A Christmas Story is the fifth album and first Christmas

Christmas

Christmas or Christmas Day is an annual holiday generally celebrated on December 25 by billions of people around the world. It is a Christian feast that commemorates the birth of Jesus Christ, liturgically closing the Advent season and initiating the season of Christmastide, which lasts twelve days...

 album by Contemporary Christian group Point of Grace

Point of Grace

Point of Grace is an all-female Contemporary Christian music group. The trio consists of Shelley Breen, Denise Jones, and Leigh Cappillino. The group started out as a quartet in 1991, with original members Breen and Jones, as well as Terry Jones and Heather Payne...

. It was released in 1999 by Word Records

Word Records

Word Records is a Christian record label based in Nashville, Tennessee. It is a division of Word Entertainment , which, itself is co-owned by Warner Music Group and Curb Records...

.

The album features several traditional Christmas

Christmas

Christmas or Christmas Day is an annual holiday generally celebrated on December 25 by billions of people around the world. It is a Christian feast that commemorates the birth of Jesus Christ, liturgically closing the Advent season and initiating the season of Christmastide, which lasts twelve days...

 songs arranged especially for the group, plus some original songs.

The group heavily promoted the album, appearing in various national media outlets as well as appearing on Amy Grant

Amy Grant

Amy Lee Grant is an American singer-songwriter, musician, author, media personality and actress, best known for her Christian music. She has been referred to as "The Queen of Christian Pop"...

's Christmas Tour.

Track listing

1. "Joy To The World" (Isaac Watts;Lowell Mason) – 0:59
2. "When Love Came Down" (Chris Eaton) – 4:05
3. "Angels We Have Heard On High" (Traditional) – 5:53
4. "Medley" – 4:10
   • "Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow" (Jule Styne;Sammy Cahn)
   • "Sleigh Ride" (Leroy Anderson;Mitchell Parish)
5. "Medley 2" – 4:56
   • "Carol Of The Bells" (Peter Wilhousky)
   • "What Child Is This?" (William Chatterton Dix)
6. "O Holy Night" (Adolphe Adam;John Sullivan Dwight) – 5:33
7. "How Great Our Joy" – 1:20
8. "Medley 3" – 4:58
   • "Emmanuel, God With Us" (John Mason Neale)
   • "O Come, O Come Emmanuel"
9. "Light Of The World" featuring Michael Tait
   Michael Tait
   Michael DeWayne Tait is a Contemporary Christian Music artist. Michael Tait met Toby McKeehan and Kevin Max while attending Liberty University in the late 1980s, and formed four-time grammy winning band DC Talk, with whom he released 5 acclaimed studio albums...
   
    – 4:25
10. "Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town" (Haven Gillespie;J. Fred Coots) – 2:36
11. "Jingle Bell Rock" (Jim Boothe;Joe Beal) – 3:08
12. "Coventry Carol" (Robert Croo) – 2:05
13. "One King" (James Boothe;Joseph Beal) – 4:02
14. "Not That Far From Bethlehem" (Alexander Talmadge Jr, Gayla Borders, Jeff Borders) – 3:54

Singers

• Shelley Breen
• Heather Payne
• Denise Jones
• Terry Jones