13/12/2025

Avalon "Joy - A Christmas Collection" (2000) -Christmas Music / CCM-



Label : Sparrow Records


États-Unis 01 - Joy (To The World) (Dan Muckala, Grant Cunningham & Brown Bannister)
02 - The Angels Medley (The First Noel / Angels We Have Heard On High / Hark The Herald Angels Sing) (Traditional)
03 - Don't Save It All For Christmas Day (Peter Zizzo, Ric Wake & Celine Dion)
04 - Jesus Born On This Day (Mariah Carey & Walter Afanasieff)
05 - Winter Wonderland (Dick Smith & Felix Bernard)
06 - Light A Candle (Joel Lindsay & Wayne Haun)
07 - Good News (Rob Mathes)
08 - The Christmas Song (Mel Tormé & Robert Wells)
09 - Manger Medley (O Come O Come Emmanuel / Away In A Manger / O Little Town Of Bethlehem / Silent Night) (Traditional)
10 - We Are The Reason (David Meece)


Produced by Brown Bannister for RBI Productions
Executive Producer : Grant Cunningham
Engineered & Mixed by Steve Bishir
Recorded at Sound Kitchen, Brentwood, TN
Orchestrations Arranged & Conducted by Carl Marsh
Orchestra Recorded by Jonathan Allen at Abbey Road Studios, London, England
Assisted by Andrew Dudman
London Session Orchestra Contracted by Gavyn Wright
Orchestra Copyist : Eberhard Ramm
Vocal Arrangements by Michael Mellett (except were noted)
London Oratory School Choir Directed by Mike McCarthy
Recorded at Whitfield Street (London, England)
McGill University Choir Directed by Iwan Edwards
Recorded by Pierre Messier at Studios Piccolo (Montreal, Quebec)
Digital Editing : Cory Fite, Fred Paragano
Production Coordinator : Traci Sterling Bishir
Mastered by Steve Hall at Future Disc (Los Angeles, CA)


01 - Joy (To The World)

Programming : Dan Muckala
Guitar : Jerry McPherson

02 - The Angels Medley (The First Noel / Angels We Have Heard On High / Hark The Herald Angels Sing)

Programming : Tim Akers
Drums : Chris McHugh
Bass : Jimmie Lee Sloas
Piano : Tim Akers
Guitar : Jerry McPherson
Trumpet : Mike Haynes
Saxophone : Mark Douthit
Additional Programming : Dan Muckala
Arranged by Tim Akers, Charlie Peacock, Michael Passons, Janna Potter, Cherie Paliotta & Jody McBrayer

03 - Don't Save It All For Christmas Day

Programming : Bernie Herms
Drums : Paul Leim
Bass Leland 'Lee' Sklar
Piano : Bernie Herms
Guitar : Jerry McPherson
Percussion : Eric Darken
Choir : Darwin Hobbs, Nirva Dorsaint, Scat Springs, Travis Cottrell, Gene Miller, Tiffany Palmer, Jody McBrayer, Nicol Smith, Fiona Delamere Mellett, Kim Keyes

04 - Jesus Born On This Day

Piano & Programming : Bernie Herms
Percussion : Eric Darken
Orchestra Arranged by Bernie Herms & Carl Marsh
Children's Choir : Kids Connection Choir
Contracted by Penny Aust - Katy Dunham, Kelly Stewart, Brandon Hargest, Brittany Hargest, Megan Dockery, Jordon Dockery, Kelsey Morganthaler, Jonathan Durham, Landon Pigg, Gabe Pigg
Boychoir : McGill University Choir
Adult Choir : Michael Mellett, Travis Cottrell, Nirva Dorsaint, Darwin Hobbs, Scat Springs, Gene Miller, Tiffany Palmer, Jody McBrayer, Nicol Smith, Kim Keyes, Fiona Delamere Mellett

05 - Winter Wonderland

Drums : Paul Leim
Bass : Leland 'Lee' Sklar
Piano : Shane Keister
Guitar : Jerry McPherson
Percussion : Eric Darken
Horns : Chris McDonald, Barry Green, Chris Dunn, Ernie Collins, Jeff Bailey, George Tidwell, Mike Haynes, Steve Patrick, Douglas Moffett, Buddy Skipper, Sam Levine, Jim Horn
Vocal Arrangement : Carl Marsh
Vocal Coaching & Production : Tim Davis

06 - Light A Candle

Programming : Dan Muckala
Guitar : Jerry McPherson, Tom Hemby
Choir : McGill University Choir

07 - Good News

Programming : Carl Marsh
Piano : Shane Keister
Percussion : Eric Darken
Adult Choir : Michael Mellett, Stephanie Hall, Melodie Crittendon, Lisa Bevill, Leann Albrecht, Tammy Jensen, Jackie Cusic, Rod Fletcher, Gary Robinson
Boychoir : London Oratory School Choir
Vocal & Choir Arrangements by Michael Mellett & Carl Marsh

08 - The Christmas Song

Piano : Shane Keister
Drums : Paul Leim
Bass Leland 'Lee' Sklar
Guitar : Jerry McPherson
Percussion : Eric Darken
Tenor Sax : Mark Douthit

09 - Manger Medley (O Come O Come Emmanuel / Away In A Manger / O Little Town Of Bethlehem / Silent Night)

Piano : Roger Ryan
Percussion : Eric Darken
Choir : Michael Mellett, Stephanie Hall, Melodie Crittendon, Lisa Bevill, Leann Albrecht, Tammy Jensen, Jackie Cusic, Rod Fletcher, Gary Robinson
Arranged by Michael Passons, Jody McBrayer, Janna Potter, Cherie Paliotta & Roger Ryan

10 - We Are The Reason

Bass : Mark Hill
Piano : Tim Akers
Guitar : Jerry McPherson
Percussion : Eric Darken
Choir : Michael Mellett, Stephanie Hall, Melodie Crittendon, Lisa Bevill, Leann Albrecht, Tammy Jensen, Jackie Cusic, Rod Fletcher, Gary Robinson