''All the Joy in the World'' is
Jump5
Jump5 was an American Christian teen pop group active from 1999 until 2007. The group was made up of five members from Nashville: Brandon and Brittany Hargest, Chris Fedun, Lesley Moore and Libby Hodges. After Libby Hodges left in 2004, Natash ...
's first
Christmas album
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, released on October 22, 2002. Their covers of "
Joy to the World
"Joy to the World" is an English Christmas carol. The carol was written in 1719 by the English minister and hymnwriter Isaac Watts, and its lyrics are an interpretation of Psalm 98 celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ. Today, the carol is usua ...
", "A Strange Way to Save the World" and "
Sleigh Ride
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" were released to Christian
contemporary hit radio
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(CHR) and
adult contemporary
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radio on the week of October 31, 2002, just in time for the
Christmas and holiday season
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of that year. The album is a mix of both traditional and modern Christmas covers. "A Strange Way to Save the World" is a cover of a
4Him
4Him was a contemporary Christian group founded in 1990 in Mobile, Alabama, US. The group has ten Dove awards, a Grammy nomination and three certified gold albums to their credit. The group was inducted into Alabama's Music Hall of Fame, follo ...
song from their album "
The Season of Love
''The Season of Love'' (also known as ''Christmas: The Season of Love'') is a Christmas album, as well as the fourth studio album, of the contemporary Christian group 4Him. It was released on Benson Records on October 1, 1993.
Due to its original ...
". The album charted at No. 10 on the ''Billboard'' Top Holiday Albums chart and No. 16 on their Top Christian Albums charts.
Track listing
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Jump5 albums
2002 Christmas albums
Christmas albums by American artists
Pop Christmas albums