Believe (2005)

Believe is the fifth studio and Christmas album by Christian singer - songwriter Natalie Grant, released on October 25, 2005 by Curb Records. Grant's husband Bernie Herms produced the album. Released about seven months after her successful album Awaken and with "Held" still on the radio, Grant puts out her first holiday album with a mixture of secular and sacred Christmas songs including two original tracks: the title song, "I Believe," written by Grant and "One Child" written by David Mullen. Believe climbed to number 29 on the Top Christian Albums, number 13 on the Heatseekers Albums and in early 2007 peaked at number 34 on the Top Holiday Albums charts in Billboard magazine. The album was nominated for a Dove Award for Inspirational Album of the Year.

Track listing

1. O Come All Ye Faithful (John Francis Wade) -3:38

2. Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! (Jule Styne, Sammy Cahn) -2:28

3. Santa Claus is Coming to Town (John Frederick Coots, Haven Gillespie) -2:35

4. I Believe (Natalie Grant) -5:14

5. O Little Town of Bethlehem (Phillips Brooks, Lewis Redner) -4:39

6. Joy to the World (Isaac Watts) -4:31

7. What Christmas Means to Me (Anna Gordy Gaye, George Gordy, Allen Story)

-3:41

8. Medley (arranged by Bernie Herms) -8:47

Silver Bells (Jay Livingston, Ray Evans)

Savior Came for Me

O Holy Night (Adolphe Adam, John Sullivan Dwight, Placide Cappeau)

9. One Child (David Mullen)/O Come All Ye Faithful (reprise) -6:08

10. Sweet Little Jesus Boy (Robert Mac Gimsey) -3:52

Radio singles

2005 -2006 "Santa Claus is Coming to Town" -#15 Billboard Hot Christian Songs,

#15 Billboard Christian Airplay, #12 Billboard Christian AC Airplay, #9 Billboard

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2005 "What Christmas Means to Me" -#22 Billboard Hot Christian Songs, #22

Billboard Christian Airplay, #19 Billboard Christian AC Airplay

2005 -2006 "O Little Town of Bethlehem" -#25 Billboard Hot Christian Songs, #25

Billboard Christian Airplay, #23 Billboard Christian AC Airplay

2005 -2006 "I Believe" -#28 Billboard Hot Christian Songs, #28 Billboard 

Christian Airplay, #24 Billboard Christian AC Airplay

2006 "Joy to the World" -#33 Billboard Hot Christian Songs, #33 Billboard

Christian Airplay, #34 Billboard Christian AC Airplay

Previous release: Awaken (2005)

Next release: Relentless (2008)