Christmas is a limited edition 3-LP boxed set by Christian singer -songwriter
Amy Grant, released on October 11, 2019 by Amy Grant Productions and Sparrow Records, distributed by Capitol Christian Music Group.
It is a collection of all three Christmas albums by Grant, with two of them, Home for Christmas and A Christmas to Remember, available on vinyl for the first time, while A Christmas Album has been originally available on vinyl. The boxed set also includes a bonus 7" vinyl featuring two exclusive tracks, "Let the Season Take Wing" backed with a cover of The Carpenters' "Merry Christmas Darling." The former track was originally available as a cassette tape single when purchased with Home for Christmas and the latter was a hidden CD bonus track when purchased with A Christmas to Remember, both were sold exclusively at Target stores.
While all three Christmas albums are available for digital streaming and downloading for purchase, the extra tracks remain unavailable digitally but only on this limited edition boxed set. A YouTube link for both tracks is posted below this article.
A Christmas Album -produced by Brown Bannister (1983)
Side A
1. Tennessee Christmas (Amy Grant, Gary Chapman) -4:33
2. Hark! The Herald Angels Sing (William H. Cummings, Felix Mendelssohn, Charles Wesley) -2:53
3. Preiset Dem Konig! (Praise the King!) (instrumental) (Shane Keister) -1:39
4. Emmanuel (Michael W. Smith) -2:54
5. Little Town (Words by Phillip Brooks, Music by Chris Eaton) -2:47
6. Christmas Hymn (Amy Grant, Michael W. Smith) -2:32
Side B
7. Love Has Come (Amy Grant, Michael W. Smith, Shane Keister) -4:02
8. Sleigh Ride (Leroy Anderson, Mitchell Parish) -3:35
9. The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire) (Mel Tormé, Robert Wells) -3:45
10. Heirlooms (Amy Grant, Bob Farrell, Brown Bannister) -3:42
11. A Mighty Fortress/Angels We Have Heard on High (Traditional/Edward S. Barnes) -5:00
Home for Christmas -produced by Brown Bannister with co-production by Ronn
Huff on tracks 2 and 3 (1992)
Side A
1. Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas (Ralph Blane, Hugh Martin) -2:36
2. It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year (Edward Pola, George Wyle) -2:26
3. Joy to the World/Born Unto Us a Child Is Born (Isaac Watts, George Frideric Handel) -2:33
4. Breathe of Heaven (Mary's Song) (Amy Grant, Chris Eaton) -5:29
5. O Come All Ye Faithful (John Francis Wade) -3:01
6. Grown-Up Christmas List (David Foster, Linda Thompson; additional lyrics by Amy Grant) -5:00
Side B
7. Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree (Johnny Marks) -2:07
8. Winter Wonderland (Felix Bernard, Dick Smith) -2:17
9. I'll Be Home for Christmas (Kim Gannon, Walter Kent, Buck Ram) -3:27
10. The Night Before Christmas (Carly Simon) -3:52
11. Emmanuel, God with Us (Amy Grant, Chris Eaton, Robert Marshall) -4:56
12. Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring (instrumental) (Johann Sebastian Bach) -4:47
A Christmas to Remember -produced by Michael Omartian (1999)
Side A
1. A Christmas to Remember (Amy Grant, Chris Eaton, Beverly Darnall) -4:21
2. Christmas Can't Be Very Far Away (Roger Cook, Wayne Jackson) -3:15
3. Silent Night (Joseph Mohr, Franz Gruber) -3:46
4. Christmas Lullaby (I Will Lead You Home) (Amy Grant, Chris Eaton) -3:10
5. Highland Cathedral (instrumental) (Ulrich Roever, Michael Korb) -2:49
6. Jingle Bell Rock (Joe Beal, Jim Boothe) -2:25
Side B
7. Mister Santa (Pat Ballard) -2:30
8. 'Til the Season Comes 'Round Again (John Barlow Jarvis, Randy Goodrum)
-5:04
9. Gabriel's Oboe (instrumental) (Ennio Morricone) -2:14
10. Welcome to Our World (Chris Rice) -2:56
11. Agnus Dei (Michael W. Smith) -6:15
Bonus 7" vinyl:
Side A
"Merry Christmas Darling" (Richard Carpenter, Frank Pooler) -4:01
produced by Michael Omartian
Side B
"Let the Season Take Wing" (Robert E. Irving, Kevin Quinn) -3:50
produced by Brown Bannister
Previous release: Tennessee Christmas (2016)
Next release: Lead Me On Live 1989 (2023)
Listen to the track "Merry Christmas Darling" here:
Listen to the track "Let the Season Take Wing" here:
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