with the Judds was first released on September 29, 1987, via Curb Records and RCA Records. In its original release, it was offered in several formats: a vinyl LP, audio cassette and compact disc. The album was re-released in 1999 via Curb and Mercury Records, offered as a compact disc. In its original 1987 release, Christmas Time peaked at number 49 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart. Then, the album re-charted the same survey in 1988 and reached number 68. The package also charted on the Billboard Top Holiday Albums list. In its original release, Christmas Time peaked at number nine on the holiday albums chart in December 1987. After its 1999 re-issue, it re-charted the same list, peaking at number 36 in January 2000. The album also spawned one single release: "Silver Bells." Upon its original release in November 1987, the single did not chart any Billboard publications. Ten years later, the single made its first appearance on the Hot Country Songs chart, peaking at number 68 in January 1998. Track listing Vinyl and cassette versions Compact disc version Personnel All credits are adapted from the liner notes of Christmas Time with the Judds. Musical personnel Eddie Bayers – drums Mark Casstevens – rhythm guitar Christ Church Choir – choir Sonny Garrish – steel guitar Naomi Judd – harmony vocals Wynonna Judd – lead vocals Middle Tennessee State University Campus School Children's Choir – children's choir Craig Nelson – bass Bobby Ogdin – piano Don Potter – guitar, rhythm guitar, hi-string guitar, autoharp, bandleader Cynthia Reynolds Wyatt – harp Gene Sisk – piano David Schnaufer – dulcimer Ricky Skaggs – fiddle Jack Williams – bass Technical personnel Barnes and Company – album graphics Nancy Boone – choir director Landy & Joy Gardner – choir arrangement Mary Hamilton – art direction Farrell Morris – percussion Brent Maher – producer, engineering, mixing Glenn Meadows – mastering Jim McKell – engineering, mixing Mark Prior – photographer Chart performance Certifications Release history References 1987 Christmas albums Albums produced by Brent Maher Christmas albums by American artists Curb Records albums The Judds albums RCA Records Christmas albums