Christmas (Michael W. Smith album)

Christmas
Studio album by Michael W. Smith
Released	June 1, 1989 (1989-06-01)
Recorded	1989
Genre	Holiday, CCM
Length	37:03
Label	Reunion
Producer	Michael W. Smith, Ronn Huff
Michael W. Smith chronology
i 2 (EYE) (1988) Christmas (1989) Go West Young Man (1990)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Jesus Freak Hideout	[2]

Christmas is the 1989 Michael W. Smith studio album and Smith's first Christmas album.

Track listing

1. "Overture/O Come All Ye Faithful" (John Francis Wade) – 5:38
2. "Lux Venit" (Beverly Darnall, Amy Grant, Michael W. Smith) – 3:28
3. "Anthem for Christmas" (Gloria Gaither, Michael W. Smith) – 3:11
4. "First Snowfall" (Smith) – 2:44
5. "Christ the Messiah" (Elizabeth L. Jones, Smith, Deborah D. Smith) – 3:59
6. "No Eye Had Seen" (Grant, Smith) – 2:53
7. "All is Well" (Wayne Kirkpatrick, Smith) – 4:08
8. "Memoirs: A Trilogy: The Voice/Good King Wenceslaus/Hark the Herald Angels Sing" (Smith) – 4:28
9. "Gloria" (Smith) – 5:03
10. "Silent Night" (Franz Xaver Gruber, Joseph Mohr) – 1:33

Personnel

• Mary Bates – background vocals
• Michael Blanton – executive producer
• Fred Bock – music director for Cathedral Choir
• Cathedral Choir – adult choir
• Steve Charles – assistant engineer
• Beverly Darnall – background vocals
• Mary Beth Felts – stylist
• Danny Garcia – additional engineering
• Carl Gorodetzky – concertmaster, contractor
• Amy Grant – vocals (6)
• Terry Hemmings – executive producer
• Rick Horton – editing
• Dann Huff – guitar (2, 9, uncredited)
• Ronn Huff – orchestral arrangements & conductor, choral arrangements, arrangements (1), producer
• Buddy Jackson – artwork, art direction, design, illustrations, cover illustration
• Elizabeth Carol Jones – production assistant
• Brent King – additional engineering, orchestra engineer
• Joe Kraus – assistant engineer
• Mark Laylock – orchestra & choir producer
• Paul Leim – drums (9)
• Bryan Lenox – percussion, assistant engineer
• Ron Lewter – mastering
• The American Boychoir – boychoir
• James Litton – choir conductor for The American Boychoir
• Scott MacMinn – additional engineering
• Ellen Musick – background vocals
• The Nashville String Machine – strings
• The Nashville Festival Orchestra – strings
• D.L. Rhodes – cover coordinator
• Michael W. Smith – percussion, piano, arrangements (2-10), keyboards, vocals, producer
• Leah Taylor – background vocals
• Mark Tucker – photography
• Nathan Wadley – vocals (7)
• Bill Whittington – engineer, mixing

Studios

• Recorded at War Memorial Auditorium and Digital Recorders (Nashville, TN); Martin Sound (Alhambra, CA); Sigma Sound Studio (Philadelphia, PA); Deer Valley Studio (Franklin, TN)
• Mixed at Deer Valley Studio (Franklin, TN)
• Edited at Digital Associates (Nashville, TN)
• Mastered at The Mastering Lab (Los Angeles, CA)

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