Home for the Holidays is the fifteenth album and fourth Christmas album by Christian group Point of Grace. It was released on October 5, 2010. It is their first full-length Christmas recording since their 2005 holiday release, Winter Wonderland. It is also their first full-length holiday release as a trio. The group once again worked with producer Nathan Chapman as well as his wife, Stephanie Chapman.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "White Christmas" | Irving Berlin | 3:45 |
| 2. | "Candy Cane Lane" | Jennifer Zuffinetti | 2:45 |
| 3. | "Labor of Love" | Andrew Peterson | 4:34 |
| 4. | "Home for the Holidays / Silver Bells" | Robert Allen, Ray Evans, Jay Livingston, Al Stillman | 3:53 |
| 5. | "Immanuel" | Chad Cates, Tony Wood, Jonathan Yudkin | 3:37 |
| 6. | "Little Drummer Boy" | Katherine Davis, Henry Onorati, Harry Simeone | 3:39 |
| 7. | "Holly Jolly Christmas" | Johnny Marks | 3:08 |
| 8. | "Joy to the World" | Lowell Mason, Isaac Watts | 3:22 |
| 9. | "Not So Silent Night" | Scott Krippayne, Jeff Peabody | 4:10 |
| 10. | "The Giver and the Gift" (featuring Jim Brickman) | Nicolle Galyan, Molly Reed, Jonathan Yudkin | 3:49 |
| Total length: | 36:42 | ||
Personnel
Point of Grace
- Shelley Breen – vocals
- Denise Jones – vocals
- Leigh Cappillino – vocals
Musicians
- Mike Rojas – pianos, synthesizers
- Jim Brickman – acoustic piano on "The Giver and the Gift"
- B. James Lowry – acoustic guitar
- Bryan Sutton – acoustic guitar
- Ilya Toshinsky – acoustic guitar, banjo
- Jerry McPherson – electric guitars
- Mike Johnson – steel guitar
- Andy Leftwich – fiddle, mandolin
- Jimmie Lee Sloas – bass
- Glenn Worf – bass
- John Gardner – drums
- Eric Darken – percussion
- Kirk "Jelly Roll" Johnson – harmonica
- Jonathan Yudkin – strings, string arrangements
Children's Choir
- Caroline Breen
- Darby Mae Cappillino
- Price Jones
- Spence Jones
Production
- Nathan Chapman – producer
- Stephanie Chapman – producer, arrangements
- Jason Jenkins – A&R
- Jamie Kiner – A&R
- Chuck Ainlay – engineer, mixing
- Neal Cappellino – engineer
- Brian David Willis – engineer
- Todd Tidwell – assistant engineer
- Justin Francis – mix assistant
- Stephen Jones – mix assistant
- Hank Williams – mastering at MasterMix (Nashville, Tennessee).
- Jason Campbell – production coordinator
- Emily Mueller – production assistant
- Katherine Petillo – creative director
- Alexa Ward – design
- Laura Dart – photography
- Debbie Dover – hair stylist
- Amber Lehman – stylist, wardrobe
- Edward St. George – make-up
Awards
The album won a Dove Award for Christmas Album of the Year at the 42nd GMA Dove Awards.[1]
References
- ^ 42nd Annual GMA Dove Awards Nominees Archived 2011-07-10 at the Wayback Machine on DoveAwards.com