2012 Richard Marx – Christmas Spirit
Christmas Spirit is a Christmas/holiday seasonal release album by Richard Marx, released in October 2012. Five tracks on the album previously appeared on his 2011 release, The Christmas EP. Christmas Spirit reached No. 181 on the Billboard 200 albums chart and No. 21 on the Billboard Top Christmas Albums chart.
Two of its new tracks became top 20 Adult Contemporary hits. “I Heard The Bells On Christmas Day” is based on Casting Crowns arrangement of the song from their Peace On Earth album. Christmas Spirit yielded five singles, including “Christmas Spirit”, “Santa Claus Is Coming To Town”, “The Little Drummer Boy”, “Christmas Mornings” and “O Holy Night”.
The album features duets with Kenny Loggins, Sara Watkins and Sara Niemietz.
Marx returned to the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart’s Top Ten chart with Little Drummer Boy in December 2012
Tracks
1 The Christmas Song (Mel Tormé; Robert Wells) 04:30
2 Christmas Spirit (Richard Marx; Fee Waybill) 04:04
3 Heard The Bells On Christmas Day (Henry Wadsworth Longfellow; Bernie Herms; Dale Oliver; Mark Hall) 04:24
4 Let There Be Peace On Earth (Jill Jackson; Sy Miller) 03:11
5 O Come All Ye Faithful (Traditional) 03:30
6 Little Drummer Boy (Harry Simeone; Henry Onorati; Katherine Davis) 04:29
7 O Holy Night (Adolphe Adam; John Dwight) 03:53
8 What Child Is This (Traditional) 03:44
9 Silent Night (Traditional) 03:12
10 Christmas Morning (Dave Grusin; Richard Marx) 04:12
11 Santa Claus Is Coming To Town (Haven Gillespie; Fred Coots) 02:27
12 White Christmas (Irving Berlin) 04:05
13 Alleluia (Larry Gatlin) 01:40
Biography
Musicians
1 The Christmas Song
| Piano | Jason Webb |
| Vocals | Richard Marx |
2 Christmas Spirit
| Bass | Mark Hill |
| Drums | Steve Brewster |
| Guitar | Jerry McPherson |
| Keyboards | Richard Marx |
| Piano | Michael Omartian |
| Background Vocals | Opal Staples |
| Background Vocals | Simbryt Whttington |
| Vocals | Richard Marx |
3 Heard The Bells On Christmas Day
| Bass | Mark Hill |
| Drums | Steve Brewster |
| Guitar | Jerry McPherson |
| Guitar | Richard Marx |
| Acoustic Guitar | Richard Marx |
| Piano | Richard Marx |
| Background Vocals | Brandon Marx |
| Background Vocals | Lucas Marx |
| Background Vocals | Jesse Marx |
| Vocals | Richard Marx |
4 Let There Be Peace On Earth
| Bass | Mark Hill |
| Drums | Will Sayles |
| Guitar | Jerry McPherson |
| Acoustic Guitar | Richard Marx |
| Piano | Richard Marx |
| Vocals | Kenny Loggins |
| Vocals | Richard Marx |
5 O Come All Ye Faithful
| Piano | Jason Webb |
| Background Vocals | Brandon Marx |
| Background Vocals | Lucas Marx |
| Background Vocals | Jesse Marx |
| Background Vocals | Ruth Marx |
| Vocals | Richard Marx |
6 Little Drummer Boy
| Bass | Mark Hill |
| Drums | Will Sayles |
| Guitar | Jerry McPherson |
| Keyboards | Richard Marx |
| Vocals | Richard Marx |
7 O Holy Night
| Bass | Mark Hill |
| Drums | Steve Brewster |
| Guitar | Jerry McPherson |
| Guitar | Richard Marx |
| Piano | Michael Omartian |
| Background Vocals | Jesse Marx |
| Background Vocals | Lucas Marx |
| Background Vocals | Brandon Marx |
| Vocals | Richard Marx |
8 What Child Is This
| Bass | Mark Hill |
| Drums | Steve Brewster |
| Guitar | Jerry McPherson |
| Acoustic Guitar | Matt Scannell |
| Piano | Jason Webb |
| Vocals | Richard Marx |
9 Silent Night
| Bass | Mark Hill |
| Drums | Steve Brewster |
| Acoustic Guitar | Richard Marx |
| Piano | Michael Omartian |
| Vocals | Sara Watkins |
| Vocals | Richard Marx |
10 Christmas Morning
| Piano | Richard Marx |
| Vocals | Richard Marx |
11 Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
| Bass | Mark Hill |
| Drums | Steve Brewster |
| Guitar | Jerry McPherson |
| Piano | Jason Webb |
| Vocals | Sara Niemietz |
| Vocals | Richard Marx |
12 White Christmas
| Bass | Mark Hill |
| Drums | Steve Brewster |
| Vocals | Richard Marx |
| Piano | Jason Webb |
| Guitar | Jerry McPherson |
13 Alleluia
| Vocals | Brandon Marx |
| Vocals | Lucas Marx |
| Vocals | Jesse Marx |
| Vocals | Richard Marx |
Liner Notes
Arranged By – Jason Webb (Track 1)
Arranged By – Richard Marx (Tracks 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 12)
Arranged By – David Davidson (Tracks 5, 8)
Arranged By (Strings) – Richard Marx (Tracks 4, 7, 10)
Arranged By (Strings) – David Davidson (Tracks 8, 12)
Arranged By (Strings) – Cliff Colnot (Track 9)
Arranged By (Strings) – Steve Mauldin (Track 11)
Engineer – Justin Niebank
Engineer (Additional) – Alan Parker, Chip Matthews, Drew Bollman, Matt Prock, Nathan Yarborough, Seth Morton
Mastered By – Benny Quinn
Mixed By – Justin Niebank
Photography – Nels Israelson
Recorded At Ocean Way Nashville
Recorded At Sound Stage Studios
Recorded At Blackbird Studio
Recorded At Renegade Studios
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