Christmas Offerings

Christmas Offerings
Studio album by Third Day
Released	October 17, 2006
Recorded	May 20, 2006
Studio	Nickel and Dime Studios (Atlanta, Georgia) The Bat Cave (Marietta, Georgia) Curb Studio (Nashville, Tennessee)
Genre	Christian rock, Christmas music
Label	Reunion, Essential, Brentwood
Producer	Third Day Don McCollister
Third Day chronology
Wherever You Are (2005) Christmas Offerings (2006) Chronology Volume 1 (2006)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Jesus Freak Hideout	[2]

Christmas Offerings is the seventh full-length album by the Christian rock band Third Day. It was released on October 17, 2006. "Away in a Manger", "Silent Night", "The First Noel" and "Do You Hear What I Hear" are all live versions. "Christmas Like a Child", "Born in Bethlehem", "Merry Christmas" and "Jesus, Light of the World" are original songs recorded in studio.

Track listing

Album release

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"O Come All Ye Faithful"	John Francis Wade	3:51
2.	"Do You Hear What I Hear?"	Noel Regney, Gloria Shayne	3:37
3.	"Born in Bethlehem"	Third Day, Mac Powell	3:43
4.	"O Holy Night"	Adolphe Adam	4:06
5.	"Angels We Have Heard on High"	Traditional	3:50
6.	"Silent Night"	Joseph Mohr	4:10
7.	"Jesus, Light of the World"	Third Day	3:56
8.	"Joy to the World"	Lowell Mason, Isaac Watts	3:36
9.	"What Child Is This?"	William Chatterton Dix	3:30
10.	"The First Noel"	Traditional	2:59
11.	"Christmas Like a Child"	Tai Anderson, Third Day	4:02
12.	"Away in a Manger"	James R. Murray	3:57
13.	"Merry Christmas"	Brad Avery, Third Day	6:30
Total length:			50:37

Awards

In 2007, the album won a Dove Award for Christmas Album of the Year at the 38th GMA Dove Awards. ^[3]

Personnel

Third Day

• Mac Powell – lead vocals, backing vocals, acoustic guitar
• Brad Avery – guitars
• Mark Lee – guitars
• Tai Anderson – bass
• David Carr – drums

Additional musicians

• Scotty Wilbanks – acoustic piano, keyboards, Hammond B3 organ
• Blaine Barcus – sleigh bells (5)
• Worldwide Groove Corporation – string arrangements (3, 4, 13)
• Brandon Brooks – cello (7, 8, 10)
• Pat Barrett – backing vocals
• Don McCollister – backing vocals

Production

• Terry Hemmings – executive producer
• Blaine Barcus – A&R
• Third Day – producers
• Don McCollister – producer, engineer, mixing
• Laura Harrington – assistant engineer
• Jonathan Medley – assistant engineer
• Kris Sampson – assistant engineer
• Tony Terrebonne – assistant engineer, additional engineer
• Craig White – string engineer (3, 4, 13)
• Hank Williams – mastering at MasterMix (Nashville, Tennessee)
• Michelle Pearson – A&R production
• Tai Anderson – art direction
• Stephanie McBrayer – art direction
• Tim Parker – art direction
• Stephanie Waldrop – art direction
• Bert Sumner – design
• Robert Ascroft – photography
• Traci Sgrignoli – make-up, hair stylist
• Creative Trust – management

References

1. Allmusic review
2. Jesus Freak Hideout review
3. 38th Annual GMA Awards Archived 2009-04-26 at the Wayback Machine on About.com