2005 Aaron Neville – Christmas Prayer
Christmas Prayer is Aaron Neville‘s fourteenth studio album and his second Christmas album. It was released October 4, 2005. The album peaked at No. 3 on Billboard’s Gospel chart, No. 14 on their Christian chart and at No. 74 on the R&B chart.
Tracks
1 Christmas Prayer (Greg Barnhill) 03:51
2 Go Tell It On The Mountain (John Work) 04:23
3 Mary’s Boy Child (Jester Hairston) 03:56
4 White Christmas (Irving Berlin) 02:36
5 Joy To The World (Feat The Blind Boys Of Alabama) (Isaac Watts; Georg Handel) 02:27
6 Merry Christmas Baby (Charles Brown) 02:52
7 Hark! The Herald Angels Sing (Felix Mendelssohn; Charles Wesley) 02:52
8 The First Noel (Traditional) 06:05
9 Christmas Everyday (Aaron Neville; Milton Davis) 04:17
10 O Come, All Ye Faithful (Adeste Fideles) (John Francis Wade) 04:32
11 Ave Maria (Franz Schubert) 04:54
12 It Came Upon A Midnight Clear (Edmund Sears; Jean Baptiste Calkin) 03:42
13 Amen (Curtis Mayfield) 03:10
14 Amazing Grace (John Newton) 04:40
Biography
Musicians
| Bass | Don Kerce |
| Bass | Mike Brignardello |
| Bass | Milton Davis |
| Upright Bass | Chris Severin |
| Drums | Brian Pruitt |
| Drums | Mark Beckett |
| Drums (programming) | Aaron Neville |
| Drums (programming) | James Bevelle |
| Drums (programming) | Milton Davis |
| Guitar | Billy Panda |
| Guitar | Ian Neville |
| Guitar | Milton Davis |
| Guitar | Shane Theriot |
| Acoustic Guitar | Blue Miller |
| Fender Rhodes | Victor Atkins |
| Hammond Organ | Art Neville |
| Hammond Organ | Ivan Neville |
| Keyboards | John Jarvis |
| Keyboards | Michael Goods |
| Keyboards | Steve Nathan |
| Organ | John Jarvis |
| Piano | John Jarvis |
| Piano | Steve Nathan |
| Piano | Victor Atkins |
| Synthesizer | Victor Atkins |
| Programming | James Bevelle |
| Programming | Milton Davis |
| Sax | Charles Neville |
| Violin | Judith Armistead |
| Bells | Ivan Neville |
| Percussion | Brian Pruitt |
| Percussion | Cyril Neville |
| Percussion | Mark Beckett |
| Percussion | Milton Davis |
| Background Vocals | Art Neville |
| Background Vocals | Cyril Neville |
| Background Vocals | Ivan Neville |
| Background Vocals | Earl Smith |
| Background Vocals | Jason Neville |
| Background Vocals | Jerard Woods |
| Background Vocals | Jovaun Woods |
| Background Vocals | Leanne Palmore |
| Background Vocals | Milton Davis |
| Background Vocals | Nick Daniels |
| Background Vocals | Phillip Manuel |
| Vocals | Aaron Neville |
Other Musicians
Choir – The Blind Boys of Alabama (Track 5)
Liner Notes
Producer – Aaron Neville (Tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
Producer – Milton Davis (Tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9, 10, 13)
Producer – John Chelew (Track 5)
Producer – Barry Beckett (Tracks 8, 12)
Producer – Art Neville (Track 11)
Producer (Lead Vocals) – Milton Davis (Tracks 8, 12)
Producer (Lead Vocals) – Aaron Neville, Gary Lux, Mark Mazzetti (Track 11)
Arranged By – Aaron Neville, Chris Goldsmith, John Chelew
Arranged By (Strings) – Milton Davis, Victor Atkins
Arranged By (Orchestra) – Milton Davis, Victor Atkins
Arranged By (Vocals) – Aaron Neville, Milton Davis, Phillip Manuel
Edited By – Aaron Neville, Milton Davis, James Bevelle
Engineer – David Farrell, Erik Flettrich, James Bevelle, Jimmy Hoyson, Matthew Beckett, Milton Davis, Pete Greene
Engineer (Assistant) – Craig Schultz, Matthew Beckett
Mastered By – John Cuniberti
Mixed By – James Bevelle, Jimmy Hoyson, Milton Davis, Pete Greene
Mixed By (Assistant) – Matthew Beckett
Photography – Jay Blakesberg
Recorded At Emerald Sound Studios, Ner Orleans, LA
Recorded At Neville Neville Land Studios, New Orleans, LA
Recorded At Piety Street Studios, New Orleans, LA
Recorded At The Tracking Room, Nashville, TN
Recorded At Twin Creeks, Nashville, TN
Ultrasonic Studios, New Orleans, LA
Phonographic Copyright EMI Gospel
Copyright EMI Gospel