Through good times and bad, Johnny Cash has remained true to his roots--roots that have never sounded better-tended than on this pure country collection of holiday standards (and a few surprises).
Split evenly between solo material and songs recorded with wife June Carter and the Carter family, Country Christmas runs the gamut from reverent (˝What Child Is This?˝) to downright knee-slappin’ (the grin inducing ˝Piggy Puddin’˝).
About the only thing the 15-song set doesn’t have is a veneer of slickness to rope in the stuffed shirts.
And who needs them at a Christmas party, anyway?