He Is Christmas

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He Is Christmas
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Studio album by
Released1991
Genre Gospel, Christmas
Label Reprise
Producer Take 6
Take 6 chronology
So Much 2 Say
(1990)
He Is Christmas
(1991)
Join the Band
(1994)
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He Is Christmas, released in 1991 on Reprise Records, is the 1st Christmas album by the American contemporary gospel music group Take 6. It won the 34th annual Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Duo or Group in 1991. [1]

Track listing

  1. "Silent Night"
  2. "Oh! He Is Christmas"
  3. "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing"
  4. "Away in a Manger"
  5. "Amen"
  6. "The Little Drummer Boy"
  7. "'Twas da Nite"
  8. "Sweet Little Jesus Boy"
  9. "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen" (with the Yellowjackets)
  10. "O Come, All Ye Faithful"

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References

  1. "34th Annual GRAMMY Awards". GRAMMY.com. 2017-11-28. Retrieved 2019-05-11.