A Christmas to Remember (album)

Last updated
A Christmas to Remember
Amy Grant - A Christmas to Remember.jpg
Studio album by
Amy Grant
ReleasedOctober 19, 1999
Genre Christmas
Length38:45
Label Myrrh/A&M
Producer Michael Omartian
Amy Grant chronology
Behind the Eyes
(1997)		A Christmas to Remember
(1999)		 Her Greatest Inspirational Songs
(2002)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [1]

A Christmas to Remember is the thirteenth studio album by Christian music and pop music singer Amy Grant. The album is a collaboration with the Patrick Williams Orchestra. It is Grant's third Christmas album with a blend of some traditional songs but mostly originals.

Contents

In 2007, A Christmas to Remember was reissued and digitally remastered by Grant's new record label, EMI/Sparrow Records, along with Grant's 13 other albums. The remastered edition is labeled with a "Digitally Remastered" logo in the 'gutter' on the CD front. [2] Because of Grant's deal with her previous label, Word Records, the remastered editions of A Christmas to Remember and Behind the Eyes was not sold in Christian Music retailers such as Family Christian Stores or Lifeway Christian Resources until 2009.[ citation needed ] Until 2009, Word Records continued to distribute those titles to Christian retailers in the original, non-remastered editions while EMI distributed the remastered editions to most major retailers. The twelve remaining remastered editions were distributed by EMI to all US retailers, both Christian and secular. [3]

An early release of the CD was sold exclusively at Target Stores and featured a cover of The Carpenters song "Merry Christmas Darling" as a hidden track.[ citation needed ] This track was eventually re-released on Grant's 2005 compilation Christmas album My Best Christmas .[ citation needed ]

A primetime Christmas special, Amy Grant: A Christmas to Remember, aired on December 15, 1999, on CBS, ABC, 36, Vision Celestial. Special guests included 98 Degrees (whose career saw a boost after the appearance), Tony Bennett and CeCe Winans.[ citation needed ]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."A Christmas to Remember" Amy Grant, Chris Eaton, Beverly Darnall4:21
2."Christmas Can't Be Very Far Away" Roger Cook, Wayne Jackson3:15
3."Silent Night" Joseph Mohr, Franz Gruber 3:46
4."Christmas Lullaby (I Will Lead You Home)"Grant, Eaton3:10
5."Highland Cathedral"Ulrich Roever, Michael Korb2:49
6."Jingle Bell Rock"Joe Beal, Jim Boothe2:25
7."Mister Santa" Pat Ballard 2:30
8."'Til the Season Comes 'Round Again" John Barlow Jarvis, Randy Goodrum 5:04
9."Gabriel's Oboe" Ennio Morricone 2:14
10."Welcome to Our World" Chris Rice 2:56
11."Agnus Dei" Michael W. Smith 6:15

Charts

Album – Billboard (U.S.)

YearChartPosition
1999 Billboard 200 36
Top Holiday Albums3
Top Contemporary Christian1
2000Top Pop Catalog23

End of year charts

YearChartPosition
1999Billboard Top Contemporary Christian35
20006
Billboard 200 195

Certifications and sales

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [4] Gold500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Amy Grant</span> American singer-songwriter, musician (born 1960)

Amy Lee Grant is an American singer-songwriter and musician. She began in contemporary Christian music (CCM) before crossing over to pop music in the 1980s and 1990s. She has been referred to as "The Queen of Christian Pop".

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Geoff Moore</span> American singer

Geoff Moore is an American contemporary Christian music singer. He began recording as a solo artist in 1984. In 1987, he formed Geoff Moore and The Distance, his touring band, which released eight albums generating a string of No. 1 radio hits throughout their 10+-year tenure. In 1998, Geoff retired the band from full-time touring. After a "farewell tour", Moore has continued as a solo artist, releasing eight more records between 1999 and 2015. The Next Thing was released in April 2016, making it his 25th album to date.

Word Records is a Christian faith-based entertainment company based in Nashville, Tennessee. It is owned by Curb Records, and is a part of Word Entertainment. It is distributed by Warner Records.

Word Entertainment is a Christian faith-based entertainment company based in Nashville, Tennessee. It is owned by Curb Records. Word Entertainment represents Francesca Battistelli, for King & Country, Switchfoot, Skillet, Sidewalk Prophets, Chris August, Big Daddy Weave, in addition to many others, and is home to Word Distribution, 25 Live, Word Music Publishing and Word Label Group's Word Records and Fervent Records.

<i>The Collection</i> (Amy Grant album) 1986 compilation album by Amy Grant

The Collection is a compilation album by Christian music singer Amy Grant, released in 1986.

<i>Unguarded</i> (Amy Grant album) 1985 studio album by Amy Grant

Unguarded is the seventh studio album by Christian and Pop singer Amy Grant, released in 1985 on A&M Records. It is Grant's first album released by A&M.

<i>Straight Ahead</i> (Amy Grant album) 1984 studio album by Amy Grant

Straight Ahead is the sixth studio album by Christian music artist Amy Grant, released in 1984.

<i>Lead Me On</i> (Amy Grant album) 1988 studio album by Amy Grant

Lead Me On is the eighth studio album by Christian music singer-songwriter Amy Grant, released in 1988 through A&M Recordings.

<i>In Concert Volume Two</i> (Amy Grant album) 1981 live album by Amy Grant

In Concert Volume Two is a live album by Christian singer Amy Grant, released in 1981.

<i>House of Love</i> (Amy Grant album) 1994 studio album by Amy Grant

House of Love is the eleventh studio album by Christian and Pop singer Amy Grant, released in 1994.

<i>Behind the Eyes</i> (Amy Grant album) 1997 studio album by Amy Grant

Behind the Eyes is the twelfth studio album by Christian music and pop music singer Amy Grant, released in 1997.

"WOW" is a series of annual compilation albums featuring contemporary Christian music dating from 1995. Comprising songs submitted by each partner label, the annual WOW Hits releases are usually double CD sets. The series was officially cancelled in 2019. Throughout its run, the WOW franchise evolved into one of the most successful collections of Christian music.

In the music industry, a reissue is the release of an album or single which has been released at least once before, sometimes with alterations or additions.

<i>Time Again... Amy Grant Live</i> 2006 live album by Amy Grant

Time Again... Amy Grant Live is a live album by Christian music singer-songwriter Amy Grant, released on September 26, 2006.

"Say Once More" is a 1988 single by Christian music singer Amy Grant. It was released as the fifth single from Grant's Lead Me On album. Unlike some of Grant's previous singles, this song made an impact on Christian radio but not on pop or "mainstream" radio.

"Faithless Heart" is a 1988 single by Christian music singer Amy Grant. It was released as the sixth and final single from Grant's very successful Lead Me On album. Unlike some of Grant's previous singles, this song made a sales and airplay impact on Christian radio but not on pop or "mainstream" radio.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Let the Season Take Wing</span> 1992 single by Amy Grant

"Let the Season Take Wing" is a 1992 Christmas music single by Christian music/pop music singer-songwriter Amy Grant. The single was released only on cassette tape and was sold exclusively in Target stores during the 1992 Christmas season. The single was available free with any purchase of Grant's 1992 Home for Christmas album.

<i>The Beatles in Mono</i> 2009 box set by The Beatles

The Beatles in Mono is a boxed set compilation comprising the remastered monaural recordings by the Beatles. The set was released on compact disc on 9 September 2009, the same day the remastered stereo recordings and companion The Beatles were also released, along with The Beatles: Rock Band video game. The remastering project for both mono and stereo versions was led by EMI senior studio engineers Allan Rouse and Guy Massey.

Billy Ray Hearn was the founder and chairman of the Capitol Christian Music Group the world's largest Christian music label.

<i>Gossip Girls</i> (T-ara album) 2014 studio album by T-ara

Gossip Girls is the fourth studio album and third Japanese release by South Korean idol group T-ara. It was released on May 14, 2014, as their second album release under Universal Music Japan sub-label EMI Records Japan in two limited editions and a regular edition.

References

  1. ↑ https://www.allmusic.com/album/r441972/review
  2. ↑ Sparrow Records News [ dead link ]
  3. ↑ Welcome to EMICMG.com Archived November 23, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  4. ↑ "American album certifications – Amy Grant – A Christmas to Remember". Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved 29 June 2019.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.