Christmas Offerings
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| Studio album by Third Day | ||||
| Released | October 17, 2006 | |||
| Recorded |
May 20, 2006 Nickel and Dime Studios Marietta, GA | |||
| Genre | Christian rock, Christmas music | |||
| Label | Reunion, Essential, Brentwood | |||
| Producer |
Third Day Don McCollister | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Jesus Freak Hideout | [2] |
Christmas Offerings is the seventh full-length album by the Christian rock band Third Day. It was released on October 17, 2006. "Away in a Manger", "Silent Night", "The First Noel" and "Do You Hear What I Hear" are all live versions. "Christmas Like a Child", "Born in Bethlehem", "Merry Christmas" and "Jesus, Light of the World" are original songs recorded in studio.
Track listing
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| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length | |||||||
| 1. | "O Come All Ye Faithful" | John Francis Wade | 3:51 | |||||||
| 2. | "Do You Hear What I Hear?" | Noel Regney, Gloria Shayne | 3:37 | |||||||
| 3. | "Born in Bethlehem" | Third Day, Mac Powell | 3:43 | |||||||
| 4. | "O Holy Night" | Adolphe Adam | 4:06 | |||||||
| 5. | "Angels We Have Heard on High" | Traditional | 3:50 | |||||||
| 6. | "Silent Night" | Joseph Mohr | 4:10 | |||||||
| 7. | "Jesus, Light of the World" | Third Day | 3:56 | |||||||
| 8. | "Joy to the World" | Lowell Mason, Isaac Watts | 3:36 | |||||||
| 9. | "What Child Is This?" | William Chatterton Dix | 3:30 | |||||||
| 10. | "The First Noel" | Traditional | 2:59 | |||||||
| 11. | "Christmas Like a Child" | Tai Anderson, Third Day | 4:02 | |||||||
| 12. | "Away in a Manger" | James R. Murray | 3:57 | |||||||
| 13. | "Merry Christmas" | Brad Avery, Third Day | 6:30 | |||||||
Total length: |
50:37 | |||||||||
Awards
In 2007, the album won a Dove Award for Christmas Album of the Year at the 38th GMA Dove Awards.[3]
Personnel
- Tai Anderson – Bass, Art Direction, Group Member
- Robert Ascroft – Photography
- Brad Avery – Guitar, Group Member
- Blaine Barcus – A&R
- Brandon Brooks – Cello
- David Carr – Drums, Group Member
- James Chadwick – Translation
- John Sullivan Dwight – Translation
- Laura Harrington – Assistant Engineer
- Terry Hemmings – Executive Producer
- Mark "Anarchy" Lee – Guitar, Group Member
- Stephanie McBrayer – Art Direction
- Don McCollister – Vocals (bckgr), Producer, Engineer, Mixing
- Jonathan Medley – Assistant Engineer
- Frederick Oakeley – Translation
- Tim Parker – Art Direction
- Michelle Pearson – A&R
- Mac Powell – Guitar (Acoustic), Vocals, Vocals (bckgr), Group Member
- Kris Sampson – Assistant Engineer
- Traci Sgrignoli – Make-Up, Hair Stylist, Stylist
- Tony Terrebonne – Engineer, Assistant Engineer
- Stephanie Waldrop – Art Direction
- Craig White – Engineer
- Scotty Wilbanks – Piano, Keyboards, Organ (Hammond)
- Hank Williams – Mastering
- John E Young – Translation
References
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