''Christmas'' is a 1989
Michael W. Smith studio album and Smith's first
Christmas album.
Track listing
Personnel
*
Michael W. Smith – vocals, acoustic piano, keyboards, percussion, track arrangements
*
Dann Huff (uncredited) – guitar (2, 8, 9)
*
Paul Leim
Paul may refer to:
*Paul (given name), a given name (includes a list of people with that name)
*Paul (surname), a list of people
People
Christianity
* Paul the Apostle (AD c.5–c.64/65), also known as Saul of Tarsus or Saint Paul, early Chri ...
– drums (9)
* Bryan Lenox – percussion
* Ronn Huff – orchestral arrangements and conductor, choral arrangements, track arrangements (1)
* Carl Gorodetzky – concertmaster, contractor
*
The Nashville String Machine
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– orchestra
* The Nashville Festival Orchestra – orchestra
* Mary Bates – backing vocals
* Beverly Darnall – backing vocals
* Ellen Musick – backing vocals
* Leah Taylor – backing vocals
* Cathedral Choir – adult choir
* Fred Bock – music director for Cathedral Choir
* The American Boychoir – boychoir
*
James Litton – choir conductor for The American Boychoir
*
Amy Grant – vocal soloist (6)
* Nathan Wadley – vocal soloist (7)
Production
* Michael W. Smith – producer
* Ronn Huff – producer
* Michael Blanton – executive producer
* Terry Hemmings – executive producer
* Mark Laycock – orchestra and choir producer
* Bill Whittington – engineer, mixing
* Brent King – orchestra engineer, additional engineering
* Dan Garcia – additional engineering
* Scott MacMinn – additional engineering
*
Steve Charles – assistant engineer
* Joe Kraus – assistant engineer
* Bryan Lenox – assistant engineer
* Rick Horton – editing
* Ron Lewter – mastering
* Elizabeth Jones – production assistant
* D.L. Rhodes – cover coordinator
* Buddy Jackson – art direction, design, cover illustration
* Mark Tucker – photography
* Mary Beth Felts – stylist
Studios
* Recorded at
War Memorial Auditorium and Digital Recorders (Nashville, Tennessee); Deer Valley Studio (Franklin, Tennessee); Martin Sound (Alhambra, California);
Sigma Sound Studio
Sigma Sound Studios was a recording studio in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.. It was founded in 1968 by recording engineer Joseph Tarsia.
Located at 212 North 12th Street in Philadelphia, it was one of the first studios in the United States to ...
(Philadelphia, Pennsylvania).
* Mixed at Deer Valley Studio (Franklin, Tennessee).
* Edited at Digital Associates (Nashville, Tennessee).
* Mastered at The Mastering Lab (Los Angeles, California).
"All is Well"
"All is Well" features soloist Nathan Wadley. The song is also included in his compilation set ''
The Wonder Years'' (1993). In 2014, Smith remade the song for his 2014 holiday album ''
The Spirit of Christmas'', this time sharing the vocals with
country
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artist
Carrie Underwood
Carrie Marie Underwood (born March 10, 1983) is an American singer. She rose to prominence after winning the fourth season of ''American Idol'' in 2005. Her single "Inside Your Heaven" made her the only country artist to debut atop the ''Bill ...
. Christian girl group
Point of Grace
Point of Grace is an all-female contemporary Christian music vocal group. The current 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 wel ...
recorded a version for their 2005 album ''
Winter Wonderland''.
Clay Aiken recorded a cover version in 2006 for his Christmas EP ''All Is Well''.
Chart performance
References
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1989 Christmas albums
Christmas albums by American artists
Michael W. Smith albums
Reunion Records albums