I grew up listening to Buck Owens every Christmas. I am first generation born American and my parents strived to be as American as possible, so we listened to country occasionally. For me, it isn't Christmas until I hear this record- so nice to have it on CD. It gives one a feeling that it's still possible to have a warm, comforting, wholesome holiday season without the commercialism.

I taugh I was buying an LP and received a CD all remastered. Wow, Im all amaze

I have always loved this album. Amazon did a great job of getting it to me in a timely manner.

We used to listen to this every year as I was growing up as we decorated the family Christmas tree. Finding this on cd has allowed me to continue that tradition with my children. It brings back wonderful memories of Christmas past and is creating new memories for my own family. I'm so glad this is available on cd now!

For their primary Country artist Alvis Edgar "Buck" Owens (inducted into the Country Music Hall Of Fame in 1996) Capitol Records put out three Christmas albums.

The first - Christmas With Buck Owens And His Buckaroos - was released in time for the holiday season in 1965 on Capitol 2396 and made it to # 12 on the Billboard Christmas charts for albums (and re-entered in 1966 and 1967 at # 23 both times). That album also spawned the hit single, Santa Looked A Lot Like Daddy, which reached # 2 on the Billboard Christmas charts for singles b/w All I Want For Christmas Dear Is You on Capitol 5537 (and it too re-entered in 1967 at # 18). Other tracks on the album were: Blue Christmas Lights; Christmas Ain't Christmas; Jingle Bells; Santa's Gonna Come In A Stagecoach; Christmas Time's A-Comin'; Blue Christmas Tree; Here Comes Santa Claus Again; Christmas Morning; It's Christmas Time For Everyone But Me; Because It's Christmas Time.

This compilation was released in 1968 on Capitol 2977 and promptly went to # 31 on the album charts and also spawned the rocking and funny hit single Christmas Shopping which, in summing up the feelings of most men about the annual trek to the stores, reached # 5 on Capitol 2328 b/w the equally-hilarious One Of Everything You Got. Both were written by Buck, the first in conjunction with Charles H. Anderson and the other with Bob Morris. Sentimental tunes are here too starting with Christmas Time Is Near which Buck composed with Don Rich, then All I Want For Christmas Is My Daddy (written with Jimmy Snyder) and Merry Christmas From Our House To Yours (written with Marjorie Cooper), and the message-driven It's Not What You Give (written with Bob Morris).

Mixed with these are some of the bounciest original Christmas songs ever put to disc. The Owens-Earl Bell tune Good Old Fashioned Country Christmas will get the toes to tapping, as will Home On Christmas Day and A Very Merry Christmas, both written by Buck, and the last song on the disc, Tomorrow Is Christmas Day which features co-writer Don Rich on harmonica and harmony vocals. Two happy instrumentals (The Jolly Christmas Polka and Christmas Schottische) are thrown in as well, both composed by Buck.

In 1970, A Merry "Hee Haw" Christmas came out on Capitol 486 [2], combining the two first albums minus these two tracks from each album: All I Want For Christmas Dear Is You; It's Christmas Time For Everyone But Me; All I Want For Christmas Is My Daddy; and A Very Merry Christmas.

The sound quality is excellent and in the insert is a complete sessionography of the contents and a single page of notes in the form of a "letter to Santa" written by Mac Curtis, Program Director, WPLO Radio in Atlanta, Georgia praising Buck to the Jolly Old Elf. Another nice b&w photo of Buck is on the inside, and on the back of the insert is a coloured photo showing Buck and the boys decked out in scarlet, while on the inside of the clear jewel case is a vintage photo of the band taken at the "Eighth Wonder Of The World" - the Houston Astrodome.

Just a great little package sure to be replayed every Christmas.

This was a great addition to our Christmas music collection. The classic sound of Buck Owens mixed with some unique and fun Christmas tunes. Any Buck Owens fan would surely love this.

My daughter-in-law lost her dad several years ago and this particular CD was one of her special Christmas memories of him. I wanted to surprise her with it this Christmas and was so glad that i checked out Amazon. When i presented it to her she couldn't wait to play it...and she sang along with all the familiar songs. Its well worth the money for those looking for old fashioned down home good country music.

5 years ago I went throught the pain staking process of finding a mint LP of Buck Owen's Christams albums. So I coudl have the songs I had as a kids from the Buck Owens "A Merry Hee Haw Christmas" Double Album again. Like a previous reviewer said It had 10 songs from this "Christmas Shopping" album and 10 songs from the "Christmas With Buck Owens" album. And I agree with him when he said It's not Christmas in our house until we listen to Buck Owens.

I am buying multiple copies for my family as well. It's wonderful and I am so glad they brought it back.

I just ordered 3 copies of this album! One for me, one for my sister, and one for my parents! When I was a kid we had the Buck Owens "A Merry Hee Haw Christmas" Double Album. It had 10 songs from this "Christmas Shopping" album and 10 songs from the "Christmas With Buck Owens" album.

All I can say is you can't have one without the other. It's not Christmas in our house until we listen to Buck Owens.

This album is the best of the two in my opinion, although listening to only one is like eating a P.B. & J. without the jelly. It may still be good, but it won't be as sweet!! ;-)

Buck Owens Christmas albums stand the test of time like no other Christmas albums I've ever had.

There are songs on here that I loved as a kid ("Christmas Shopping" & "One of Everything You Got") and still love as an adult. You don't outgrow this album!

I'm not a big country music fan but this old time music proves to be a very up beat CD to bring Happy music ( with a couple exceptions) that we all can relate too. These songs that Buck sings, bring old fashion values that most Americans where brought up with.