You Just Gotta Love Christmas (2004) is the eighth and final solo album by musician Peter Cetera, his seventh since leaving the group Chicago, his only Christmas album. This album featured some artwork by Cetera's youngest daughter Senna, and his oldest daughter Claire performs with him on "Blue Christmas" and "Winter Wonderland". Alison Krauss performs with Cetera on "Deck the Halls". In a 2017 article, writer David White listed the album among his list of sixteen "essential classic rock Christmas albums." Track listing "Let It Snow" (Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne) – 2:59 "Christmas Song" (Mel Tormé, Robert Wells) – 3:36 "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town" (J. Fred Coots, Haven Gillespie) – 3:10 "Blue Christmas" (with Claire Cetera) (Billy Hays, Jay Johnson) – 3:19 "Deck The Halls" (with Alison Krauss) (traditional - Peter Cetera, Tony Harrell) – 3:10 "I'll Be Home for Christmas" (Buck Ram, Walter Kent, Kim Gannon) – 2:40 "You Just Gotta Love Christmas" (Cetera, Harrell) – 3:17 "Jingle Bells" (traditional - Cetera, Harrell) – 3:36 "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen" (traditional - Cetera, Harrell) – 3:01 "Winter Wonderland" (with Claire Cetera) (Felix Bernard, Richard B. Smith) – 2:57 "Something that Santa Claus Left Behind" (Cetera, Harrell) – 3:56 "Alone for the Holidays" (Cetera, Harrell) – 3:58 Personnel Peter Cetera – lead and backing vocals, bass Tony Harrell – keyboards, programming Tom Bukovac – guitars Bruce Gaitsch – guitars Kenny Greenberg – guitars B. James Lowry – guitars Jerry McPherson – guitars Mike Brignardello – bass Craig Nelson – bass Jimmie Lee Sloas – bass Glenn Worf – bass Greg Morrow – drums, additional programming Eric Darken – percussion Jack Gavin – congas Kirk "JellyRoll" Johnson – harmonica Jim Horn – saxophones, sax solos Chris Dunn – trombone Ben Strano – trombone, trumpet solos Steve Herrman – trumpet John Mock – pipes, buron, penny whistle Chris Carmichael – strings Claire Cetera – backing vocals on "Blue Christmas" and "Winter Wonderland" Alison Krauss – backing vocals on "Deck The Halls" Production Produced, Written and Arranged by Peter Cetera and Tony Harrell. Recorded and Mixed at The Hum Depot (Nashville, TN). Recording Engineer – Ben Strano Additional Engineering – Chuck Bracco and Scott Velasco Mixed by Joe Hardy Mastered by Mark Chevalier and Jim Demain at Yes Master (Nashville, TN). Package Art and Design – Vickey Hanson Inside Artwork – Senna Cetera References Peter Cetera albums 2004 Christmas albums Christmas