O Holy Night! is the 16th studio and second Christmas album by Christian singer Sandi Patty, released in the fall of 1996 by Word Records. It is her first Christmas album since her 1983 album The Gift Goes On with six tracks produced by Patty's long-time producer Greg Nelson and five songs selected from the 1992 Hallmark Christmas album Celebrate Christmas! included produced by Fred Salem with arrangements conducted by David T. Clylesdale featuring the London Symphony Orchestra. The album was originally supposed to be released in 1995 but was delayed by over a year. O Holy Night! peaked at number 7 on the Top Christian Albums, number 8 on the Top Holiday Albums, number 4 on the Heatseekers Albums and made its first appearance on the Billboard Top 200 Albums charting to number 143.
Track listing
1. Angels We Have Heard on High (Edward S. Barnes) -3:14
2. Carol of the Bells (traditional) -3:46
3. (There's No Place Like) Home for the Holidays/I'll Be Home for Christmas
(Robert Allen, Al Stillman/Walter Kent, Kim Gannon, Buck Ram) -6:05
4. White Christmas/Winter Wonderland (Irving Berlin/Felix Bernard, Richard
Bernhard Smith) -4:23
5. O Holy Night (Adolphe Adam, John Sullivan Dwight) -4:28
6. I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day (tradition) -3:04
7. My Favorite Things (Richard Rogers, Oscar Hammerstein II) -2:55
8. Silver Bells (Jay Livingston, Ray Evans) -3:29
9. The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting) (Mel Tormé, Robert Wells) -3:16
10. Child of Peace (Bob Farrell) -3:57
11. Star of Bethlehem (Karla Worley) -5:26
Production credits
Greg Nelson -producer (tracks 2 -4, 6, 7 and 11)
Fred Salem -producer (tracks 1, 5, 8 -10)
Previous release: An American Songbook (1996)
Next release: Artist of My Soul (1997)
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