Christmas (Michael W. Smith album)
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Christmas is the 1989 Michael W. Smith
studio album.
Michael W. Smith
Michael Whitaker Smith is a Billboard top ten Billboard Hot 100 recording artist and Grammy Award-winning American singer-songwriter, composer, and actor. He is one of the best-selling and most influential artists in Contemporary Christian music. Smith also has achieved a considerable amount of...
studio album.
Track listing
- "Overture/O Come All Ye Faithful" (John Francis Wade) – 5:38
- "Lux Venit" (Beverly Darnall, Amy GrantAmy GrantAmy 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"...
, Michael W. Smith) – 3:28 - "Anthem for Christmas" (Gloria Gaither, Michael W. Smith) – 3:11
- "First Snowfall" (Smith) – 2:44
- "Christ the Messiah" (Elizabeth L. Jones, Smith, Deborah D. Smith) – 3:59
- "No Eye Had Seen" (Grant, Smith) – 2:53
- "All Is Well" (Wayne Kirkpatrick, Smith) – 4:08
- "Memoirs: A Trilogy: The Voice/Good King Wenceslaus/Hark the Herald Angels Sing" (Smith) – 4:28
- "Gloria" (Smith) – 5:03
- "Silent NightSilent Night"Silent Night" is a popular Christmas carol. The original lyrics of the song "Stille Nacht" were written in Oberndorf bei Salzburg, Austria, by the priest Father Joseph Mohr and the melody was composed by the Austrian headmaster Franz Xaver Gruber...
" (Franz Xaver Gruber, Joseph Mohr) – 1:33
Personnel
- Mary Bates – Background vocals
- Michael Blanton – Producer, Executive Producer
- Fred Bock – Director, Music Direction
- Steve Charles – Assistant Engineer
- Scott Couper – Vocals
- Beverly Darnall – Background vocals
- Mary Beth Felts – Stylist
- Danny Garcia – Engineer
- Carl Gorodetzky – Concert Master, Contractor
- Amy GrantAmy GrantAmy 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"...
– Vocals - Terry Hemmings – Producer, Executive Producer
- Rick Horton – Editing
- Ronn Huff – Arranger, Conductor, Orchestra, Producer, Orchestral Arrangements, Choir Arrangement
- Buddy Jackson – Artwork, Art Direction, Design, Illustrations, Cover Illustration
- Elizabeth Carol Jones – Production Assistant
- Brent King – Engineer
- Joe Kraus – Assistant Engineer
- Richard Lee – Vocals
- Paul Leim – Drums
- Bryan Lenox – Percussion, Assistant Engineer
- Ron Lewter – Mastering
- James Litton – Conductor
- Scott MacMinn – Engineer
- Ellen Musick – Background vocals
- Nashville String Machine – Group
- Frederick Oakeley – Translation
- D.L. Rhodes – Cover Coordinator
- Michael W. Smith – Percussion, Piano, Arranger, Keyboards, Vocals, Producer
- Leah Taylor – Background vocals
- Mark Tucker – Photography
- Nathan Wadley – Vocals
- Bill Whittington – Engineer, Mixing