Christmastime

~ Release by Michael W. Smith (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

▼ CD 1
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1The Happiest Christmas
assistant recording engineer:
Hank Nirider and Charlie Warrick
recording engineer:
Steve Bishir
additional engineer:
Russ Long, Gary Paczosa and Jess Sutcliffe
producer:
Brown Bannister
assistant mixer:
Bill Smith (US recording engineer)
mixer:
Al Schmitt
bass:
David Hungate
drums (drum set):
Harold Jones (jazz drummer)
guitar:
Jerry Kimbrough
piano:
Shane Keister
orchestrator:
Ronn Huff
mixed at:
Village Recorders (aka The Village Recorder) in Los Angeles, California, United States
cover recording of:
The Happiest Christmas
writer:
Ted Dicks (English composer) and Myles Rudge
3:09
2Jingle Bells
assistant recording engineer:
Hank Nirider and Charlie Warrick
recording engineer:
Steve Bishir
additional engineer:
Russ Long, Gary Paczosa and Jess Sutcliffe
producer:
Brown Bannister
assistant mixer:
Bill Smith (US recording engineer)
mixer:
Al Schmitt
bass:
Leland Sklar (bassist, session musician)
drums (drum set):
Harold Jones (jazz drummer)
guitar:
Jerry Kimbrough
piano:
Shane Keister
background vocals:
Amy Joy Weimer, Lisa Cochran, Tim Davis (member of christian group Heritage Singers, studio singer & vocal arranger) and Mark Ivey
background vocals arranger:
Tim Davis (member of christian group Heritage Singers, studio singer & vocal arranger)
orchestrator:
Ronn Huff
mixed at:
Village Recorders (aka The Village Recorder) in Los Angeles, California, United States
cover recording of:
Kay Thompson's Jingle Bells
writer:
Kay Thompson
arrangement of:
Jingle Bells
2:18
3Christmastime
assistant recording engineer:
Hank Nirider and Charlie Warrick
recording engineer:
Steve Bishir
programming:
Michael W. Smith (Christian pop-rock singer)
additional engineer:
Russ Long, Gary Paczosa and Jess Sutcliffe
producer:
Brown Bannister
assistant mixer:
Fred Paragana
mixer:
Bill Deaton
drums (drum set):
Steve Brewster (Nashville session drummer)
piano:
Michael W. Smith (Christian pop-rock singer)
vocals arranger and orchestrator:
Tom Howard (Christian singer-songwriter)
mixed at:
The Sound Kitchen in Franklin, Tennessee, United States
recording of:
Christmastime
lyricist and composer:
Michael W. Smith (Christian pop-rock singer)
4:16
4Welcome to Our World
assistant recording engineer:
Hank Nirider and Charlie Warrick
recording engineer and mixer:
Steve Bishir
additional engineer:
Russ Long, Gary Paczosa and Jess Sutcliffe
producer:
Brown Bannister
assistant mixer:
Todd Gunnerson
piano:
Michael W. Smith (Christian pop-rock singer)
orchestrator:
Ronn Huff
mixed at:
The Sound Kitchen in Franklin, Tennessee, United States
cover recording of:
Welcome To Our World
writer:
Chris Rice (Christian singer)
3:28
5Hope of Israel
assistant recording engineer:
Hank Nirider and Charlie Warrick
recording engineer and mixer:
Steve Bishir
additional engineer:
Russ Long, Gary Paczosa and Jess Sutcliffe
producer:
Brown Bannister
assistant mixer:
Todd Gunnerson
piano:
Michael W. Smith (Christian pop-rock singer)
orchestrator:
Ronn Huff
mixed at:
The Sound Kitchen in Franklin, Tennessee, United States
recording of:
Hope of Israel
lyricist and composer:
Michael W. Smith (Christian pop-rock singer)
3:18
6Sing We Now of Christmas / O Come o Come Emmanuel
assistant recording engineer:
Hank Nirider and Charlie Warrick
recording engineer and mixer:
Steve Bishir
additional engineer:
Russ Long, Gary Paczosa and Jess Sutcliffe
producer:
Brown Bannister
assistant mixer:
Todd Gunnerson
bass:
Leland Sklar (bassist, session musician)
drums (drum set):
Paul Leim
piano:
Michael W. Smith (Christian pop-rock singer)
background vocals:
Chris Harris (gospel artist), Wayne Kirkpatrick (American songwriter, musician and producer) and Chris Rodriguez
performer:
Lori Wilshire
arranger:
Michael W. Smith (Christian pop-rock singer)
orchestrator:
Carl Marsh (US orchestrator, arranger, composer and pianist)
mixed at:
The Sound Kitchen in Franklin, Tennessee, United States
medley including a recording of:
Emmanuel
composer:
Michael W. Smith (Christian pop-rock singer)
medley including a recording of:
O come, O come, Emmanuel (Hymn)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Thomas Helmore
translator:
Thomas Alexander Lacey
part of:
The New English Hymnal (hymn book) (number: 11)
arrangement of:
O Come, O Come Emmanuel (unknown version)
medley including a recording of:
Sing We Now of Christmas
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
translated version of:
Noël nouvelet
5:27
7O Christmas Tree
assistant recording engineer:
Hank Nirider and Charlie Warrick
recording engineer and mixer:
Steve Bishir
additional engineer:
Russ Long, Gary Paczosa and Jess Sutcliffe
producer:
Brown Bannister
assistant mixer:
Todd Gunnerson
guitar:
Phil Keaggy
percussion:
Eric Darken
piano:
Michael W. Smith (Christian pop-rock singer)
arranger:
Michael W. Smith (Christian pop-rock singer)
orchestrator:
Carl Marsh (US orchestrator, arranger, composer and pianist)
mixed at:
The Sound Kitchen in Franklin, Tennessee, United States
recording of:
O Christmas Tree (English version of German "O Tannenbaum")
lyricist:
Ernst Anschütz (in 1824)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
translator:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
translated version of:
O Tannenbaum (original German version)
3:54
8Christmas Waltz
assistant recording engineer:
Hank Nirider and Charlie Warrick
recording engineer:
Steve Bishir
additional engineer:
Russ Long, Gary Paczosa and Jess Sutcliffe
producer:
Brown Bannister
assistant mixer:
Bill Smith (US recording engineer)
mixer:
Al Schmitt
bass:
David Hungate
drums (drum set):
Harold Jones (jazz drummer)
guitar:
Jerry Kimbrough
piano:
Shane Keister
background vocals:
Amy Joy Weimer, Lisa Cochran, Tim Davis (member of christian group Heritage Singers, studio singer & vocal arranger) and Mark Ivey
background vocals arranger:
Tim Davis (member of christian group Heritage Singers, studio singer & vocal arranger)
orchestrator:
Shane Keister
recorded at:
Gaither Studios (fka Pinebrook Recording Studio) in Alexandria, Indiana, United States (lead vocals [Sandi Patty])
mixed at:
Village Recorders (aka The Village Recorder) in Los Angeles, California, United States
cover recording of:
The Christmas Waltz
lyricist:
Sammy Cahn
composer:
Jule Styne
publisher:
Barton Music Corp., Cahn Music Company, Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), EMI Music Publishing (WP) Ltd., Producers Music Publishing Co., Quaytor Productions LLC, Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019), WC Music Corp., Westminster Music Ltd., Windswept Pacific Music Ltd., ティー・アール・オー・エセックス・ジャパン A事業部 and フジパシフィックミュージック
3:00
9We Three Kings
assistant recording engineer:
Hank Nirider and Charlie Warrick
recording engineer and mixer:
Steve Bishir
additional engineer:
Russ Long, Gary Paczosa and Jess Sutcliffe
producer:
Brown Bannister
assistant mixer:
Todd Gunnerson
piano:
Michael W. Smith (Christian pop-rock singer)
arranger:
Michael W. Smith (Christian pop-rock singer)
mixed at:
The Sound Kitchen in Franklin, Tennessee, United States
recording of:
We Three Kings
lyricist and composer:
John Henry Hopkins, Jr. (composer, “We Three Kings”)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 24751)
3:23
10Away in a Manger / Child in the Manger
assistant recording engineer:
Hank Nirider and Charlie Warrick
recording engineer:
Steve Bishir
additional engineer:
Russ Long, Gary Paczosa and Jess Sutcliffe
producer:
Brown Bannister
assistant mixer:
Fred Paragano
mixer:
Bill Deaton
arranger:
Michael W. Smith (Christian pop-rock singer)
choir vocals arranger:
Tom Howard (Christian singer-songwriter)
orchestrator:
Tom Howard (Christian singer-songwriter)
mixed at:
The Sound Kitchen in Franklin, Tennessee, United States
medley including a recording of:
Away in a Manger (aka “Cradle Song” composed by William J. Kirkpatrick)
additional lyricist:
Charles Hutchinson Gabriel (in 1892)
lyricist:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
composer:
William James Kirkpatrick (hymn-writer) (in 1895)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 25304)
is based on:
Sweet Afton
medley including a recording of:
Child in a Manger
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
is based on:
Bunessan (Scottish hymn tune)
5:06
11Carols Sing
assistant recording engineer:
Hank Nirider and Charlie Warrick
recording engineer:
Steve Bishir
additional engineer:
Russ Long, Gary Paczosa and Jess Sutcliffe
producer:
Brown Bannister
keyboard:
Blair Masters and Michael W. Smith (Christian pop-rock singer)
piano:
Michael W. Smith (Christian pop-rock singer)
cover recording of:
Carols Sing
writer:
Martha Puckett and Paul Puckett
2:15
12I Saw Three Ships / Joy to the World
assistant recording engineer:
Hank Nirider and Charlie Warrick
recording engineer and mixer:
Steve Bishir
additional engineer:
Russ Long, Gary Paczosa and Jess Sutcliffe
producer:
Brown Bannister
assistant mixer:
Hank Nirider
Great Highland bagpipe [Highland pipes], tin whistle [tinwhistle] and uilleann pipes:
Jerry O’Sullivan
percussion:
Eric Darken
piano:
Michael W. Smith (Christian pop-rock singer)
arranger:
Michael W. Smith (Christian pop-rock singer)
orchestrator:
Carl Marsh (US orchestrator, arranger, composer and pianist)
mixed at:
The Sound Kitchen in Franklin, Tennessee, United States
medley including a instrumental recording of:
I Saw Three Ships
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 700)
medley including a instrumental recording of:
Joy to the World (Christmas carol)
lyricist:
Isaac Watts (hymn writer)
additional composer:
Lowell Mason (in 1839)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
5:37

Credits

Release

art direction:Diana Lussenden
photography:Ben Pearson (photographer)
co-producer:Michael W. Smith (Christian pop-rock singer)
producer:Brown Bannister
recording engineer:Douglas Blair (engineer)
Erik Jordan (engineer)
Alex Marcou
Mark Tucker (engineer)
mastering:Doug Sax
alto saxophone:Mark Douthit
Sam Levine (session musician, multi-instrumentalist)
tenor saxophone:Doug Moffett
Denis Solee
trombone:Ernie Collins (US brass player)
Barry Green (trombonist)
Chris McDonald (trombone)
trumpet:Jeff Bailey (US trumpet player)
Mike Haynes (trumpet/flugelhorn)
Steve Patrick
George Tidwell
orchestra:The London Session Orchestra
choir vocals [adult choir]:The Hollywood Presbyterian Choir
choir vocals [boychoir]:The American Boychoir
concertmaster:Gavyn Wright (UK violinist)
recorded at:Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
Avatar Studios (fka Power Station, Avatar Studios) in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States (choir vocals [boychoir])
CTS Studios in Wembley, Brent, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
Westlake D in Los Angeles, California, United States (choir vocals [choir])
mastered at:The Mastering Lab (Hollywood, 1967-2008) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
ASIN:US: B00000D9VV [info]