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Our Christmas (compilation album)

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Our Christmas
Compilation album by
Various artists
Released1990
GenreContemporary Christian music, Christmas music
Length44:21
LabelReunion, Word
ProducerExecutive Producers: Loren Balman, Michael Blanton, Terry Hemmings
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Our Christmas is a 1990 compilation Christmas album released jointly on Reunion Records and Word Records.[2] This is the second of a three-album trilogy from Word Records using the word "Our" following the release of Our Hymns (1989) and the upcoming Our Family (1992). Like Our Hymns, Our Christmas features Christmas songs done by CCM artists' interpretation and styles of music. Highlights include a duet with Amy Grant and Sandi Patti singing a medley of "It Came Upon the Midnight Clear" and "O Little Town of Bethlehem" and "One Small Child" recorded by David Meece, a song he wrote back in 1971 and has since been covered by many Christian artists including Evie, First Call and Rebecca St. James. Our Christmas peaked at number 3 on the Billboard Top Christian Albums chart.[3]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Reve du Noel" (Michael W. Smith)arranged by M. W. Smith, Ron HuffM. W. Smith, Bryan Lenox5:12
2."The First Noel" (Al Green)Traditional; arranged by Charlie PeacockC. Peacock4:33
3."One Small Child" (David Meece)D. MeeceD. Meece, Brian Tankersley5:12
4."O Come, O Come Emmanuel" (Bryan Duncan)Traditional; arranged by B. DuncanDan Posthuma3:18
5."It Came Upon the Midnight Clear/O Little Town of Bethlehem" (Amy Grant and Sandi Patti)Edmund Sears, Richard Storrs Willis/Phillips Brooks; arranged by Michael OmartianM. Omartian5:26
6."Angels We Have Heard on High" (First Call)Traditional; arranged by Keith ThomasK. Thomas2:49
7."O Holy Night" (Mylon LeFevre)Adolphe Adam, John Sullivan Dwight; arranged by Cheryl RogersC. Rogers, M. LeFevre, Scott Allen5:19
8."God Rest Ye Merry Gentleman" (Kim Hill and Phil Keaggy)Traditional; arranged by P. KeaggyC. Peacock, Brown Bannister3:41
9."Silent Night, Holy Night" (Russ Taff)Franz X. Gruber, Joseph Mohr; arranged by M. OmartianM. Omartian4:35
10."What Child Is This?" (Roberta Flack)William Chatterton Dix; arranged by M. OmartianM. Omartian4:16

Note: the track "Reve du Noel" performed by Michael W. Smith is a medley consisting of "Sing We Now of Christmas," "Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring" and Smith's own composition of "Emmanuel."

Charts

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Chart (1990-91) Peak
position
US Top Christian Albums (Billboard)[3] 3

References

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  1. ^ "Various Artists, "Our Christmas"". AllMusic. Retrieved November 20, 2022.
  2. ^ Various Artists: Our Christmas. Word Records. 1990.
  3. ^ a b "Top Christian LPs" (PDF). Billboard. January 12, 1991. p. 59.