1989 studio album by Michael W. Smith
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Christmas Michael W. Smith studio album and Smith's first Christmas album .
Track listing
No. Title Writer(s) Length 1. "Overture"/"O Come All Ye Faithful " John Francis Wade 5:38 2. "Lux Venit" Beverly Darnall, Amy Grant , M. Smith 3:28 3. "Anthem for Christmas" Gloria Gaither , M. Smith3:11 4. "First Snowfall" M. Smith 2:44 5. "Christ the Messiah" Elizabeth L. Jones, M. Smith, Deborah D. Smith 3:59 6. "No Eye Had Seen" Amy Grant , M. Smith2:53 7. "All Is Well" Wayne Kirkpatrick , M. Smith4:08 8. "Memoirs: A Trilogy" M. Smith, John Mason Neale , Felix Mendelssohn 4:28 9. "Gloria" M. Smith, traditional 5:03 10. "Silent Night " Franz Xaver Gruber , Joseph Mohr 1:33
Personnel
Michael W. Smith – vocals, acoustic piano, keyboards, percussion, track arrangementsDann Huff (uncredited) – guitar (2, 8, 9)Paul Leim – drums (9)Bryan Lenox – percussion
Ronn Huff – orchestral arrangements and conductor, choral arrangements, track arrangements (1)
Carl Gorodetzky – concertmaster, contractor
The Nashville String Machine – orchestraThe Nashville Festival Orchestra – orchestra
Mary Bates – backing vocals
Beverly Darnall – backing vocals
Ellen Musick – backing vocals
Leah Taylor – backing vocals
Cathedral Choir – adult choir
Fred Bock – music director for Cathedral Choir
The American Boychoir – boychoir
James Litton – choir conductor for The American BoychoirAmy Grant – vocal soloist (6)Nathan Wadley – vocal soloist (7) Production
Michael Blanton – executive producer
Terry Hemmings – executive producer
Michael W. Smith – producer
Ronn Huff – producer
Mark Laycock – orchestra and choir producer
Bill Whittington – engineer, mixing
Brent King – orchestra engineer, additional engineer
Dan Garcia – additional engineer
Scott MacMinn – additional engineer
Steve Charles – assistant engineerJoe Kraus – assistant engineer
Bryan Lenox – assistant engineer
Rick Horton – editing at Digital Associates (Nashville, Tennessee)
Ron Lewter – mastering at The Mastering Lab (Los Angeles, California)
Elizabeth Jones – production assistant
D.L. Rhodes – cover coordinator
Buddy Jackson – art direction, design, cover illustration
Mark Tucker – photography
Mary Beth Felts – stylist "All Is Well"
"All Is Well" features soloist Nathan Wadley. The song is also included in his compilation set The Wonder Years The Spirit of Christmas country artist Carrie Underwood . Christian girl group Point of Grace recorded a version for their 2005 album Winter Wonderland Clay Aiken recorded a cover version in 2006 for his Christmas EP All Is Well .
Chart performance
References
Christmas at AllMusic
"Michael W. Smith, "Michael W. Smith Christmas" Review" . Jesusfreakhideout.com. Retrieved January 22, 2014.Christmas (booklet). Reunion Records. 1989. p. 1.Horton, Carrie (August 24, 2014). "Michael W. Smith Announces Christmas Album with Lots of Country Stars" . Taste of Country . Retrieved September 28, 2014.
"All Is Well - Point of Grace" . AllMusic . Retrieved April 3, 2015."All is Well: Songs for Christmas [WalMart Exclusive] - Clay Aiken" . AllMusic . Retrieved April 3, 2015."Michael W. Smith Chart History (Christian Albums)" . Billboard
Michael W. Smith Studio albums
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