A Lovely Way to Spend Christmas

A Lovely Way to Spend Christmas is the third studio and first Christmas album released by American singer and actress Kristin Chenoweth.^[1]^[2] Released on October 14, 2008, the album sees Chenoweth collaborating with jazz musician John Pizzarelli on "Sleigh Ride/Marshmallow World". Chenoweth stated she had desired to record a Christmas album since signing with Sony Classical in 2000 after being inspired by Barbra Streisand's A Christmas Album as a child.^[3] The album has peaked at #77 on the Billboard 200 so far, and has become her first album to chart on the Billboard 200.

Track listing

"I'll Be Home for Christmas" (Kim Gannon, Walter Kent, Buck Ram) – 3:28
"Christmas Island" (Lyle Moraine) – 3:12
"The Christmas Waltz" (Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne) – 3:00
"Do You Hear What I Hear?" (Noël Regney, Gloria Shayne Baker) – 4:08
"Sleigh Ride/Marshmallow World" (Leroy Anderson/Peter DeRose, Carl Sigman) – 3:39
"Sing" (Robbie Buchanan, Jay Landers, Charlie Midnight, Joe Raposo) – 3:00
"Silver Bells" (Ray Evans, Jay Livingston) – 4:12
"Come on Ring Those Bells" (A. R. Culverwell) – 3:11
"What Child Is This?" (William Chatterton Dix) – 4:13
"Home on Christmas Day" (Walter Afanasieff, Landers) – 4:00
"Born on Christmas Day" (Keith Andes, Buchanan, Peabo Bryson) – 4:15
"Sleep Well Little Children/What a Wonderful World" (Alan Bergman, Leon Klatzkin/Bob Thiele, George David Weiss) – 3:21

Robbie Buchanan – piano, arrangements, conducting, keyboards, programming, producer
Jorge Calandrelli – arrangements
Kristin Chenoweth – vocals
George Doering – acoustic guitar, mandolin
Johnson Enos – backing vocals
Mick Guzauski – mixing
Bob Krogstad – arrangements
Jay Landers – executive producer
Harvey Mason – drums
John Pizzarelli – vocals (Track 5)
Eric Rigler – Irish flute
Aaron J. Sala – backing vocals
Beverley Staunton – backing vocals
Neil Stubenhaus – bass
Jonathan Tunick – arrangements, conducting
Randy Waldman – piano
Frank Wolf – engineer