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.
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| Released | October 19, 1999 | |||
| Genre | Christmas | |||
| Length | 38:45 | |||
| Label | Myrrh/A&M | |||
| Producer | Michael Omartian | |||
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| 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. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "A Christmas to Remember" | Amy Grant, Chris Eaton, Beverly Darnall | 4:21 |
| 2. | "Christmas Can't Be Very Far Away" | Roger Cook, Wayne Jackson | 3:15 |
| 3. | "Silent Night" | Joseph Mohr, Franz Gruber | 3:46 |
| 4. | "Christmas Lullaby (I Will Lead You Home)" | Grant, Eaton | 3:10 |
| 5. | "Highland Cathedral" | Ulrich Roever, Michael Korb | 2:49 |
| 6. | "Jingle Bell Rock" | Joe Beal, Jim Boothe | 2:25 |
| 7. | "Mister Santa" | Pat Ballard | 2:30 |
| 8. | "'Til the Season Comes 'Round Again" | John Barlow Jarvis, Randy Goodrum | 5:04 |
| 9. | "Gabriel's Oboe" | Ennio Morricone | 2:14 |
| 10. | "Welcome to Our World" | Chris Rice | 2:56 |
| 11. | "Agnus Dei" | Michael W. Smith | 6:15 |
Charts
Album – Billboard (U.S.)
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 1999 | Billboard 200 | 36 |
| Top Holiday Albums | 3 | |
| Top Contemporary Christian | 1 | |
| 2000 | Top Pop Catalog | 23 |
End of year charts
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 1999 | Billboard Top Contemporary Christian | 35 |
| 2000 | 6 | |
| Billboard 200 | 195 |
Certifications and sales
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| United States (RIAA)[4] | Gold | 500,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
- https://www.allmusic.com/album/r441972/review
- Sparrow Records News
- Welcome to EMICMG.com Archived November 23, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- "American album certifications – Amy Grant – A Christmas to Remember". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 29 June 2019.