The Christmas Guest

The Christmas Guest: Stories and Songs of Christmas is a Country/Gospel/Christian album by Andy Griffith. It was released on September 30, 2003 by Sparrow Records. The album combines traditional Christmas stories with Griffith's interpretations of several holiday classics.

The Christmas Guest
Studio album by
Andy Griffith
ReleasedSeptember 30, 2003 (2003-09-30)
GenreCountry
Christian
LabelSparrow Records
Andy Griffith chronology
Back to Back Hits
(2003)		 The Christmas Guest
(2003)		 Bound for the Promised Land
(2005)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Track listing
  1. "The Christmas Guest" (Story) (Grandpa Jones, Bill Walker) – 5:33
  2. "Joy to the World" – 2:04
  3. "O Come, O Come, Emmanuel"/"What Child Is This?" – 3:36
  4. "Jesus' Birth in Bethlehem, Luke 2" (Story) – 3:23
  5. "Go Tell It on the Mountain" – 2:19
  6. "Away in a Manger"/"Golden Slumber" – 3:16
  7. "Beautiful Savior" – 2:49
  8. "The Juggler" (Story) (Larry Paxton, Kristin Wilkinson) – 6:56
  9. "I Wonder as I Wander" – 2:58
  10. "Jesus Walked That Lonesome Valley" – 3:10
  11. "Belleau Wood" (Story) (Garth Brooks, Joel Henry) – 1:52
  12. "Silent Night" – 3:00

Chart performance
Chart (2003) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard 200 141
U.S. Billboard Top Christian Albums 8
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums 21

Awards

In 2004, the album was nominated for a Dove Award for Country Album of the Year at the 35th GMA Dove Awards.[2]

References
  1. Allmusic review
  2. Nominations announced for 35th GMA Dove Awards Archived 2011-07-08 at the Wayback Machine on Christian Examiner
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