The Secret of Giving: A Christmas Collection

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The Secret of Giving: A Christmas Collection
The Secret of Giving: A Christmas Collection cover
Studio album by Reba McEntire
Released 1999
Genre Country Christmas music
Label MCA Nashville
Producer David Malloy and Reba McEntire
Reba McEntire chronology
If You See Him
(1998)
The Secret of Giving: A Christmas Collection
(1999)
So Good Together
(1999)

The Secret of Giving: A Christmas Collection is Reba McEntire's second Christmas album. It is the follow up to her 1987 release, Merry Christmas to You. The album features mostly new, original holiday tunes with only a couple of traditional favorites. The children featured on "The Angels Sang" are actually the class of her son Shelby who was in the third grade at the time. The album peaked at No. 10 on the Billboard country chart and is currently certified Gold by the RIAA.

The album was followed by a CBS made-for-television movie also called The Secret of Giving. The film starred McEntire and aired on Thanksgiving night in 1999. It featured songs from the album as its soundtrack.


[edit] Track listing

  1. This Is My Prayer For You
  2. I Saw Mama Kissing Santa Claus
  3. One Child, One Day
  4. Mary, Did You Know?
  5. Up On The Housetop
  6. The Angels Sang
  7. Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
  8. The Secret Of Giving
  9. This Christmas
  10. Til' The Season Comes 'Round Again

[edit] Personnel

  • Reba McEntire - vocals
  • Eddie Bayers - drums
  • Paul Leim - drums
  • Richard "Spady" Brannan - bass
  • Glenn Worf - bass
  • B. James Lowry - acoustic guitar
  • Biff Watson - acoustic guitar
  • Jeff King - electric guitar
  • Brent Mason - electric guitar
  • Jerry McPherson - electric guitar
  • Jimmy Nichols - keyboards, backing vocals
  • Larry Franklin - fiddle
  • Terry Crisp - steel
  • Paul Franklin - steel
  • Eric Darken - percussion
  • Will Smith - autoharp
  • Liana Manis - backing vocals
  • Joe Chemay - backing vocals

[edit] Charts

AlbumBillboard (North America)

Year Chart Position
1999 Top Country Albums #10
1999 The Billboard 200 #85
1999 Top Holiday Albums #8

SinglesBillboard (North America)

Year Single Chart Position
1999 "I'll Be Home For Christmas" Hot Country Singles & Tracks #68
1999 "Away In A Manger" Hot Country Singles & Tracks #73
2000 "Secret of Giving" Hot Country Singles & Tracks #58
2000 "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus" Hot Country Singles & Tracks #50