A Christmas Story (Point of Grace album)
A Christmas Story is the fifth album and first Christmas album by Contemporary Christian group Point of Grace. It was released in 1999 by Word Records.
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| Released | September 27, 1999 | |||
| Studio | The Sound Kitchen (Franklin, TN); Abbey Road Studios (London, England); CBC Studio 12 (Montreal, Canada). | |||
| Genre | Christian pop, holiday | |||
| Label | Word Records | |||
| Producer | Brown Bannister | |||
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The album features several traditional Christmas 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's Christmas Tour.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Joy to the World" | 0:59 | |
| 2. | "When Love Came Down" | Chris Eaton | 4:05 |
| 3. | "Angels We Have Heard On High" | 5:53 | |
| 4. | "Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow / Sleigh Ride" | 4:10 | |
| 5. | "Carol of the Bells / What Child Is This?" | 4:56 | |
| 6. | "O Holy Night" | 5:33 | |
| 7. | "How Great Our Joy" | 1:20 | |
| 8. | "Emmanuel, God With Us / O Come, O Come Emmanuel" | Christy Nockels, Nathan Nockels | 4:58 |
| 9. | "Light of the World" (featuring Michael Tait) | Brent Bourgeois | 4:27 |
| 10. | "Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town" | 2:36 | |
| 11. | "Jingle Bell Rock" | 3:08 | |
| 12. | "Coventry Carol" | 2:05 | |
| 13. | "One King" | Lowell Alexander, Jeff Borders, Gayla Borders | 4:02 |
| 14. | "Not That Far from Bethlehem" | Alexander, J. Borders, G. Borders | 3:54 |
| Total length: | 52:04 | ||
Personnel
- Point of Geace
- Shelley Breen
- Heather Payne
- Denise Jones
- Terry Jones
- Musicians
- Chris Eaton – piano (2), arrangements (2, 3), vocal arrangements (4-7, 9, 11, 12, 13)
- Shane Keister – additional keyboards (2), piano (10, 11, 13), track arrangement (11), orchestra arrangement (11)
- Blair Masters – additional keyboards (2, 3, 9, 14)
- Brent Bourgeois – piano (3), arrangements (3), vocal arrangements (9)
- Matt Rollings – piano (8)
- Tom Hemby – electric guitar (2), acoustic guitar (14)
- Jerry McPherson – electric guitar (2, 3, 13), guitar (9, 10, 11), percussion (11)
- Gordon Kennedy – electric guitar (3)
- Rivers Rutherford – acoustic guitar (11, 14), gut-string guitar (13)
- Chris Leuzinger – electric guitar (14)
- Adam Anders – bass (2)
- Jimmie Lee Sloas – bass (3)
- Leland Sklar – bass (9, 10, 11, 13, 14)
- Paul Leim – drums (2, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14), percussion (11)
- Chris McHugh – drums (3)
- Eric Darken – percussion (2, 3, 8-11, 13)
- Sam Levine – pennywhistle (2), recorder (2, 13), alto saxophone (10)
- Mark Douthit – saxophone (4, 9), alto saxophone (10)
- Skaila Kanga – harp (6)
- Jeff Coffin – baritone saxophone (10)
- Doug Moffet – tenor saxophone (10)
- Denis Solee – tenor saxophone (10)
- Ernie Collins – trombone (10)
- Chris Dunn – trombone (10)
- Barry Green – trombone (10)
- Chris McDonald – trombone (10)
- Mike Haynes – trumpet (10)
- Steve Patrick – trumpet (10)
- Richard Steffen – trumpet (10)
- George Tidwell – trumpet (10)
- Carl Marsh – arrangements (1, 5–8, 12), orchestration (2, 3, 8, 9, 14), vocal arrangements (5, 7), brass arrangement (10), rhythm track arrangement (10)
- Ronn Huff – orchestration (4), vocal arrangements (4, 10)
- Tim Davis – vocal arrangements (10)
- Gavyn Wright – concertmaster
- Philippe Dunnigan – contractor
- The London Session Orchestra – orchestra
- Ensemble Claude-Gervaise – medievil orchestra (7, 12)
- FACE Treble Choir – choir (2, 7, 8)
- The Kid Connection – children choir (2, 13)
- Michael Tait – vocal soloist (9)
Production
- Producer – Brown Bannister
- A&R Direction – Brent Bourgeois
- A&R Coordination – Linda Bourne Wornell
- Recorded and Mixed by Steve Bishir
- Mix Assistant – Hank Nirider
- Assisted Recording – Jedd Hackett, Melissa Mattey, Hank Nirider and Greg Parker.
- Additional Engineering – Patrick Kelly, Russ Long and David Schober.
- London Session Orchestra recorded by Steve Price
- Medievil orchestra and choir recorded by Rob Healey
- Harp and tin whistle recorded by Steve Bishir
- Mixed at Seventeen Grand (Nashville, TN) and Bulldog Studio (Franklin, TN).
- Editing by Fred Paragano
- Mastered by Alan Yashita at A&M Mastering (Hollywood, CA).
- Production Manager – Traci Sterling Bishir
- Music Copyist – Mike Casteel
- Art Direction – Chuck Hargett and Beth Lee
- Design – Beth Lee
- Photography – Michael Haber
- Styling – Pauline Leonard
- Hair and Make-up – Melissa Schliecher and Melanie Shelley
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