A Christmas to Remember (album)

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.

A Christmas to Remember
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 19, 1999
GenreChristmas
Length38:45
LabelMyrrh/A&M
ProducerMichael Omartian
Amy Grant chronology
Behind the Eyes
(1997)
A Christmas to Remember
(1999)
Her Greatest Inspirational Songs
(2002)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

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. 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. This track was eventually re-released on Grant's 2005 compilation Christmas album My Best Christmas.

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.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."A Christmas to Remember"Amy Grant, Chris Eaton, Beverly Darnall4:21
2."Christmas Can't Be Very Far Away"Roger Cook, Wayne Jackson3:15
3."Silent Night"Joseph Mohr, Franz Gruber3:46
4."Christmas Lullaby (I Will Lead You Home)"Grant, Eaton3:10
5."Highland Cathedral"Ulrich Roever, Michael Korb2:49
6."Jingle Bell Rock"Joe Beal, Jim Boothe2:25
7."Mister Santa"Pat Ballard2:30
8."'Til the Season Comes 'Round Again"John Barlow Jarvis, Randy Goodrum5:04
9."Gabriel's Oboe"Ennio Morricone2:14
10."Welcome to Our World"Chris Rice2:56
11."Agnus Dei"Michael W. Smith6:15

Charts

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

Year Chart Position
1999 Billboard Top Contemporary Christian 35
2000 6
Billboard 200 195

Certifications and sales

Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[4] Gold 500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References


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