A Christmas to Remember (album)
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| Released | October 19, 1999 | |||
| Genre | Christmas | |||
| Length | 38:45 | |||
| Label | Myrrh/A&M | |||
| Producer | Michael Omartian | |||
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| AllMusic |   [1] |
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.[2] 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.[3]
An early release of the CD was sold exclusively at Target Stores and featured a cover of The Carpenters song "Merry Christmas Darling" as a hidden track.[citation needed] This track was eventually re-released on Grant's 2005 compilation Christmas album My Best Christmas.[citation needed]
A primetime Christmas special, Amy Grant: A Christmas to Remember, aired on December 15, 1999, on CBS, ABC, 36, Vision Celestial. Special guests included 98 Degrees (whose career saw a boost after the appearance), Tony Bennett and CeCe Winans.[citation needed]
Track listing
[edit]| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "A Christmas to Remember" | Amy Grant, Chris Eaton, Beverly Darnall | 4:21 |
| 2. | "Christmas Can't Be Very Far Away" | Roger Cook, Wayne Jackson | 3:15 |
| 3. | "Silent Night" | Joseph Mohr, Franz Gruber | 3:46 |
| 4. | "Christmas Lullaby (I Will Lead You Home)" | Grant, Eaton | 3:10 |
| 5. | "Highland Cathedral" | Ulrich Roever, Michael Korb | 2:49 |
| 6. | "Jingle Bell Rock" | Joe Beal, Jim Boothe | 2:25 |
| 7. | "Mister Santa" | Pat Ballard | 2:30 |
| 8. | "'Til the Season Comes 'Round Again" | John Barlow Jarvis, Randy Goodrum | 5:04 |
| 9. | "Gabriel's Oboe" | Ennio Morricone | 2:14 |
| 10. | "Welcome to Our World" | Chris Rice | 2:56 |
| 11. | "Agnus Dei" | Michael W. Smith | 6:15 |
Charts
[edit]Album – Billboard (U.S.)
| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Billboard 200 | 36 |
| Top Holiday Albums | 3 | |
| Top Contemporary Christian | 1 | |
| 2000 | Top Pop Catalog | 23 |
End of year charts
[edit]| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Billboard Top Contemporary Christian | 35 |
| 2000 | 6 | |
| Billboard 200 | 195 |
Certifications and sales
[edit]| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| United States (RIAA)[4] | Gold | 500,000^ |
| ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
[edit]- ^ https://www.allmusic.com/album/r441972/review
- ^ Sparrow Records News [dead link]
- ^ Welcome to EMICMG.com Archived November 23, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "American album certifications – Amy Grant – A Christmas to Remember". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
