Although Trisha Yearwood had recorded with her husband Garth Brooks before and sang backing vocals on many of his songs, this album is their first joint album. It is a mix of familiar favorites and some new songs, however only some of these songs are duets. It was released on November 11, 2016, the same day that Brooks' 10-disc box set,The Ultimate Collection, was released viaTarget.[3] A Walmart exclusive that bundledChristmas Together with Brooks' new albumGunslinger was released a week later.[4]
The album debuted at No. 1 on the Top Country Albums and No. 2 on the Top Holiday Albums chart, with 21,000 copies sold in its first week.[5] It has sold 194,800 copies in the United States as of November 2017.[6]
The Walmart exclusive bundled withGunslinger debuted at No. 14 with 6,600 copies sold,[7] and reached No. 3 on that chart the following week, selling 23,000 copies that week.[4] The bundle has sold 81,700 copies as of January 2017.[8]
David Angell, Monisa Angell, Bruce Christensen, Janet Darnell, David Davidson, Beverly Drukker, Connie Ellisor, Jim Grosjean, Anthony LaMarchina, Stefan Petrescu, Carole Rabinowitz, Julie Tanner, Alan Umstead, Cathy Umstead, Mary Katherine Vanosdale, Katelyn Westergard, Bruce Wethey, Kris Wilkinson and Karen Winklemann – strings
Roy Agee, Jeff Bailey, Preston Bailey, Barry Green, Mike Haynes, Prentiss Hobbs, Chris McDonald and Steve Patrick – horns
Jimmy Bowland, Sam Levine, Kelsey Mire, Doug Moffet, Robbie Shankle – woodwinds
Ugly Christmas Sweater Choir
Roy Agee, Jeff Bailey, Preston Bailey, Garth Brooks, Barry Green, Mike Haynes, Prentiss Hobbs, Sam Horowitz, Slide Jackson, John Martin, Chris McDonald, Kelsey Mire, Doug Moffet and Steve Patrick
^Christmas Together (CD booklet). Garth Brooks & Trisha Yearwood. Pearl Records/Gwendolyn Records. 2016. 85420-6001-305-1.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^"Garth Brooks ARIA chart history to April 2025". ARIA. RetrievedMay 18, 2025 – via Imgur.com. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.
