''Christmas on Death Row'' is a

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compilation album by

Death Row Records Death Row Records is an American record label that was founded in 1991 by The D.O.C., Dr. Dre, Suge Knight, and Dick Griffey. The label became a sensation by releasing multi-platinum hip-hop albums by West Coast-based artists such as Dr. D ...

and

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on December 3, 1996. The album, Death Row's only Christmas-themed release, was made as a form of charity to the community. Production was handled by Kevyn Lewis, Danny Boy, Sean "Barney" Thomas,

Daz Dillinger Delmar Drew Arnaud (born May 25, 1973), known professionally as Daz Dillinger or simply Daz (formerly Dat Nigga Daz), is an American rapper and record producer. As a member of Death Row Records in the early 1990s, he is credited with the label ...

, Operation From The Bottom, Reggie Lamb, Roman Johnson and

Snoop Doggy Dogg Calvin Cordozar Broadus Jr. ( ; born October 20, 1971), better known by his stage name Snoop Dogg (previously Snoop Doggy Dogg), is an American rapper, record producer, and actor. Rooted in West Coast hip-hop, he is widely regarded as one of t ...

, with

Suge Knight Marion Hugh "Suge" Knight Jr. ( ; born April 19, 1965) is an American former record executive, former National Football League, NFL player, and convicted felon, who is the co-founder and former CEO of Death Row Records. Knight was a central f ...

serving as

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. It features contributions from Danny Boy, Guesss, Six Feet Deep, B.G.O.T.I.,

Nate Dogg Nathaniel Dwayne Hale (August 19, 1969 – March 15, 2011), known professionally as Nate Dogg, was an American rapper and singer. He gained recognition for providing guest vocals on several hit rap songs between 1992 and 2007, earning him the ...

Tha Dogg Pound Tha Dogg Pound is an American hip-hop duo composed of West Coast rappers Kurupt and Daz Dillinger. They were among the first acts to sign to Death Row Records in 1992. Kurupt and Daz went on to release solo albums starting in 1998; they left th ...

, 816, Bad Azz, Big Tray Deee, J-Flexx, Michel'le, O.F.T.B., Sean "Barney" Thomas and Snoop Dogg. The album debuted at number 155 on the ''Billboard'' 200 and peaked at number 30 on the

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. A music video released for the single "Santa Claus Goes Straight to the Ghetto".

Track listing

;Sample credits *Track 1 contains an interpolation of " Do Your Thing" written by

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*Track 16 contains a sample from " Christmas Everyday" as recorded by

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Personnel

*Calvin "

Snoop Dogg Calvin Cordozar Broadus Jr. ( ; born October 20, 1971), better known by his stage name Snoop Dogg (previously Snoop Doggy Dogg), is an American rapper, record producer, and actor. Rooted in West Coast hip-hop, he is widely regarded as one of t ...

" Broadus – performer & producer (track 1) *Delmar " Dat Nigga Daz" Arnaud – performer (tracks: 1, 3), producer (track 3) *Nathaniel "

" Hale – performer (tracks: 1, 8) *Tracy " Big Tray Deee" Davis – performer (track 1) *Jamarr " Bad Azz" Stamps – performer (track 1) *Daniel " Danny Boy" Steward – performer (tracks: 2, 5, 14), producer (tracks: 5, 14), co-producer (track 2) *Ricardo "

Kurupt Ricardo Emmanuel Brown (born November 23, 1972), better known by his stage name Kurupt, is an American rapper and record producer. Born and raised in Philadelphia, he formed Tha Dogg Pound in 1992 along with Daz Dillinger; the rap duo has releas ...

" Brown – performer (track 3) * Michel'le Toussant – performer (track 4) * Operation From The Bottom – performers & producers (track 6) *Six Feet Deep – performer (tracks: 7, 10, 15) *Don Guesss – performer (tracks: 7, 13, 16) *B.G.O.T.I. – performer (tracks: 7, 11) *816 – performers (track 8) *Sean "Barney Rubble" Thomas – performer (track 12), producer (tracks: 8, 12) *James " J-Flexx" Anderson – performer (track 12) *Kevyn "Cavi" Lewis – producer (tracks: 2, 4, 5, 7, 10, 11, 13-16), co-producer (tracks: 1, 3), arrangement (tracks: 1, 4, 7, 10, 15), mixing (tracks: 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 13-16), engineering (tracks: 2, 7) *Roman Johnson – producer (track 2), arrangement (track 7) *Reggie Lamb – producer (track 4), arrangement (tracks: 4, 7, 15) * Dave Aron – mixing (tracks: 1, 2, 6, 8-10, 13, 16), engineering (tracks: 2, 3, 13, 16) *Rick Clifford – engineering (tracks: 4, 5, 11, 14), mixing (tracks: 4, 5, 11, 12, 14) *Michael Geiser – engineering (tracks: 6, 8) *Lance Pierre – engineering (track 7) *Conley Abrams – mixing (track 7), engineering (track 15) *Matthew Quave – engineering (track 9, 13), mixing (track 13) *Travis Smith – engineering (track 12) * Marion Hugh "Suge" Knight Jr. – executive producer

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* {{Authority control 1996 Christmas albums 1996 compilation albums G-funk compilation albums Hip-hop compilation albums Christmas compilation albums Various artists compilation albums Gangsta rap compilation albums Albums produced by Daz Dillinger Christmas albums by American artists Death Row Records compilation albums