The Truth About Christmas

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The Truth About Christmas
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Studio album by
Released1990
Genre Christmas, gospel, R&B
Length41:05
Label Jive/Verity
Producer Loris Holland
Vanessa Bell Armstrong chronology
Wonderful One
(1988)
The Truth About Christmas
(1990)
Something On The Inside
(1993)
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The Truth About Christmas is the sixth studio album by gospel singer Vanessa Bell Armstrong, released in 1990 on Jive Records. [2] This album was also Grammy nominated in the category of Best Traditional Soul Gospel Album. [3]

Contents

Critical reception

Bradley Torreano of AllMusic, in a 2/5 star review, remarked "Vanessa Bell Armstrong is one of the many gospel artists to try their hands at a Christmas album. Despite her excellent voice and obvious talents, that still does not save The Truth About Christmas". [1]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."'Holy Prelude'" Loris Holland 0:58
2."'O Holy Night'" Adolphe Adam, John Sullivan Dwight 6:20
3."'Joy to the World'" Lowell Mason, Isaac Watts 1:43
4."'Joy'"Traditional4:14
5."'Sermon'"Rev. Jesse Bell of Mount Everett Church, Detroit, Michigan4:32
6."'The Truth About Christmas'"Loris Holland, Jeau Frierson4:40
7.""Medley: 'Away in a Manger'/'Silent Night'/'O Come All Ye Faithful'"Traditional4:32
8."'Christ the Lord'"Traditional4:28
9."'The Little Drummer Boy'"Traditional4:42
10."'Go Tell It on the Mountain'" John W. Work 4:56

References

  1. 1 2 Torreano, Bradley. "Vanessa Bell Armstrong - The Truth About Christmas". AllMusic . Retrieved September 18, 2025.
  2. Vanessa Bell Armstrong. The Truth About Christmas (album). Jive Records.
  3. "Vanessa Bell Armstrong". The Recording Academy . Retrieved September 18, 2025.