The Music of Christmas

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The Music of Christmas
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Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 26, 1995
Genre Christmas music, contemporary Christian music, rock, pop
Length60:52
Label Sparrow
Producer Brown Bannister and Steven Curtis Chapman
Steven Curtis Chapman chronology
Heaven in the Real World
(1994)
The Music of Christmas
(1995)
Signs of Life
(1996)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Jesus Freak Hideout(not rated) [2]

The Music of Christmas is the first Christmas album and seventh studio album overall by American contemporary Christian music singer and songwriter Steven Curtis Chapman. It was released on September 26, 1995.

Contents

Track listing

All songs written and/or arranged by Steven Curtis Chapman, except where noted.

  1. "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing/The Music Of Christmas"(Charles Wesley, Felix Mendelssohn, Chapman) – 6:43
  2. "Christmas Is All In The Heart" (feat. CeCe Winans) – 5:15
  3. "Angels We Have Heard on High" (Edward Shippen Barnes) – 5:39
  4. "O Come, O Come, Emmanuel" (John Mason Neale, Henry Sloane Coffin, Chapman) – 3:28
  5. "Our God Is With Us" (Chapman, Michael W. Smith) – 6:43
  6. Interlude: "The Music Of Christmas" (Handel, Wesley, Mendelssohn, Barnes, Chapman, Buchanan) – 4:46
  7. "This Baby" (William C. Dix, Chapman) – 4:35
  8. "Silent Night/Away in a Manger/O Holy Night" (Franz Gruber, James R. Murray, Adolphe Adam, Chapman) – 6:03
  9. "Carol of the Bells" (Mykola Leontovych, arranged by Chapman) – 3:44
  10. "O Come All Ye Faithful" (John Francis Wade, Chapman) – 4:18
  11. "Going Home For Christmas" (Chapman, James Isaac Elliot) – 5:25
  12. "Precious Promise" – 4:12

Personnel

Production

Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

YearChartPosition
1995 200 61
Top Contemporary Christian2

Certifications

CountrySales Certifications
(sales thresholds)
United States (RIAA)500,000Gold

References

  1. The Music of Christmas at AllMusic
  2. "Steven Curtis Chapman, "The Music of Christmas" Review". Jesusfreakhideout.com. Retrieved May 6, 2014.