Spirit of the Season (album)

Spirit of the Season
Live album by Mormon Tabernacle Choir with Sissel
Released 2007
Recorded 2006
Genre Christmas
Label Mormon Tabernacle Choir, Universal Norway
Producer Mack Wilberg, Craig Jessop, Bruce Leek, Fred Vogler
Mormon Tabernacle Choir with Sissel chronology

The Wonder of Christmas
(2006)		 Spirit of the Season
(2007)		 Rejoice and Be Merry!
(2008)

Spirit of the Season was recorded during the Mormon Tabernacle Choir's 2006 Christmas shows "The Spirit of the Season" with special guest Sissel. The album was released in 2007 along with a concert DVD and reached No. 1 on the Billboard Classical chart within five weeks of its release and remained there for nine weeks. The album was also nominated for two Grammy Awards, Best Classical Crossover Album and Best Engineered Album - Classical.[1] The recorded concert was also broadcast on PBS stations in December 2006 to more than 4 million Americans.

The album was the choir's first No. 1 Billboard Classical album.[2] The album was also released in Sissel's home of Norway via Universal Norway on December 10, 2007 due to high demand where it charted in the top 10.

Track listing

CD
No. TitlePerformer(s) Length
1. "Bring a Torch, Jeanette Isabella"  Choir, Orchestra, and Bells 4:58
2. "Wexford Carol"  Choir and Orchestra 5:01
3. "Sunny Bank"  Choir and Orchestra 3:12
4. "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing"  Sissel with Choir and Orchestra 2:34
5. "In the Bleak Midwinter"  Sissel with Orchestra 3:24
6. "In Dulci Jubilo"  Sissel with Choir and Orchestra 4:16
7. "Mitt Hjerte Alltid Vanker"  Sissel with Orchestra 4:10
8. "Noe! Noe!"  Choir and Orchestra 3:11
9. "Maria wiegenlied"  Sissel with Choir and Orchestra 3:18
10. "Spirit of the Season"  Choir, Orchestra, and Bells 2:35
11. "Like an Angel Passing through My Room"  Sissel with Orchestra 5:00
12. "The Bells of Christmas Medley (The Bells of Christmas; Carol of the Bells; From Every Spire on Christmas Eve; I Heard the Bells...)"  Choir, Orchestra, and Bells 4:25
13. "Vitae Lux (Light of Life)"  Sissel with Orchestra 3:45
14. "Lux Aurumque"  Choir and Orchestra 3:51
15. "Silent Night"  Choir and Orchestra 5:33
16. "Angels, from the Realms of Glory"  Sissel with Choir, Orchestra, and Bells 4:44

Charts

Chart (2007) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[3][4] 154
US Billboard Holiday[3] 20
US Billboard Classical[2][5] 1
US Billboard Independent[3][6] 15
US Billboard Christian[3][7] 11
Norwegian Top 40 8

References

  1. ↑ Stenar (2007-12-06). "Sissel News: 'Spirit of the Season' Nominated for Two GRAMMY® Awards!". Sissel News. Retrieved 2011-07-31.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Gentry, Bryan (2011-01-01). "Mormon Tabernacle Choir successfully taps into new market". Deseret News. Retrieved 2012-07-14.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "Spirit of the Season - Mormon Tabernacle Choir & Orchestra Temple Square". Billboard. Retrieved 14 July 2012.
  4. ↑ http://www.allmusic.com/album/spirit-of-the-season-mw0000493102/awards
  5. ↑ http://www.allmusic.com/album/spirit-of-the-season-mw0000493102/awards
  6. ↑ http://www.allmusic.com/album/spirit-of-the-season-mw0000493102/awards
  7. ↑ http://www.allmusic.com/album/spirit-of-the-season-mw0000493102/awards