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A Family Christmas is the fifth studio album by American musical group The Piano Guys. It was released on October 7, 2014 by Portrait Records. The album reached number 12 on the US Billboard 200, making it their highest charting album to date.

Track listing[edit]

No.TitleWriter(s)Arranger(s)Length
1."Story of My Life"Julian Bunetta, Harry Styles, Niall Horan, Zayn Malik, Liam Payne, John Henry Ryan, Jamie Scott, Louis TomlinsonSteven Sharp Nelson, Al van der Beek4:34
2."Let It Go" ([A])Kristen Anderson, Robert Lopez, Antonio Vivaldivan der Beek, Jon Schmidt, Nelson4:05
3."Ants Marching / Ode to Joy" ([B])David Matthews, Ludwig van Beethovenvan der Beek, Schmidt, Nelson2:52
4."Fathers' Eyes"van der Beek, Nelson 4:00
5."Kung Fu Piano: Cello Ascends" ([C])Henry Jackman, John Powell, Hans Zimmer, Frédéric Chopinvan der Beek, Schmidt, Nelson4:05
6."Summer Jam"Schmidt, Nelson 3:54
7."Batman Evolution"Neal Hefti, Danny Elfman, James Newton Howard, Zimmervan der Beek, Nelson4:13
8."Don't You Worry Child" (featuring Shweta Subram)Axel Hedfors, Sebastian Ingrosso, Steve Fragogiannis, Martin Lindström, Michel Zitron, Shweta Subram, Abhay Jodhpurkarvan der Beek, Nelson, Schmidt, Subram4:05
9."Home"Greg Holden, Drew Pearsonvan der Beek, Schmidt, Nelson4:41
10."The Mission / How Great Thou Art"Ennio Morricone, Traditionalvan der Beek, Schmidt, Nelson3:11
11."Because of You"van der Beek, Nelson 4:04
12."Pictures at an Exhibition" ([D])Modest Mussorgsky, van der Beek, Nelsonvan der Beek, Nelson4:02
Total length:47:46
iTunes bonus track[2]
No.TitleLength
13."Love Story"6:22
Target exclusive edition[3]
No.TitleLength
13."Without You" 
14."What Are Words" 
Notes[1]

  1. ^ Inspired by Concerto No. 4 in F Minor, Op. 8, RV 297, "L'inverno" (Winter) by Antonio Vivaldi
  2. ^ Inspired by the "Ode to Joy" melody from Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 by Ludwig van Beethoven
  3. ^ Inspired by Prelude Op. 28, No. 20 in C Minor by Frédéric Chopin
  4. ^ Based upon and inspired by "Promenade" from Pictures at an Exhibition by Modest Mussorgsky

Personnel[edit]

Per liner notes[1]

The Piano Guys
Additional musicians
  • Shweta Subram – lead vocals on "Don't You Worry Child"
  • Jake Bowen – percussion on "Summer Jam"
  • Gigi Romney – additional percussion on "Kung Fu Piano: Cello Ascends"

Charts[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Wonders (CD liner notes). The Piano Guys. Portrait Records. 2014.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  2. ^ "Wonders by The Piano Guys". Apple Inc. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
  3. ^ "The Piano Guys - Wonders (Deluxe Edition) - Target Exclusive". Target Corporation. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
  4. ^ Ryan, Gavin (October 18, 2014). "Triple J Has Australia's Number One Album". Noise11. Retrieved October 20, 2014.
  5. ^ "Ultratop.be – The Piano Guys – Wonders" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
  6. ^ "Officialcharts.de – The Piano Guys – Wonders". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
  7. ^ "Swisscharts.com – The Piano Guys – Wonders". Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
  8. ^ "The Piano Guys Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
  9. ^ "The Piano Guys Chart History (Top Classical Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
  10. ^ "The Piano Guys Album & Song Chart History". Billboard Top New Age Albums for The Piano Guys. Retrieved 5 January 2015. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  11. ^ "2014 Year End Charts - Top Classical Albums". Billboard. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
  12. ^ "2014 Year End Charts - Top New Age Albums". Billboard. Retrieved 5 January 2015.