A new Christmas album by country singer Toby Keith sits alongside the annual favorite 'A Charlie Brown Christmas' at a Borders store in Nashville, Tenn., Friday, Dec. 21, 2007. Many country stars, and many of their pop counterparts, have a Christmas album or two in their catalogs, and for good reason, the records are relatively easy to make and have the potential for big payoff. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)
AP - Alan Jackson, Garth Brooks and Toby Keith have a couple apiece. Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton did one together. The ever-prolific Willie Nelson has at least four of them. Most country stars, and many of their pop counterparts, have a Christmas album or two in their catalogs, and for good reason: The records are relatively easy to make and have the potential for big payoff. |