B.B. King Album: A Christmas Celebration of Hope Rating: * * 1/2 Release Date: Nov 6, 2001 Label: MCA Tracklist: 1 Please Come Home for Christmas Brown, Redd 4:53 2 Lonesome Christmas Glenn 3:04 3 Back Door Santa Carter, Daniel 3:26 4 Christmas in Heaven Ward 4:49 5 I'll Be Home for Christmas Gannon, Kent, Ram 3:47 6 To Someone That I Love Brown 5:01 7 Christmas Celebration Glenn, Thomas 3:38 8 Merry Christmas, Baby Cavanaugh, Smalley 3:56 9 Christmas Love King 2:57 10 Blue Decorations Gillespie 3:27 11 Christmas Comes but Once a Year Milburn, Schubert 4:15 12 Bringing in a Brand New Year Ward 2:41 13 Auld Lang Syne Burns, Traditional 2:21 Credits: Michael Abene Producer Stanley Abernathy Trumpet James Bolden Trumpet, Conductor Jay Burton Engineer Tony Coleman Tambourine Rich Costey Assistant Anthony Daigle Engineer Mike Doster Bass Devin Emke Assistant Calep Emphrey Drums Josiah Gluck Engineer, Mixing John Holbrook Mixing S. "Husky" Hoskulds Engineer Melvin Jackson Saxophone B.B. King Arranger, Producer Walter King Contractor Floyd Lieberman Executive Producer Stephen Marcussen Mastering Ken Quartarone Assistant James Toney Keyboards Vartan Art Direction Leon Warren Guitar Kevin Westenberg Photography Charts (Billboard) Album: 2001 A Christmas Celebration of Hope The Billboard 200 151 2001 A Christmas Celebration of Hope Top Blues Albums 1 Grammy Awards: 2002 S Auld Lang Syne Best Pop Instrumental Performance B.B. King 2002 A A Christmas Celebration of Hope Buy Now! Best Traditional Blues Album Anthony Daigle B.B. King John Holbrook