1999 Amy Grant – A Christmas To Remember
A Christmas To Remember is the thirteenth studio album by Christian music and pop music singer Amy Grant. The album is a collaboration with the Patrick Williams Orchestra. It is Grant’s third Christmas album with a blend of some traditional songs but mostly originals.
In 2007, A Christmas to Remember was reissued and digitally remastered by Grant’s new record label, EMI/Sparrow Records, along with Grant’s 13 other albums. The remastered edition is labeled with a “Digitally Remastered” logo in the ‘gutter’ on the CD front. Because of Grant’s deal with her previous label, Word Records, the remastered editions of A Christmas to Remember and Behind the Eyes was not sold in Christian Music retailers such as Family Christian Stores or Lifeway Christian Resources until 2009.[citation needed] Until 2009, Word Records continued to distribute those titles to Christian retailers in the original, non-remastered editions while EMI distributed the remastered editions to most major retailers. The twelve remaining remastered editions were distributed by EMI to all US retailers, both Christian and secular.
Tracks
1 A Christmas To Remember (Amy Grant; Beverly Darnall; Chris Eaton) 04:21
2 Christmas Can’t Be Very Far Away (Roger Cook; Wayne Jackson) 03:15
3 Silent Night (Franz Gruber; Joseph Mohr) 03:47
4 Christmas Lullaby (I Will Lead You Home) (Amy Grant; Chris Eaton) 03:10
5 Highland Cathedral (Michael Korb; Ulrich Roever) 02:50
6 Jingle Bell Rock (Jim Boothe; Joe Beal) 02:25
7 Mister Santa (Pat Ballard) 02:29
8 Til The Season Comes Around Again (John Jarvis; Randy Goodrum) 05:03
9 Gabriel’s Oboe (Ennio Morricone) 02:15
10 Welcome to Our World (Chris Rice) 02:56
11 Agnus Dei (Michael W Smith) 06:15
Biography
Musicians
1 A Christmas To Remember
Bass | Jimmie Lee Sloas |
Drums | Chris McHugh |
Guitar | Jerry McPherson |
Acoustic Guitar | Biff Watson |
Acoustic Guitar | Tom Hemby |
Piano | Michael Omartian |
Background Vocals | Lisa Bevill |
Background Vocals | Michael Mellett |
Background Vocals | Beverly Darnall |
Background Vocals | JD Cunningham |
Vocals | Amy Grant |
2 Christmas Can’t Be Very Far Away
Bass | Jim Hughart |
Drums | Gregg Field |
Guitar | Dennis Budimir |
Guitar | John Goux |
Piano | Mike Lang |
French Horn | John Reynolds |
French Horn | Mark Adams |
French Horn | Marni Johnson |
French Horn | Paul Klinworth |
Trombone | Alex Iles |
Trombone | Bill Elton |
Trombone | Bill Reichenbach |
Trombone | Chauncey Welsch |
Trombone | Ken Kugler |
Trombone | William Booth |
Trumpet | Jon Lewis |
Trumpet | Malcolm McNab |
Trumpet | Rick Baptist |
Trumpet | Tim Divers |
Trumpet | Tim Morrison |
Trumpet | Warren Luening |
Trumpet | Wayne Bergeron |
Tuba | Jim Self |
Woodwinds | Angela Wiegand |
Woodwinds | Barbara Northcutt |
Woodwinds | Dan Higgins |
Woodwinds | David Shostac |
Woodwinds | Gary Foster |
Woodwinds | Jim Walker |
Woodwinds | Sheridon Stokes |
Percussion | Dale Anderson |
Background Vocals | JD Cunningham |
Background Vocals | Lisa Bevill |
Background Vocals | Michael Mellett |
Vocals | Amy Grant |
3 Silent Night
Bass | Jim Hughart |
Drums | Gregg Field |
Guitar | Dennis Budimir |
Guitar | John Goux |
Piano | Mike Lang |
French Horn | John Reynolds |
French Horn | Mark Adams |
French Horn | Marni Johnson |
French Horn | Paul Klinworth |
Trombone | Alex Iles |
Trombone | Bill Elton |
Trombone | Bill Reichenbach |
Trombone | Chauncey Welsch |
Trombone | Ken Kugler |
Trombone | William Booth |
Trumpet | Jon Lewis |
Trumpet | Malcolm McNab |
Trumpet | Rick Baptist |
Trumpet | Tim Divers |
Trumpet | Tim Morrison |
Trumpet | Warren Luening |
Trumpet | Wayne Bergeron |
Tuba | Jim Self |
Woodwinds | Angela Wiegand |
Woodwinds | Barbara Northcutt |
Woodwinds | Dan Higgins |
Woodwinds | David Shostac |
Woodwinds | Gary Foster |
Woodwinds | Jim Walker |
Woodwinds | Sheridon Stokes |
Percussion | Dale Anderson |
Vocals | Amy Grant |
4 Christmas Lullaby (I Will Lead You Home)
Bass | Jim Hughart |
Drums | Gregg Field |
Guitar | Dennis Budimir |
Guitar | John Goux |
Piano | Mike Lang |
French Horn | John Reynolds |
French Horn | Mark Adams |
French Horn | Marni Johnson |
French Horn | Paul Klinworth |
Trombone | Alex Iles |
Trombone | Bill Elton |
Trombone | Bill Reichenbach |
Trombone | Chauncey Welsch |
Trombone | Ken Kugler |
Trombone | William Booth |
Trumpet | Jon Lewis |
Trumpet | Malcolm McNab |
Trumpet | Rick Baptist |
Trumpet | Tim Divers |
Trumpet | Tim Morrison |
Trumpet | Warren Luening |
Trumpet | Wayne Bergeron |
Tuba | Jim Self |
Woodwinds | Angela Wiegand |
Woodwinds | Barbara Northcutt |
Woodwinds | Dan Higgins |
Woodwinds | David Shostac |
Woodwinds | Gary Foster |
Woodwinds | Jim Walker |
Woodwinds | Sheridon Stokes |
Percussion | Dale Anderson |
Vocals | Grace Stumb |
Vocals | Amy Grant |
5 Highland Cathedral
Bass | Craig Nelson |
Drums | John Hammond |
Guitar | Biff Watson |
Harpsichord | David Huntsinger |
Clarinet | Lee Levine |
Flute | Ann Richards |
French Horn | Jennifer Kummer |
French Horn | Joy Worland |
French Horn | Katie Hagen |
French Horn | Linda Patterson |
Oboe | Bobby Taylor |
Trombone | Chris McDonald |
Trombone | Ernie Collins |
Trombone | Prentiss Hobbs |
Trumpet | George Tidwell |
Trumpet | Jeff Bailey |
Trumpet | Mike Haynes |
Tuba | Gilbert Long |
Percussion | Eric Darken |
Vocals | Amy Grant |
6 Jingle Bell Rock
Bass | Jim Hughart |
Drums | Gregg Field |
Guitar | Dennis Budimir |
Guitar | John Goux |
Piano | Mike Lang |
French Horn | John Reynolds |
French Horn | Mark Adams |
French Horn | Marni Johnson |
French Horn | Paul Klinworth |
Trombone | Alex Iles |
Trombone | Bill Elton |
Trombone | Bill Reichenbach |
Trombone | Chauncey Welsch |
Trombone | Ken Kugler |
Trombone | William Booth |
Trumpet | Jon Lewis |
Trumpet | Malcolm McNab |
Trumpet | Rick Baptist |
Trumpet | Tim Divers |
Trumpet | Tim Morrison |
Trumpet | Warren Luening |
Trumpet | Wayne Bergeron |
Tuba | Jim Self |
Woodwinds | Angela Wiegand |
Woodwinds | Barbara Northcutt |
Woodwinds | Dan Higgins |
Woodwinds | David Shostac |
Woodwinds | Gary Foster |
Woodwinds | Jim Walker |
Woodwinds | Sheridon Stokes |
Percussion | Dale Anderson |
Background Vocals | Alvin Chea |
Background Vocals | Mervyn Warren |
Background Vocals | Randy Crenshaw |
Background Vocals | Rick Logan |
Vocals | Amy Grant |
7 Mister Santa
Bass | Jim Hughart |
Drums | Gregg Field |
Guitar | Dennis Budimir |
Guitar | John Goux |
Piano | Mike Lang |
French Horn | John Reynolds |
French Horn | Mark Adams |
French Horn | Marni Johnson |
French Horn | Paul Klinworth |
Trombone | Alex Iles |
Trombone | Bill Elton |
Trombone | Bill Reichenbach |
Trombone | Chauncey Welsch |
Trombone | Ken Kugler |
Trombone | William Booth |
Trumpet | Jon Lewis |
Trumpet | Malcolm McNab |
Trumpet | Rick Baptist |
Trumpet | Tim Divers |
Trumpet | Tim Morrison |
Trumpet | Warren Luening |
Trumpet | Wayne Bergeron |
Tuba | Jim Self |
Woodwinds | Angela Wiegand |
Woodwinds | Barbara Northcutt |
Woodwinds | Dan Higgins |
Woodwinds | David Shostac |
Woodwinds | Gary Foster |
Woodwinds | Jim Walker |
Woodwinds | Sheridon Stokes |
Percussion | Dale Anderson |
Background Vocals | Don Shelton |
Background Vocals | Jon Joyce |
Background Vocals | Randy Crenshaw |
Background Vocals | Rick Logan |
Vocals | Amy Grant |
8 Til The Season Comes Around Again
Bass | Craig Nelson |
Drums | John Hammond |
Guitar | Biff Watson |
Harpsichord | David Huntsinger |
Piano | Michael Omartian |
Clarinet | Lee Levine |
Flute | Ann Richards |
French Horn | Jennifer Kummer |
French Horn | Joy Worland |
French Horn | Katie Hagen |
French Horn | Linda Patterson |
Oboe | Bobby Taylor |
Trombone | Chris McDonald |
Trombone | Ernie Collins |
Trombone | Prentiss Hobbs |
Trumpet | George Tidwell |
Trumpet | Jeff Bailey |
Trumpet | Mike Haynes |
Tuba | Gilbert Long |
Percussion | Eric Darken |
Background Vocals | JD Cunningham |
Background Vocals | Lisa Bevill |
Background Vocals | Michael Mellett |
Background Vocals | Vince Gill |
Vocals | Amy Grant |
9 Gabriel’s Oboe
Bass | Craig Nelson |
Drums | John Hammond |
Guitar | Biff Watson |
Harpsichord | David Huntsinger |
Clarinet | Lee Levine |
Flute | Ann Richards |
French Horn | Jennifer Kummer |
French Horn | Joy Worland |
French Horn | Katie Hagen |
French Horn | Linda Patterson |
Oboe | Bobby Taylor |
Trombone | Chris McDonald |
Trombone | Ernie Collins |
Trombone | Prentiss Hobbs |
Trumpet | George Tidwell |
Trumpet | Jeff Bailey |
Trumpet | Mike Haynes |
Tuba | Gilbert Long |
Percussion | Eric Darken |
Vocals | Amy Grant |
10 Welcome to Our World
Bass | Jim Hughart |
Drums | Gregg Field |
Guitar | Dennis Budimir |
Guitar | John Goux |
Piano | Mike Lang |
French Horn | John Reynolds |
French Horn | Mark Adams |
French Horn | Marni Johnson |
French Horn | Paul Klinworth |
Trombone | Alex Iles |
Trombone | Bill Elton |
Trombone | Bill Reichenbach |
Trombone | Chauncey Welsch |
Trombone | Ken Kugler |
Trombone | William Booth |
Trumpet | Jon Lewis |
Trumpet | Malcolm McNab |
Trumpet | Rick Baptist |
Trumpet | Tim Divers |
Trumpet | Tim Morrison |
Trumpet | Warren Luening |
Trumpet | Wayne Bergeron |
Tuba | Jim Self |
Woodwinds | Angela Wiegand |
Woodwinds | Barbara Northcutt |
Woodwinds | Dan Higgins |
Woodwinds | David Shostac |
Woodwinds | Gary Foster |
Woodwinds | Jim Walker |
Woodwinds | Sheridon Stokes |
Percussion | Dale Anderson |
Vocals | Amy Grant |
11 Agnus Dei
Bass | Jim Hughart |
Drums | Gregg Field |
Guitar | Dennis Budimir |
Guitar | John Goux |
Piano | Mike Lang |
French Horn | John Reynolds |
French Horn | Mark Adams |
French Horn | Marni Johnson |
French Horn | Paul Klinworth |
Trombone | Alex Iles |
Trombone | Bill Elton |
Trombone | Bill Reichenbach |
Trombone | Chauncey Welsch |
Trombone | Ken Kugler |
Trombone | William Booth |
Trumpet | Tim Morrison |
Trumpet | Jon Lewis |
Trumpet | Malcolm McNab |
Trumpet | Rick Baptist |
Trumpet | Tim Divers |
Trumpet | Warren Luening |
Trumpet | Wayne Bergeron |
Tuba | Jim Self |
Woodwinds | Angela Wiegand |
Woodwinds | Barbara Northcutt |
Woodwinds | Dan Higgins |
Woodwinds | David Shostac |
Woodwinds | Gary Foster |
Woodwinds | Jim Walker |
Woodwinds | Sheridon Stokes |
Percussion | Dale Anderson |
Vocals | Amy Grant |
Other Musicians
Choir – Alvin Chea, Amick Byram, Ann White, Bob Joyce, Carmen Twillie, Clydene Jackson, David Joyce, Richard Bolks, Don Shelton, Donna Davidson, Edie Lehmann Boddicker, Elin Carlson, Gene Morford, Jim Gilstrap, John Beeney, John West, Jon Joyce, Linda Harmon, Luana Jackman, Melissa Mackay, Mervyn Warren, Morgan Ames, Patrick Williams Choir, Randy Crenshaw, Rick Logan, Roger Freeland, Sally Stevens, Sandie Hall, Scottie Haskell, Sheri Izzard, Susan Boyd, Susie Stevens Logan, Terry Harriton, Walt Harrah
Bagpipes, Drums – Nashville Pipes And Drums (Track 5)
Cello (Patrick Williams Orchestra) – Armen Ksajikian, Cecilia Tsan, Christina Soule, Dennis Karmazyn, Matthew Cooker, Raymond Kelly, Tim Landauer (Tracks 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 10, 11)
Cello (Nashville Studio Orchestra) – Bob Mason, Bradley Mansell, Carole Rabinowitz, John Catchings, Julie Tanner, Lynn Peithman, Margaret Mason (Tracks 5, 8, 9)
Harp (Patrick Williams Orchestra) – Marcia Dickstein (Tracks 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 10, 11)
Harp (Nashville Studio Orchestra – Mary Alice Hoepfinger (Tracks 5, 8, 9)
Viola (Nashville Studio Orchestra) – Bruce Christensen, Gary Vanosdale, Jim Grosjean, Kathryn Plummer, Kristin Wilkinson, Monisa Angell (Tracks 5, 8, 9)
Viola (Patrick Williams Orchestra) – Keith Greene, Mimi Granat, Ray Tischer, Robert Becker, Simon Oswell, Suzanna Giordano, Vicki Miskolczy (Tracks 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 10, 11)
Violin (Nashville Studio Orchestra) – Carl Gorodetzky, Alan Umstead, Betty Small, Beverly Drukker, Carolyb Wann, Cate Myer, Cathy Umstead, Conni Ellisor, David Angell, David Davidson, Denise Baker, Gerald Greer, Janet Askey, Joann Cruthirds, Jocelyn Sprouse, Karen Winkelmann, Lee Larrison, Mary Kathryn Vanosdale, Pam Sixfin, Paul Tobias (Tracks 5, 8, 9)
Violin (Nashville Studio Orchestra) – Endre Granat, Amy Hershberger, Assa Drori, Bob Sanov, Carolyn Osborn, Clayton Haslop, Darius Campo, David Stenske, Eve Butler, Gwenn Heller, Henry Gronnier, Jennifer Walton, Karen Jones, Kirsten Fife, Liane Mautner, Miwako Watanabe, Ronald Folsom, Tiffany Yi Hu
Liner Notes
Producer – Michael Omartian
Producer (Executive) – Jennifer Cooke, Michael Omartian
Arranged By – Michael Omartian (Track 1)
Arranged By – Patrick Williams (Tracks 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 10, 11)
Arranged By – Ronn Huff (Tracks 5, 8, 9)
Arranged By (Strings) – Patrick Williams (Tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 10, 11)
Arranged By (Vocals) – Gene Puerling (Track 7)
Concertmaster – Endre Granat (Tracks 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 10, 11)
Concertmaster – Carl Gorodetzky (Tracks 5, 8, 9)
Conductor – Patrick Williams (Track 1)
Conductor – Ronn Huff (Tracks 5, 8, 9)
Conductor (Drum Sergeant) – Carol Davis (Track 5)
Conductor (Pipe Major) – Jay Dawson (Track 5)
Engineer – Terry Christian (Tracks 1, 5, 8, 9)
Engineer (Strings) – Al Schmitt (Track 1)
Engineer (Assistant) – Amy Frigo, Bill Smith, Bob Horn, Bobby Morse, Grant Schmitz, Mark Eshelman, Pat Weber, Peter Doell, Steve Genewick, Thomas Johnson
Mastered By – Doug Sax
Mixed By – Terry Christian (Tracks 1, 5, 8, 9)
Mixed By – Al Schmitt (Tracks 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 10, 11)
Recorded By – Al Schmitt (Tracks 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 10, 11)
Art Direction – Beth Lee
Design – Chuck Hargett
Photography By – Sandra Johnson
Mastered AtThe Mastering Lab
Mixed At Capitol Studios
Mixed At Seventeen Grand Recording
Recorded At Sound Kitchen
Recorded At Sony Pictures Studios
Recorded At Sound House, Brentwood TN
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