Christmas (Sparrow Records album)

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Christmas
Sparrow Christmas.jpg
Compilation album by
Various artists
Released1988
Studio
  • OmniSound Studios, OmniSound II, Center Stage Studios and Digital Recorders (Nashville, Tennessee)
  • Knightlight Studios (Dallas, Texas)
  • Whiteffield Studios (Santa Ana, California)
  • Wayne Cook Studios (Glendale, California)
  • Bill Schnee Studios (North Hollywood, California)
Genre Contemporary Christian music, Christmas music
Length47:41
Label Sparrow Records
Producer Various
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Christmas is a 1988 compilation Christmas album released by Sparrow Records. [2] It features CCM artists' interpretation of the best-known Christmas songs done in their genres like rock ("Jingle Bell Rock" by Geoff Moore), pop ("O Holy Night" by Steve Camp), R&B ("Silent Night" by BeBe & CeCe Winans) and even mariachi ("Winter Wonderland" by Steve Taylor). Christmas also contains an original composition called "Home for the Holidays" sung by participating artists on this album. American R&B singer Deniece Williams was nominated for a Grammy for Best Gospel Performance, Female for her rendition of "Do You Hear What I Hear" at the 31st Grammy Awards. The album peaked at number 18 on the Billboard Top Inspirational Albums chart. [3]

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Silent Night, Holy Night" (BeBe & CeCe Winans) Franz X. Gruber, Joseph Mohr; arranged by BeBe Winans, Phil Naish, Billy Smiley B. Smiley5:43
2."Home for the Holidays" (Margaret Becker, Steve Camp, Steven Curtis Chapman, Geoff Moore, White Heart, BeBe & CeCe Winans)Arranged by B. SmileyB. Smiley4:18
3."Little Drummer Boy" (White Heart) Katherine Kennicott Davis, Henry Onorati, Harry Simeone; arranged by Mark Gersmehl, White HeartB. Smiley4:12
4."What Child Is This?" (Michael Card) William Chatterton Dix; arranged by Norbert Putnam, M. CardN. Putnam2:47
5."Do You Hear What I Hear?" (Deniece Williams) Noël Regney, Gloria Shayne; arranged by Brad Westering, Roby Duke B. Westering, R. Duke4:13
6."Winter Wonderland" (Steve Taylor) Felix Bernard, Richard Bernhard Smith; arranged by S. Taylor, George Llanes, Harry ScorzoS. Taylor1:56
7."O Come, O Come, Emmanuel" (Margaret Becker)Traditional; arranged by M. Becker, B. SmileyB. Smiley4:52
8."O Holy Night" (Steve Camp) Adolphe Adam, John Sullivan Dwight; arranged by S. CampS. Camp4:09
9."The First Noel" (Tim Miner)Traditional (additional lyrics by T. Miner, Cindy Cruse, Tommy Sims); arranged by T. Miner, T. SimsT. Miner, T. Sims4:35
10."Jingle Bell Rock" (Geoff Moore)Joe Beal, Jim Booth; arranged by B. Smiley, G. MooreB. Smiley2:59
11."Away in a Manger" (Steven Curtis Chapman)Traditional; arranged by S. Curtis ChapmanB. Smiley4:18
12."Angels We Have Heard on High" (Margaret Becker, Steven Curtis Chapman, Geoff Moore, White Heart, BeBe Winans)Traditional; arranged by B. SmileyB. Smiley4:18

Personnel

Lead vocalists

Musicians

Production

Technical

Charts

Chart (1988–89)Peak
position
US Top Inspirational Albums ( Billboard ) [3] 18

Radio singles

YearSinglesPeak positions
CCM AC [4]
1988–89"Home for the Holidays"31

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References

  1. "Various Artists, "Christmas"". AllMusic. Retrieved November 19, 2022.
  2. Various Artists: Christmas. Sparrow Records. 1988.
  3. 1 2 "Top Inspirational LPs" (PDF). Billboard . January 14, 1989. p. 25.
  4. Brothers, Jeffrey Lee, ed. (2003). CCM Hot Hits: AC Charts 1978 - 2001. AuthorHouse. p. 219. ISBN   1-4107-3294-0.