Amy Grant "A Christmas Album" (1983) -CCM / Christmas Music-

Label : Myrrh Records

 Side 1

01 - Tennessee Christmas (Amy Grant & Gary Chapman)
02 - Hark! The Herald Angels Sing (William H. Cummings, Felix Mendelssohn & Charles Wesley)
03 - Preiset Dem Konig! (Praise The King) (Shane Keister)
04 - Emmanuel (Michael W. Smith)
05 - Little Town (Traditional & Chris Eaton)
06 - Christmas Hymn (Amy Grant & Michael W. Smith)

Side 2

01 - Love Has Come (Amy Grant, Shane Keister & Michael W. Smith)
02 - Sleigh Ride (Mitchell Parish & Leroy Anderson)
03 - The Christmas Song (Mel Tormé & Robert Wells)
04 - Heirlooms (Bob Farrell, Brown Bannister & Amy Grant)
05 - A Mighty Fortress / Angels We Have Heard On High (Traditional)


This Album was Recorded July 3 to August 26, 1983

Mastered September 6, 1983 at The Mastering Lab by Doug Sax, Hollywood, CA

Basic Tracks Recorded at Caribou Ranch, Nederland, CO

Strings Recorded at Air Studios, London

Woodwinds Recorded at CBS, London

Horns Recorded at Sound Stage Studios, Nashville, TN

(Except "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing", Recorded at CBS, London)

Choir Recorded at Oceanway Studios, Hollywood, CA

Additional Overdubs Recorded at :

Mama Jo's Recording Studio, North Hollywood, CA

Bullet Recording, Nashville, TN

Woodland Sound Studios, Nashville, TN

Schnee's Studio, North Hollywood, CA

Engineered & Mixed by Jack Joseph Puig

Assisted by Jerry Mahler, Kevin Burns, Rich Markowitz, Steve Ford, Daniel Garcia, David Schober

Additional Engineers : Jim Baird, Brent King, Gene Eichenberger, Mike Ross & Ken Corlew

Producer : Brown Bannister

Executive Producers : Michael Blanton, Dan Harrell, Gary Chapman

Side 1

01 - Tennessee Christmas

Drums / Paul Leim

Bass / Mike Brignardello

Electric Guitar / Jon Goin

Acoustic Guitars / Gary Chapman, Dean Parks

Fender Rhodes / Shane Keister

Pedal Steel / Gary Chapman

Shaker / Victor Feldman

Background vocals / Gary Chapman, Amy Grant

Strings / The Martyn Ford Orchestra

Concert Master : Gavyn Wright

Strings Arranged by Alan Moore

02 - Hark! The Herald Angels Sing

Drums / Paul Leim

Bass / Mike Brignardello

Acoustic Guitar / Jon Goin

Piano / Michael W. Smith

GS-1 / Shane Keister

Percussion / Victor Feldman

Strings, Woodwinds & Horns / The Martyn Ford Orchestra

Singers / Hollywood Presbyterian Choir - Directed by Fred Bock

Strings, Woodwinds, Horns & Choir Arranged by Alan Moore

 
03 - Preiset Dem Konig! (Praise The King)

OBX-8, GS-1 / Shane Keister

Special thanks to Steve & Sherry Gibson for inspiring this song
 
04 - Emmanuel 

Acoustic, Simmons & Linn Drums / Paul Leim

Bass / Mike Brignardello

Guitar / Jon Goin

GS-1 / Michael W. Smith

Memory Moog, OB-8, Mini-Moog / Shane Keister

Percussion / Lenny Castro

Background vocals / Bill Champlin, Tamara Champlin, Carmen Twillie

05 - Little Town

Drums, Sleigh Bells / Paul Leim

Bass / Mike Brignardello

Guitar / Jon Goin

Piano / Michael W. Smith

OBX-8, GS-1 / Shane Keister

Percussion / Victor Feldman

Background vocals / Richard Page, Steve George, David Page

Strings / The Martyn Ford Orchestra

Concert Master / Gavyn Wright

Horns / The Nashville Contemporary Brass Quintet with Tom McAninch

Strings & Horns Arranged by Alan Moore

06 - Christmas Hymn

Piano / Michael W. Smith
Percussion / Victor Feldman

Strings & Woodwinds / The Martyn Ford Orchestra 

Concert Master / Gavyn Wright
Horns / The Nashville Contemporary Brass Quintet with Tom McAninch

Singers / Hollywood Presbyterian Choir 

Choir Directed by Fred Bock
Strings, Woodwinds, Horns & Choir Arranged by Alan Moore
 

Side 2

01 - Love Has Come 

Drums / Paul Leim

Bass / Mike Brignardello

Acoustic Guitar / Jon Goin

Piano / Shane Keister

GS-2 / Michael W. Smith

Percussion / Farrell Morris

Background vocals / Bill Champlin, Tamara Champlin, Carmen Twillie

Strings / The Martyn Ford Orchestra

Concert Master / Gavyn Wright

Strings Arranged by Alan Moore

02 - Sleigh Ride

Sleigh Bells, Woodblocks / Paul Leim

Bass / Mike Brignardello

Guitar / Jon Goin

GS-2 / Michael W. Smith

QS-1, OBB-8 / Shane Keister

Coconut Shells, Bell Tree, Glockenspiel / Farrell Morris

Background vocals / Edie Lehman, Sandy Hall, Debbie Hall

Strings & Woodwinds / The Martyn Ford Orchestra

Concert Master / Gavyn Wright

Strings & Woodwinds Arranged by Alan Moore

 
03 - The Christmas Song

Drums / Paul Leim

Bass / Mike Brignardello

Guitar / Jon Goin

Piano / Shane Keister

Percussion / Farrell Morris

Background vocals / Edie Lehman, Sandy Hall, Debbie Hall

Strings / The Martyn Ford Orchestra

Concert Master / Gavyn Wright

Strings Arranged by Alan Moore

04 - Heirlooms

Drums / Paul Leim

Bass / Mike Brignardello

Guitar / Jon Goin

Piano / Shane Keister

Vocoder / Michael W. Smith

Strings & Woodwinds / The Martyn Ford Orchestra

Concert Master / Gavyn Wright

Strings & Woodwinds Arranged by Alan Moore

 
05 - A Mighty Fortress / Angels We Have Heard On High

Strings / The Martyn Ford Orchestra

Concert Master / Gavyn Wright

Horns / The Nashville

Contemporary Brass Quintet with Tom McAninch

Strings, Horns & Choir Arranged by Alan Moore

Singers / Hollywood Presbyterian

Choir Directed by Fred Bock