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1989 studio album by Michael W. Smith
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[1] Jesus Freak Hideout
[2]
Christmas is a 1989
Michael W. Smith studio album and Smith's first
Christmas album .
Track listing
Title Writer(s) 1. "Overture"/"
O Come All Ye Faithful "
John Francis Wade 5:38 2. "Lux Venit" Beverly Darnall,
Amy Grant , M. Smith 3:28 3. "Anthem for Christmas"
Gloria Gaither , M. Smith 3:11 4. "First Snowfall" M. Smith 2:44 5. "Christ the Messiah" Elizabeth L. Jones, M. Smith, Deborah D. Smith 3:59 6. "No Eye Had Seen"
Amy Grant , M. Smith 2:53 7. "All Is Well"
Wayne Kirkpatrick , M. Smith 4:08 8. "Memoirs: A Trilogy" M. Smith,
John Mason Neale ,
Felix Mendelssohn 4:28 9. "Gloria" M. Smith, traditional 5:03 10. "
Silent Night "
Franz Xaver Gruber ,
Joseph Mohr 1:33
Personnel
Michael W. Smith – vocals, acoustic piano, keyboards, percussion, track arrangements
Dann Huff (uncredited) – guitar (2, 8, 9)
Paul Leim – drums (9)
Bryan Lenox – percussion
Ronn Huff – orchestral arrangements and conductor, choral arrangements, track arrangements (1)
Carl Gorodetzky – concertmaster, contractor
The Nashville String Machine – orchestra
The Nashville Festival Orchestra – orchestra
Mary Bates – backing vocals
Beverly Darnall – backing vocals
Ellen Musick – backing vocals
Leah Taylor – backing vocals
Cathedral Choir – adult choir
Fred Bock – music director for Cathedral Choir
The American Boychoir – boychoir
James Litton – choir conductor for The American Boychoir
Amy Grant – vocal soloist (6)
Nathan Wadley – vocal soloist (7)
Production
Michael W. Smith – producer
Ronn Huff – producer
Michael Blanton – executive producer
Terry Hemmings – executive producer
Mark Laycock – orchestra and choir producer
Bill Whittington – engineer, mixing
Brent King – orchestra engineer, additional engineering
Dan Garcia – additional engineering
Scott MacMinn – additional engineering
Steve Charles – assistant engineer
Joe Kraus – assistant engineer
Bryan Lenox – assistant engineer
Rick Horton – editing
Ron Lewter – mastering
Elizabeth Jones – production assistant
D.L. Rhodes – cover coordinator
Buddy Jackson – art direction, design, cover illustration
Mark Tucker – photography
Mary Beth Felts – stylist
Studios
Recorded at
War Memorial Auditorium and Digital Recorders (Nashville, Tennessee); Deer Valley Studio (Franklin, Tennessee); Martin Sound (Alhambra, California);
Sigma Sound Studios (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania).
Mixed at Deer Valley Studio (Franklin, Tennessee).
Edited at Digital Associates (Nashville, Tennessee).
Mastered at The Mastering Lab (Los Angeles, California).
"All Is Well"
"All Is Well" features soloist Nathan Wadley.
[3] The song is also included in his compilation set
The Wonder Years (1993). In 2014, Smith remade the song for his 2014 holiday album
The Spirit of Christmas , this time sharing the vocals with
country artist
Carrie Underwood .
[4] Christian girl group
Point of Grace recorded a version for their 2005 album
Winter Wonderland .
[5]
Clay Aiken recorded a cover version in 2006 for his Christmas EP All Is Well .
[6]
Chart performance
References
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