Christmas Time's A-Comin'

Song written by Benjamin "Tex" Logan

"Christmas Time's A-Comin'" is a popular bluegrass Christmas standard song written by Bell Labs engineer Benjamin "Tex" Logan.^[1]

Originally recorded by Bill Monroe in 1951,^[1] the song was covered in 1994 by American country music singer Sammy Kershaw on his album of the same name, charting in 1995 and 1998 on the Billboard country charts, respectively reaching #50 and #53 those years.

Covers

The song has also been recorded by (among others):

Johnny Cash, The Johnny Cash Family Christmas, 1972
Emmylou Harris,^[1] Light of the Stable, 1979
Raffi, Raffi's Christmas Album, 1983
Patty Loveless, Bluegrass & White Snow: A Mountain Christmas, 2002
Rhonda Vincent, Beautiful Star: A Christmas Collection, 2006
Peter Rowan, Sugar Plums: Holiday Treats From Sugar Hill, 1993 (compilation album only?)
Sammy Kershaw, Christmas Time's A-Comin', 1994
Diamond Rio,^[1] A Diamond Rio Christmas: The Star Still Shines, 2007
Charlie Daniels with The Grascals, Joy to the World: A Bluegrass Christmas, 2009
The Oak Ridge Boys, Christmas Time's A-Coming, 2012
The Waltons cast, A Walton's Christmas: Together Again, 1999
Jerry Garcia Acoustic Band, "Christmas Time's A-Comin'", 1987 (single release)