
Steve Mackey - bass guitar
Paddy Moloney - penny whistle and uilleann pipes on "I Saw Three Ships"
Triona Marshall - harp
Alyth McCormack - vocals on "I Saw Three Ships"
Jon Pilatzky - fiddle
Paul Reissner - background vocals
Deannie Richardson - percussion
Perry Richardson - background vocals
Michael Spriggs - bouzouki, baritone guitar, nylon string guitar
Emma Stevens - vocals on "O' Come Emmanuel" and "Away in a Manger"
Jeff White - acoustic guitar
Brian Wooten - electric guitar
Jonathan Yudkin - cello, Irish harp, mandolin, violin

Chart performance

Chart (2013)	Peak position
US Billboard 200^[2]	75
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[3]	12
US Top Holiday Albums (Billboard)	9
US Independent Albums (Billboard)^[4]	11

References

[1] The King's Gift at AllMusic

[ac_Billboard200_Trace_Adkins-2] "Trace Adkins Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.

[ac_BillboardCountry_Trace_Adkins-3] "Trace Adkins Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard.

[ac_BillboardIndependent_Trace_Adkins-4] "Trace Adkins Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard.

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Discography
Studio albums	Dreamin' Out Loud Big Time More... Chrome Comin' On Strong Songs About Me Dangerous Man X Cowboy's Back in Town Proud to Be Here Love Will... The King's Gift Something's Going On The Way I Wanna Go
Compilation albums	Greatest Hits Collection, Vol. 1 American Man: Greatest Hits Volume II The Definitive Greatest Hits: 'Til the Last Shot's Fired
Christmas albums	The King's Gift
Singles	"There's a Girl in Texas" "Every Light in the House" "(This Ain't) No Thinkin' Thing" "I Left Something Turned On at Home" "The Rest of Mine" "Lonely Won't Leave Me Alone" "Big Time" "Don't Lie" "More" "I'm Gonna Love You Anyway" "I'm Tryin'" "Help Me Understand" "Chrome" "Then They Do" "Hot Mama" "Rough & Ready" "Songs About Me" "Arlington" "Honky Tonk Badonkadonk" "Swing" "Ladies Love Country Boys" "I Got My Game On" "You're Gonna Miss This" "Muddy Water" "Marry for Money" "All I Ask For Anymore" "This Ain't No Love Song" "Brown Chicken Brown Cow" "Just Fishin'" "Million Dollar View" "Jesus and Jones"
Featured singles	"Hillbilly Bone" "Hell Right"