| Christmastime | ||||
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| Released | October 13, 1998 | |||
| Recorded | 1998 | |||
| Genre | Christmas music | |||
| Length | 45:04 | |||
| Label | Reunion | |||
| Producer | Brown Bannister
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| Michael W. Smith chronology | ||||
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| AllMusic |   [1] |
Christmastime is a studio album by Michael W. Smith. It was his second holiday-themed release, following 1989's Christmas .
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Happiest Christmas" | (Myles Rudge, Ted Dicks) | 3:08 |
| 2. | "Kay Thompson's Jingle Bells" | (Kay Thompson, Johnny Mandel, J. Pierpont) | 2:17 |
| 3. | "Christmastime" | (MWS, Joanna Carlson) | 4:15 |
| 4. | "Welcome to Our World" | (Chris Rice) | 3:28 |
| 5. | "Hope of Israel" | (MWS) | 3:17 |
| 6. | "Medley: Sing We Now of Christmas/O Come, O Come, Emmanuel/Emmanuel" | (MWS) | 5:27 |
| 7. | "O Christmas Tree (instrumental duet with Phil Keaggy)" | 3:53 | |
| 8. | "The Christmas Waltz (with Sandi Patty)" | (Sammy Cahn, Jules Styne) | 3:00 |
| 9. | "We Three Kings" | 3:22 | |
| 10. | "Medley: Away in a Manger/Child in the Manger" | 5:06 | |
| 11. | "Carols Sing (Paul and Martha Puckett)" | 2:14 | |
| 12. | "Medley: I Saw Three Ships/Joy to the World" | 5:37 |
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| Chart (1998) | Peak position |
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| US Billboard 200 [2] | 90 |
| US Christian Albums (Billboard) [3] | 5 |
| US Top Holiday Albums (Billboard) [4] | 4 |
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