Gluck – engineer, mixing John Holbrook – mixing S. "Husky" Höskulds – engineer Melvin Jackson – saxophone Walter Kent – composer B.B. King – arranger, producer Walter King – contractor Floyd Lieberman – executive producer Stephen Marcussen – mastering Ken Quartarone – assistant Buck Ram – composer Jack Smalley – composer Jesse Thomas – composer James Toney – keyboards Vartan – art direction Leon Warren – guitar Kevin Westenberg – photography Credits adapted from Allmusic. Charts In the United States, A Christmas Celebration of Hope reached peak positions of number 151 on the Billboard 200, number one on Billboard Top Blues Albums chart and number 21 on the Top Holiday Albums chart. The album marked King's fourth to reach the Top Blues Albums chart's number one position. A Christmas Celebration of Hope remained on the Billboard 200 and Top Holiday Albums charts for three weeks; the album remained on the Top Blues Albums chart for ten weeks, including five at the number one position. References 2001 Christmas albums B.B. King albums Christmas albums by American artists Grammy Award for Best Traditional Blues Album MCA Records albums