The Peace Project (album)

The Peace Project (also known as Christmas: The Peace Project)[2][3][4] is an album by Australian contemporary worship group Hillsong Worship and is the fifth Christmas-themed worship album from Hillsong Music, following We Have a Saviour (2012). Released on 20 October 2017 by Hillsong Music Australia and Capitol Christian Music Group, the album's production was spearheaded by Ben Tan and Michael Guy Chislett.[2] The album was nominated for the GMA Dove Award for Christmas / Special Event Album of the Year at the 49th Annual GMA Dove Awards.[5]

The Peace Project
The Peace Project Album Cover
Studio album by
Hillsong Worship
Released20 October 2017 (2017-10-20)
Recorded2017
StudioVarious[lower-alpha 1]
Genre
Length57:17
Label
Producer
Hillsong Music Christmas series chronology
We Have a Saviour
(2012)		 The Peace Project
(2017)
Hillsong Worship chronology
Let There Be Light
(2016)		 The Peace Project
(2017)		 There Is More
(2018)
Singles from The Peace Project
  1. "Seasons"
    Released: 2017

Commercial performance

In the United Kingdom, The Peace Project debuted at No. 4 on the Official Christian & Gospel Albums Chart dated 2 November 2017.[6] It took the album seven weeks to reach No. 1, having registered at the top spot on the chart dated 14 December.[7]

In the United States, The Peace Project debuted on the Billboard Christian Albums chart dated 11 November 2017, at No. 26.[8] After two years and eight months since its release, the album made its debut at No. 122 on the all-genre Billboard 200 chart dated 29 June 2019,[9] whilst peaking at No. 2 on the Christian Albums chart.[10]

Track listing
The Peace Project[2][11][3][4]
No.TitleWriter(s)Worship leader(s)[1]Length
1."Joy to the World"
Aodhan King3:45
2."Hark"
Taya Smith5:03
3."Seasons"
  • Chris Davenport
  • Ben Tan
  • Benjamin Hastings
Benjamin Hastings4:34
4."Prince of Heaven"
  • Brooke Ligertwood
  • Matt Crocker
6:12
5."O Come All Ye Faithful"
Karina Wykes4:18
6."Noel"
Michelle Cook4:01
7."When I Think Upon Christmas"
  • Aodhan King
  • Tan
  • Renee Sieff
Renee Sieff3:56
8."Silent Night (with Saviour King)"
  • Kris Hodge
  • Laura Toggs
  • Gloria Mati-Leifi
7:06
9."Arrival"
Matt Crocker7:21
10."Theme of the Eastern Star"Jared Haschek 1:09
11."O Holy Night"
Taya Smith5:34
12."Peace Upon the Earth"
Marty Sampson4:10
Total length:57:17

Christmas: The Peace Project (Deluxe)
Christmas: The Peace Project (Deluxe)
Studio album by
Hillsong Worship
Released26 October 2018 (2018-10-26)[12]
Genre
Length120:24
Label
Hillsong Worship chronology
There Is More
(2018)		 Christmas: The Peace Project (Deluxe)
(2018)

On 26 October 2018, Hillsong Worship released a deluxe version of the album titled Christmas: The Peace Project (Deluxe), via Hillsong Music Australia and Capitol Christian Music Group in digital format.[13]

The Peace Project — Deluxe version[12][14]
No.TitleLength
1."Joy to the World"3:45
2."Hark"5:03
3."Seasons"4:34
4."Prince of Heaven"6:12
5."O Come All Ye Faithful"4:18
6."Noel"4:01
7."When I Think Upon Christmas"3:58
8."Silent Night (With Saviour King)"7:06
9."Arrival"7:21
10."Theme of the Eastern Star"1:09
11."O Holy Night"5:34
12."Peace Upon the Earth"4:10
13."O Holy Night" (Live)5:28
14."Silent Night (With Saviour King)" (Live)7:12
15."Prince of Heaven" (Reimagined)5:33
16."Joy to the World" (Reimagined)3:36
17."Joy to the World" (Instrumental)3:47
18."Hark" (Instrumental)5:04
19."Seasons" (Instrumental)4:36
20."Prince of Heaven" (Instrumental)6:08
21."O Come All Ye Faithful" (Instrumental)4:23
22."Noel" (Instrumental)4:01
23."When I Think Upon Christmas" (Instrumental)3:56
24."Silent Night (With Saviour King)" (Instrumental)7:09
25."Arrival" (Instrumental)7:20
26."O Holy Night" (Instrumental)5:35
27."Peace Upon the Earth" (Instrumental)4:10
Total length:120:24

Personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal[2] and Hillsong Zendesk[1]

Vocals

  • Taya Smith – lead vocals
  • Brooke Ligertwood – lead vocals
  • Aodhan King – lead vocals
  • Benjamin Hastings – lead vocals
  • Renee Sieff – lead vocals
  • Michelle Cook – lead vocals, additional vocals
  • Karina Wykes – lead vocals
  • Marty Sampson – lead vocals
  • Laura Toggs – lead vocals
  • Matt Crocker – lead vocals
  • Kris Hodge – lead vocals, additional vocals
  • Melodie Wagner – additional vocals
  • David Ware – additional vocals
  • Dejsha Lollar – additional vocals
  • John Davis – additional vocals
  • Tanner Church – additional vocals
  • Chelsea LaRosa – additional vocals
  • Bella Taylor-Smith – additional vocals
  • Dee Uluirewa – vocal coach

Technical, strings and horns

  • Sam Gibson – mixing (tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 6 and 7) (at Cardiff Creative Lab, UK)
  • Ben Whincop – mixing (tracks 5, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12) (at Sydney Australia), record engineer, bass
  • Stephen Marcussen – mastering
  • Stewart Whitmore – digital editing (at Marcussen Mastering, Hollywood, USA)
  • Michael Guy Chislett – record engineer, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, programming
  • Grant Konemann – record engineer, programming
  • Ben Tan – record engineer, electric guitar, synthesizer, acoustic guitar, programming
  • Chris Dennis – record engineer
  • Phil Threlfall – record engineer (strings and horns)
  • Oly Marian – assistant engineer
  • Luke Klingensmith – assistant engineer
  • Tyler Shields – assistant engineer
  • Bo Bodnar – assistant engineer
  • Jared Haschek – assistant engineer, string arrangements
  • Michael Zuvella – additional engineering
  • Omar Sierra – additional engineering
  • Nate Balderston – additional engineering
  • Rolf Wam Fjell – drums
  • Daniel McMurray – drums, percussion
  • Matt Tennikoff – bass
  • Ben Tennikoff – piano, synthesizer, programming
  • Dylan Thomas – piano, string arrangements, programming
  • Daniel McMurray – piano
  • Robbie Hellberg – piano, synthesizer
  • Peter James – synthesizer
  • Jack McGrath – synthesizer, programming
  • Autumn Starra – synthesizer
  • Freya Franzen – violin
  • Zoe Friesberg – violin
  • Imelda Yalcin – violin
  • Harry Bennetts – violin
  • Yena Choi – violin
  • Lisa Reynolds – violin
  • Lauren Brigden – viola
  • Tom Higham – viola
  • Ceridwen Davies – viola
  • Will Clark – viola
  • Liz Woolnough – viola
  • Zoe Knighton – cello
  • Tim Hennessy – cello
  • Chloe Smith – double bass
  • Josh Rogan – trumpets
  • Henrik Beasy – trumpets
  • Rob Shirley – French horn
  • Rachel Shaw – French horn
  • Saul Lewis – French horn
  • Abbey Edlin – French horn
  • Ian Bell – trombone
  • Caleb Webb – trombone
  • Megan Reeve – harp
  • Simon Kobler – percussion, programming
  • Brendan Tan – percussion, programming

Choir and ensemble

  • Gloria Mati-Leifi – gospel ensemble
  • Rachel Helms – gospel ensemble
  • Dee Uluirewa – gospel ensemble
  • Danniebelle Whippy – gospel ensemble
  • Shekeinah Hill – gospel ensemble, choir coordinator
  • Kris Hodge – gospel ensemble
  • Taga Paa – gospel ensemble
  • Rika Setu-Galo – gospel ensemble
  • Jason Temu – gospel ensemble
  • Lilly Saggin – children's choir
  • Sienna Saggin – children's choir
  • Harmony Saggin – children's choir
  • Caleb Saggin – children's choir
  • Mikayla McLean – children's choir
  • Buddy McLean – children's choir
  • Phoenix Andrew – children's choir
  • Milla Andrew – children's choir
  • Crosby Konemann – children's choir
  • Elliott Guy Chislett – children's choir
  • Alison Moore – children's choir coordinator
  • Hillsong Choir – choir

Art & design

  • Jay Argaet – art
  • Nathan Cahyadi – art
  • Nick Dellis – art
  • Hillsong Communications – additional design

Admin

  • Jill Casey – album administration
  • Anthony Gomez – album administration
  • Laura Kelly – album administration
  • Alison Brown – album administration
  • Steve Harmeling – album administration
  • Chris Neal – album administration
  • Josh Olson – album administration

Project handling and management

  • Cassandra Langton – project direction
  • Joel Houston – project direction
  • Brooke Ligertwood – project direction
  • Michael Guy Chislett – project direction
  • Tim Whincop – project direction
  • Steve McPherson – project direction
  • Grant Thomson – project direction
  • Jose Huergo – brand manager
  • Matthew Capper – project manager
  • Kris Hodge – assistant project manager

Production

  • Ben Tan – producer
  • Michael Guy Chislett – producer

Executive

  • Brian Houston – global pastor (Hillsong Church)
  • Bobbie Houston – global pastor (Hillsong Church)
  • Cassandra Langton – global creative pastor (Hillsong Church)
  • Rich Langton – global creative pastor (Hillsong Church)

Charts
Chart (2017–19) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[15] 18
UK Christian & Gospel Albums (OCC)[7] 1
US Billboard 200[16] 122
US Christian Albums (Billboard)[17] 2

Release history
Region Date Format Label Ref.
Various 20 October 2017
[2][11][3][4]

Notes
  1. The studios where the albums was recorded at:[1]
    • Record Plant (Hollywood, USA)
    • EastWest Studios (Hollywood, USA)
    • SmoakStack Studio (Nashville, USA)
    • Baxter House Studios (Sydney, Australia)
    • Linear Recording (Sydney, Australia)
    • Avatar Studios (New York, USA)
    • The Base Recording Studios (South Melbourne, Australia; strings and horns)
    • Oaklands Productions (Nunawading, Australia)
    • The Hub Studio (Sydney, Australia)
    • GoldDust Studios (Sydney, Australia)

References
  1. "The Peace Project – Hillsong Christmas Music Album Credits – Help & Support". Zendesk. 22 October 2017. Archived from the original on 5 July 2018. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
  2. "Christmas: The Peace Project / Hillsong Worship Tidal". Tidal. 20 October 2017. Archived from the original on 5 July 2018. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
  3. "Christmas: The Peace Project by Hillsong Worship on Spotify". Spotify. 2017. Archived from the original on 5 July 2018. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
  4. Worldwide digital release of The Peace Project:
  5. "2018 Nominees | The 49th Annual GMA Dove Awards". GMA Dove Awards. 8 August 2018. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
  6. "Official Christian & Gospel Albums Chart Top 20 | Official Charts Company". Official Charts Company. 2 November 2017. Archived from the original on 5 July 2018. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
  7. "Official Christian & Gospel Albums Chart Top 20 | Official Charts Company". Official Charts Company. 14 December 2017. Archived from the original on 5 July 2018. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
  8. "Christian Albums: Top Praise Music Chart | Billboard". Billboard. Billboard-Hollywood Reporter Media Group. 7 November 2017. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
  9. "Top 200 Albums | Billboard 200 chart | Billboard". Billboard. Billboard-Hollywood Reporter Media Group. 25 June 2019. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
  10. "Christian Albums: Top Praise Music Chart | Billboard". Billboard. Billboard-Hollywood Reporter Media Group. 25 June 2019. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
  11. "Hillsong Worship – The Peace Project – Amazon.com Music". Amazon. 20 October 2017. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
  12. "Christmas: The Peace Project (Deluxe) - Album by Hillsong Worship on Apple Music". iTunes. 26 October 2018. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
  13. "Hillsong Worship on Instagram: "Looking for Christmas 🎶? Check out the link in our bio to our #Christmas album #ThePeaceProject. We've added some live & reimagined tracks to add some extra joy to your world 😉😜"". Instagram. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
  14. "Christmas: The Peace Project (Deluxe) - Album by Hillsong Worship on Spotify". Spotify. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
  15. "Australiancharts.com – Hillsong Worship – There Is More". Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
  16. "Hillsong Worship Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
  17. "Hillsong Worship Chart History (Christian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 28 June 2019.

Sheet music for the album on PraiseCharts

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