Christmas: The Gift Goes On

Christmas: The Gift Goes On
1987 Word Records re-issue cover
Studio album by Sandi Patti
Released	1983
Studio	Great Circle Sound, Nashville, Tennessee Sound Shop, Nashville, Tennessee Bullet Studios, Nashville, Tennessee
Genre	Contemporary Christian, Christmas
Length	35:24
Label	Impact (Word 1987 re-issue)
Producer	David T. Clydesdale, Greg Nelson, Sandi Patti
Sandi Patti chronology
More Than Wonderful (1983) Christmas: The Gift Goes On (1983) Songs from the Heart (1984)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

Christmas: The Gift Goes On is the first Christmas album by gospel singer Sandi Patti originally issued in 1983 by Impact Records, ^[2] then re-issued in 1987 by Word Records with a new album cover. The album consists of some traditional Christmas tunes and hymns along with original Christmas songs. The album reached No. 9 on the Billboard Top Christian Albums chart. ^[3] The album was nominated for Best Gospel Performance, Female at the 26th Annual Grammy Awards and was certified Gold by the RIAA in 1988.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Worship The King"	Billy Smiley, Bill George	3:14
2.	"Worship The Gift" (Medley)	Edmund Sears, Richard Storrs Willis, William J. Kirkpatrick, William Chatterton Dix, Phillips Brooks, Lewis Redner	4:01
3.	"The Gift Goes On"	Ron Harris, Claire Cloninger	3:03
4.	"Christmas Was Meant for Children"	Gordon Goodman, Chuck Evans	2:33
5.	"Jesu Bambino/O Holy Night"	Pietro Yon/John Sullivan Dwight, Adolphe Adams	4:40
6.	"Worship The King (Reprise)/Celebrate The Gift" (Medley)	Billy Smiley, Bill George/George F. Handel, Charles Wesley, Felix Mendelssohn, Issac Watts	2:39
7.	"I Wonder As I Wander"	John Jacob Niles	2:50
8.	"O Magnify The Lord"	Dick and Melodie Tunney	2:01
9.	"Bethlehem Morning"	Morris Chapman	5:00
10.	"Merry Christmas With Love/Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas"	Billy Smiley, Greg Davis/Ralph Blane, Hugh Martin	5:02

Charts

Chart (1983)	Peak position
US Top Contemporary Christian Albums	9

Radio singles

Year	Singles	Peak positions
		CCM AC [4]
1983-84	"O Magnify The Lord"	6

Certifications and sales

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [5]	Gold	500,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

1. Allmusic review
2. Sandi Patti: Christmas: The Gift Goes On. Impact Records. 1983, re-issued by Word Records. 1987.
3. "Sandi Patty: Christmas: The Gift Goes On (Top Christian Albums)". Billboard .
4. Brothers, Jeffrey Lee, ed. (2003). CCM Hot Hits: AC Charts 1978 – 2001. AuthorHouse. p. 171. ISBN   1-4107-3294-0.
5. "American album certifications – Sandi Patti – The Gift Goes On". Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved June 29, 2019.