''The Christmas EP'' is a Christmas album by musician

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. It was released on November 1, 2011 with the intention of recording an additional seven songs to add to the five songs to make a full-length album for release in 2012, which would become Christmas Spirit.Music Producer Richard Marx: 'The Playboy Club' Felt 'Doomed From the Start'. The Hollywood Reporter. http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/music-producer-richard-marx-playboy-252004 It was his 23rd overall album, with the lead-off single "Christmas Spirit" being his 32nd single. The track reached #15 on ''

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s Adult Contemporary chart in December, giving Marx back-to-back Top 20 AC hits in 2011 (his first time since 1997).

Track listing

#"Christmas Spirit" (Marx,

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) #" O Holy Night" ( Adolphe Adam,

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) #" Silent Night" (duet with Sara Watkins) ( Franz Xaver Gruber, Joseph Mohr) #" I Heard The Bells On Christmas Day" (

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, Johnny Marks) #"Alleluia" ( Larry Gatlin)

Album credits

Personnel

*Steve Brewster – drums *Cliff Colnot – string arrangements *Mark Hill – bass guitar *Brandon Marx – guitars, drums, background vocals *Jesse Marx – keyboards, background vocals *Lucas Marx – guitars, background vocals *

– producer, writer, arrangements, lead vocals, acoustic guitar *Jerry McPherson – electric guitar *Jason Webb – keyboards, piano *

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– piano * Sara Watkins – lead vocals * Fee Waybill – writer

Background Vocals

*Opal Staples *Simbryt Whittington

Engineers

*Chip Matthews *Justin Niebank *Matthew Prock *Benny Quinn

References

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