Personnel: Randy Scruggs (acoustic guitar, 12-string guitar, bouzouki); Biff Watson (acoustic guitar); Rob Ickes (dobro); Jonathan Yudkin (celtic harp, violin, viola, cello, xylophone, bass guitar); John Hobbs (keyboards); Dave Pomeroy (bass guitar); Chad Cromwell (drums, percussion); Mica Roberts, Harry Stinson, John Wesley Ryles, Lisa Cochran (background vocals).

Unlike many Christmas albums, which are slightly awkward mixes of new material, old novelty tunes, and solemn hymns, Toby Keith smartly avoids the first and separates the others. A CLASSIC CHRISTMAS is a specially priced two-disc set whose 20 tracks could easily have fit on a single CD, but Keith divides the discs into two different styles. Disc one consists of all the traditional Christmas pop tunes, such as "Frosty the Snowman" and "Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas," while the second disc consists of reverent versions of hymns and sacred material.