Our Christmas (compilation album)
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]
| Our Christmas | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Compilation album by Various artists | |
| Released | 1990 |
| Genre | Contemporary Christian music, Christmas music |
| Length | 44:21 |
| Label | Reunion, Word |
| Producer | Executive Producers: Loren Balman, Michael Blanton, Terry Hemmings |
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Reve du Noel" (Michael W. Smith) | arranged by M. W. Smith, Ron Huff | M. W. Smith, Bryan Lenox | 5:12 |
| 2. | "The First Noel" (Al Green) | Traditional; arranged by Charlie Peacock | C. Peacock | 4:33 |
| 3. | "One Small Child" (David Meece) | D. Meece | D. Meece, Brian Tankersley | 5:12 |
| 4. | "O Come, O Come Emmanuel" (Bryan Duncan) | Traditional; arranged by B. Duncan | Dan Posthuma | 3:18 |
| 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 Omartian | M. Omartian | 5:26 |
| 6. | "Angels We Have Heard on High" (First Call) | Traditional; arranged by Keith Thomas | K. Thomas | 2:49 |
| 7. | "O Holy Night" (Mylon LeFevre) | Adolphe Adam, John Sullivan Dwight; arranged by Cheryl Rogers | C. Rogers, M. LeFevre, Scott Allen | 5:19 |
| 8. | "God Rest Ye Merry Gentleman" (Kim Hill and Phil Keaggy) | Traditional; arranged by P. Keaggy | C. Peacock, Brown Bannister | 3:41 |
| 9. | "Silent Night, Holy Night" (Russ Taff) | Franz X. Gruber, Joseph Mohr; arranged by M. Omartian | M. Omartian | 4:35 |
| 10. | "What Child Is This?" (Roberta Flack) | William Chatterton Dix; arranged by M. Omartian | M. Omartian | 4:16 |
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."
References
- "Various Artists, "Our Christmas"". AllMusic. Retrieved November 20, 2022.
- Various Artists: Our Christmas. Word Records. 1990.
- "Top Christian LPs" (PDF). Billboard. January 12, 1991. p. 59.