The Music of Christmas
The Music of Christmas is the first Christmas album and seventh studio album overall by American contemporary Christian music singer and songwriter Steven Curtis Chapman. It was released on September 26, 1995.
The Music of Christmas
September 26, 1995
60:52
Steven Curtis Chapman – lead vocals, acoustic guitar (1, 2, 6, 7–12), hi-strung guitar (1, 9, 10), backing vocals (3, 7, 11), gut-string guitar (6, 8, 9), E-coustic guitar (9), (9), hammered dulcimer (9), mandolin (9, 11), 12-string guitar (10, 11), Roland VG synth guitar (12)
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Robbie Buchanan – keyboards (1, 3, 5, 11), programming (6)
– acoustic piano (1, 4, 11), keyboards (2, 7, 10)
Shane Keister
Scott Sheriff – keyboards (8)
Blair Masters – programming (9)
– electric guitar (1, 3, 7, 11), backing vocals (1, 5, 10), acoustic guitar (5)
Gordon Kennedy
Jerry McPherson – electric guitar (1, 2, 7, 10)
Randy Pearce – electric guitar (3)
– electric guitar (5)
Dann Huff
– bass (1, 3, 5, 7, 11)
Leland Sklar
– bass (2, 10)
Jimmie Lee Sloas
Steve Brewster – drums (1, 3, 5, 7, 11), programming (3, 7)
– drums (2, 10)
Paul Leim
Ronn Huff – string arrangements (1, 3–6, 8–10, 12, choral arrangement (4, 8)
– concertmaster (1, 3–6, 8–10, 12)
Gavyn Wright
– strings (1, 3–6, 8–10, 12)
London Session Orchestra
Don Hart – string arrangements (2, 10)
– strings (2), additional strings (10)
The Nashville String Machine
– backing vocals (1, 5, 7, 10)
Max Carl
– backing vocals (1, 5, 10)
Bob Carlisle
Lisa Cochran – backing vocals (1, 5, 10)
Robin Johnson – backing vocals (1, 5, 10)
Michael Mellett – backing vocals (1, 5, 10)
The Belmont Church Choir – choir (1)
The Kids Connection Choir – kids choir (1)
– harmony vocals (2)
CeCe Winans
– backing vocals (3)
Bill Champlin
– backing vocals (3, 7, 11)
Tommy Funderburk
The American Boychoir – boychoir (4, 8), intro choir (7)
Alan Arak – additional intro vocals (7)
Robert Carpenter – additional intro vocals (7)
Charles Eversole – additional intro vocals (7)
Barry Phillips – additional intro vocals (7)
Herb Chapman Jr. – backing vocals (8)
Herb Chapman Sr. – backing vocals (8)
Terry Wood – backing vocals (11)
Steven Curtis Chapman – producer
Brown Bannister – producer, additional engineering
Peter York – executive producer
Dan Raines – executive producer
Traci Sterling Bishir – production coordinator
Steve Bishir – track and overdub engineering
Jeff Balding – tracking ("Christmas is All in the Heart" and "O Come All Ye Faithful")
The Dugout () – tracking location, overdub recording location
Nashville, Tennessee
Mole End Studio () – overdub recording location
Franklin, Tennessee
(Nashville, Tennessee) – overdub recording location
Quad Studios
OmniSound (Nashville, Tennessee) – overdub recording location
Devonshire Studio () – overdub recording location
North Hollywood, California
Ocean Studio () – overdub recording location
Burbank, California
Sound on Sound Recording () – overdub recording location
New York City, New York
Steve Bishir – recording engineer for the London Session Orchestra and Nashville String Machine
(Franklin, Tennessee) – recording location for the London Session Orchestra and Nashville String Machine
The Bennett House
Guy Defazio – additional engineering
Martin Woodlee – additional engineering, assistant engineer
Patrick Kelly – additional engineering
Joey Grimstead – assistant engineer
Aaron Swihart – assistant engineer
– mixing
Bill Schnee
(North Hollywood, California) – mixing location
Schnee Studio
John Hendrickson – mix assistant
– mastering
Doug Sax
The Mastering Lab () – mastering location
Hollywood, California
Karen Phillpott – art direction
Franke Design – cover
East-West Design (Nashville, Tennessee) – design
David Maisel – photography
Johnny Villanueva – hair and make-up
Jamie Kearney – stylist