Winter Wonderland (Point of Grace album)

Winter Wonderland
Studio album by Point of Grace
Released	October 4, 2005
Venue	The Philadelphia Cathedral (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
Studio	Ocean Way Nashville and Oxford Sound (Nashville, Tennessee) Abbey Road Studios (London, UK)
Genre	Christian pop, Christmas
Length	43:35
Label	Word Records
Producer	Brown Bannister
Point of Grace chronology
I Choose You (2004) Winter Wonderland (2005) How You Live (2007)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Winter Wonderland is the eleventh album by Contemporary Christian group Point of Grace and their second Christmas album, after 1999's A Christmas Story . It was released in 2005 by Word Records.

Track listing

1. "It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year" (Edward Pola; George Wyle) - 2:52
2. "Winter Wonderland" (Dick Smith; Felix Bernard) - 3:14
3. "Let There Be Light" featuring John David Webster (Marie Reynolds; Scott Krippayne) - 4:42
4. "Jingle Bells" (James Lord Pierpont) - 5:10
5. "Breath of Heaven (Mary's Song)" (Amy Grant; Chris Eaton) - 5:41
6. "In the First Light" (Robert John Kauflin) - 3:34
7. "Santa Medley" (Gene Autry; Johnny Marks; Oakley Haldeman; Steve Nelson; Walter Rollins) - 5:01
   • "Here Comes Santa Claus" (Gene Autry and Oakley Haldeman)
   • "Frosty the Snowman" (Jack Rollins and Steve Nelson)
   • "Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer" (Johnny Marks)
8. "Little Town" (Phillips Brooks; Lewis H. Redner; Chris Eaton) - 4:06
9. "For Unto Us" (George Frederick Handel) - 4:48
10. "All Is Well" featuring Michael W. Smith (Michael W. Smith; Wayne Kirkpatrick) - 4:21

Personnel

Point of Grace

• Shelley Breen – vocals
• Heather Payne – vocals
• Denise Jones – vocals
• Leigh Cappillino – vocals

Musicians

• Shane Keister – acoustic piano (1-5, 7, 8)
• Blair Masters – keyboards (1, 3, 5, 7, 8)
• Michael J. Nelson – synthesizer intro (3)
• Michael W. Smith – acoustic piano (10)
• Tom Bukovac – electric guitar (1, 3, 5, 7, 8)
• Jerry Kimbrough – acoustic guitar (1, 3, 8), guitars (2, 4), electric guitar (3)
• George Cocchini – electric guitar (3)
• David Hungate – bass (1-5, 7, 8), archtop guitar (7)
• Dan Needham – drums (1, 3, 5, 7, 8)
• Paul Leim – drums (2, 4)
• Eric Darken – percussion (2, 4)
• Mark Douthit – saxophones (2, 4)
• Barry Green – trombone (2, 4)
• Mike Haynes – trumpet (2, 4)
• Lee Levine – bass clarinet (4), clarinet (4)
• Sam Levine – flute (4)
• Carl Marsh – orchestra arrangements and conductor (1, 3, 7-10), vocal arrangements (2, 4), boys choir arrangements (5, 9)
• Gavyn Wright – concertmaster (1, 3, 5, 7-10)
• The London Session Orchestra – orchestra (1, 3, 5, 7-10)
• Michael Mellett – vocal arrangements (1, 3, 5, 7-9)
• Tim Davis – vocal arrangements (6)
• John David Webster – vocals (3)
• The Philadelphia Boys Choir – choir (5, 9)
• Jeffrey Smith – choir director (5, 9)

Production

• Michael Blanton – executive producer
• Brown Bannister – producer
• Tim Davis – vocal producer (2, 4)
• Steve Bishir – recording (tracks, overdubs, strings), mixing
• Andrew Dudman – assistant string engineer
• Aaron Sternke – digital editing
• Ted Jensen – mastering at Sterling Sound (New York, NY)
• Burton Brooks – A&R administration
• Traci Sterling Bishir – production coordinator
• Katherine Petillo – art direction
• Sally Carnes Gulde– design
• Aaron Rapoport – photography
• Blair Burle – senior creative administrator
• David Kaufman – wardrobe
• Josh Grimes – hair stylist
• Tobie Orr – make-up
• Lori Casteel – music preparation
• Mike Casteel – music preparation
• Stephen Lamb – music preparation
• Eberhard Ramm – music preparation
• Blanton Harrell Cooke & Corzine – management

References

1. Farias, Andree. Winter Wonderland at AllMusic