Christmas

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Tracklist

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1Overture / O Come All Ye Faithful
engineer and mixer:
Billy Whittington
executive producer:
Michael Blanton (Contemporary Christian Producer) and Terry Hemmings
producer:
Ronn Huff and Michael W. Smith (Christian pop-rock singer)
arranger:
Ronn Huff
mixed at:
Deer Valley in Franklin, Tennessee, United States
recording of:
O Come, All Ye Faithful (English version of Latin “Adeste fideles”)
lyricist and composer:
John Francis Wade (from 1740 until 1743)
translator:
Frederick Oakeley (in 1841)
arrangement of:
O Come, All Ye Faithful
translated version of:
Adeste fideles (original latin version)
5:40
2Lux Venit
engineer and mixer:
Billy Whittington
executive producer:
Michael Blanton (Contemporary Christian Producer) and Terry Hemmings
producer:
Ronn Huff and Michael W. Smith (Christian pop-rock singer)
arranger:
Michael W. Smith (Christian pop-rock singer)
mixed at:
Deer Valley in Franklin, Tennessee, United States
recording of:
Lux Venit
lyricist:
Bev Darnall and Amy Grant
composer:
Michael W. Smith (Christian pop-rock singer)
3:28
3Anthem for Christmas
engineer and mixer:
Billy Whittington
executive producer:
Michael Blanton (Contemporary Christian Producer) and Terry Hemmings
producer:
Ronn Huff and Michael W. Smith (Christian pop-rock singer)
arranger:
Michael W. Smith (Christian pop-rock singer)
mixed at:
Deer Valley in Franklin, Tennessee, United States
recording of:
Anthem for Christmas
lyricist:
Gloria Gaither
composer:
Michael W. Smith (Christian pop-rock singer)
3:11
4First Snowfall
engineer and mixer:
Billy Whittington
executive producer:
Michael Blanton (Contemporary Christian Producer) and Terry Hemmings
producer:
Ronn Huff and Michael W. Smith (Christian pop-rock singer)
arranger:
Michael W. Smith (Christian pop-rock singer)
mixed at:
Deer Valley in Franklin, Tennessee, United States
instrumental recording of:
First Snowfall
composer:
Michael W. Smith (Christian pop-rock singer)
2:44
5Christ the Messiah
engineer and mixer:
Billy Whittington
executive producer:
Michael Blanton (Contemporary Christian Producer) and Terry Hemmings
producer:
Ronn Huff and Michael W. Smith (Christian pop-rock singer)
arranger:
Michael W. Smith (Christian pop-rock singer)
mixed at:
Deer Valley in Franklin, Tennessee, United States
recording of:
Christ the Messiah
lyricist:
Elizabeth L. Jones, Deborah D. Smith and Michael W. Smith (Christian pop-rock singer)
composer:
Michael W. Smith (Christian pop-rock singer)
3:58
6No Eye Had Seen
engineer and mixer:
Billy Whittington
executive producer:
Michael Blanton (Contemporary Christian Producer) and Terry Hemmings
producer:
Ronn Huff and Michael W. Smith (Christian pop-rock singer)
arranger:
Michael W. Smith (Christian pop-rock singer)
mixed at:
Deer Valley in Franklin, Tennessee, United States
recording of:
No Eye Had Seen
lyricist:
Amy Grant
composer:
Michael W. Smith (Christian pop-rock singer)
2:54
7All Is Well
engineer and mixer:
Billy Whittington
executive producer:
Michael Blanton (Contemporary Christian Producer) and Terry Hemmings
producer:
Ronn Huff and Michael W. Smith (Christian pop-rock singer)
arranger:
Michael W. Smith (Christian pop-rock singer)
mixed at:
Deer Valley in Franklin, Tennessee, United States
recording of:
All Is Well
lyricist:
Wayne Kirkpatrick (American songwriter, musician and producer)
composer:
Michael W. Smith (Christian pop-rock singer)
4:08
8Memoirs: A Trilogy The Voice, Good King Wenceslaus, Hark the Herald Angels Sing
engineer and mixer:
Billy Whittington
executive producer:
Michael Blanton (Contemporary Christian Producer) and Terry Hemmings
producer:
Ronn Huff and Michael W. Smith (Christian pop-rock singer)
arranger:
Michael W. Smith (Christian pop-rock singer)
mixed at:
Deer Valley in Franklin, Tennessee, United States
medley including a instrumental recording of:
Good King Wenceslas
lyricist:
John Mason Neale (in 1853)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist) (from 1201 until 1301)
arranger:
Thomas Helmore (in 1853)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 24754)
is based on:
Tempus adest floridum (13th-century carol)
medley including a instrumental recording of:
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing (Christmas carol)
additional lyricist:
George Whitefield (in 1753)
lyricist:
Charles Wesley (hymn writer) (in 1739)
composer:
Felix Mendelssohn (composer) (in 1840)
arranger:
William H. Cummings (in 1855)
part of:
The New English Hymnal (hymn book) (number: 26)
medley including a instrumental recording of:
The Voice
composer:
Michael W. Smith (Christian pop-rock singer)
4:29
9Gloria
engineer and mixer:
Billy Whittington
executive producer:
Michael Blanton (Contemporary Christian Producer) and Terry Hemmings
producer:
Ronn Huff and Michael W. Smith (Christian pop-rock singer)
drums (drum set):
Paul Leim
keyboard:
Michael W. Smith (Christian pop-rock singer)
arranger:
Michael W. Smith (Christian pop-rock singer)
mixed at:
Deer Valley in Franklin, Tennessee, United States
recording of:
Gloria
lyricist:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
composer:
Michael W. Smith (Christian pop-rock singer)
quotes lyrics from:
Angels We Have Heard on High
5:03
10Silent Night
engineer and mixer:
Billy Whittington
executive producer:
Michael Blanton (Contemporary Christian Producer) and Terry Hemmings
producer:
Ronn Huff and Michael W. Smith (Christian pop-rock singer)
arranger:
Michael W. Smith (Christian pop-rock singer)
mixed at:
Deer Valley in Franklin, Tennessee, United States
recording of:
Silent Night (Christmas carol, English translation)
lyricist:
Josef Mohr (composer/author) (in 1816)
composer:
Franz Xaver Gruber (composer/author) (in 1818)
translator:
John Freeman Young (in 1859)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 27088)
translated version of:
Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht
1:34