Christmas: Live from Phoenix

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Christmas: Live from Phoenix
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Live album by
Released27 October 2017 (2017-10-27)
Recorded18 December 2016 [1]
Venue Grand Canyon University Arena, Phoenix, Arizona
Genre Christmas, contemporary Christian music, Christian alternative rock
Length36:47 [2]
Label Word Entertainment
Producer
For King & Country chronology
Run Wild. Live Free. Love Strong.
(2014)
Christmas: Live from Phoenix
(2017)
Burn the Ships
(2018)

Christmas: Live From Phoenix (sometimes stylized as Christmas - Live From Phoenix, Christmas | Live From Phoenix, or A for KING & COUNTRY Christmas | LIVE From Phoenix) is the first live album and third album overall by For King & Country, an Australian-American Christian pop duo consisting of brothers Luke and Joel Smallbone, released via Word Entertainment on 27 October 2017. [3] The album features the band playing cover versions of popular Christmas tunes and original material. It features an appearance from Rebecca St. James, who joined the band for live rendition of "The Proof of Your Love". For King & Country collaborated with Blake Kanicka, Seth Mosley and Tedd Tjornhom in the arrangement of the album. [4]

Contents

Recording

The album was recorded in Phoenix, Arizona at Grand Canyon University Arena on the final night of the band's 2016 Christmas tour. [5] [6]

Touring

Throughout November and December 2016 the band embarked on a 15-date tour under the name "A for KING & COUNTRY Christmas". [5] [6]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Christmas: Live from Phoenix prompted positive reactions, echoed in reviews about the collection from critics within the Contemporary Christian music genre. Alex Caldwell from Jesus Freak Hideout described the album as a story that was "deserving a musical soundtrack" filled with warm feelings and nostalgia. He praised the band's original Christmas songs like "Baby Boy" and "Glorious" for their "seamless fit into the concert flow". [7]

Commercial performance

In the United States, Christmas: Live from Phoenix debuted at No. 194 on the mainstream Billboard 200 chart dated 30 December 2017. [8] The album debuted at No. 5 on Billboard's Christian Albums chart on 9 December 2017, [9] was also the twenty-second best-selling digital release in the country that same week. [10]

Track listing

Christmas: Live from Phoenix [11]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Little Drummer Boy"
4:38
2."O Come, O Come Emmanuel"Traditional4:14
3."Won't You Come (Interlude)" 1:24
4."Baby Boy"3:43
5."Angels We Have Heard on High"Traditional3:59
6."Glorious"
3:54
7."Into the Silent Night"
3:33
8."Hark The Herald Angels Sing"Traditional3:34
9."Joy to the World"Traditional4:31
10."The Proof of Your Love" (featuring Rebecca St. James)
5:17
Total length:36:47

Charts

Chart (2017–2019)Peak
position
US Billboard 200 [12] 184
US Christian Albums (Billboard) [13] 5
US Top Holiday Albums (Billboard) [14] 15

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