Home for the Holidays | ||||
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Released | October 5, 2010 | |||
Recorded | 2010 | |||
Studio | Starstruck Studios and Pain In The Art Studios (Nashville, Tennessee) | |||
Genre | Christian pop, country pop, holiday | |||
Label | Word | |||
Producer | Nathan Chapman, Stephanie Chapman | |||
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Home for the Holidays is the fifteenth album and fourth Christmas album by Christian group Point of Grace. It was released on October 5, 2010. It is their first full-length Christmas recording since their 2005 holiday release, Winter Wonderland . It is also their first full-length holiday release as a trio. The group once again worked with producer Nathan Chapman as well as his wife, Stephanie Chapman.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "White Christmas" | Irving Berlin | 3:45 |
2. | "Candy Cane Lane" | Jennifer Zuffinetti | 2:45 |
3. | "Labor of Love" | Andrew Peterson | 4:34 |
4. | "Home for the Holidays / Silver Bells" | Robert Allen, Ray Evans, Jay Livingston, Al Stillman | 3:53 |
5. | "Immanuel" | Chad Cates, Tony Wood, Jonathan Yudkin | 3:37 |
6. | "Little Drummer Boy" | Katherine Davis, Henry Onorati, Harry Simeone | 3:39 |
7. | "Holly Jolly Christmas" | Johnny Marks | 3:08 |
8. | "Joy to the World" | Lowell Mason, Isaac Watts | 3:22 |
9. | "Not So Silent Night" | Scott Krippayne, Jeff Peabody | 4:10 |
10. | "The Giver and the Gift" (featuring Jim Brickman) | Nicolle Galyan, Molly Reed, Jonathan Yudkin | 3:49 |
Total length: | 36:42 |
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