IT MUST BE CHRISTMAS - Chris Young

Personnel: Chris Young (background vocals); Carl Miner (acoustic guitar); Derek Wells (electric guitar); Joshua Carter (strings); Dave Cohen (piano, Hammond b-3 organ, synthesizer); Miles McPherson (drums, percussion); Corey Crowder (programming, background vocals); Kristen Rogers (background vocals).Audio Mixer: Billy Decker.Recording information: Avex Studio Azabu, Tokyo, Japan; Sound Stage Studios, Nashville, TN; Studio 602, Nashville, TN; The Sound Station, Nashville, TN; The Wheelhouse, Franklin, TN.Arriving six albums into Chris Young's career -- and not long after "I'm Comin' Over" gave him one of his biggest hits ever -- It Must Be Christmas capitalizes on the singer's penchant for crooning. His best songs were often ballads, and while the album includes a fair number of slow fireside tunes, such a warm, easy touch benefits relaxed secular classics like "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas." Young maintains this cozy vibe throughout It Must Be Christmas, although there winds