The Christmas Collection (Amy Grant album)

The Christmas Collection is a Christmas compilation album released by American pop and Christian singer Amy Grant in 2008.

The Christmas Collection
Greatest hits album by
Amy Grant
ReleasedSeptember 30, 2008
RecordedJuly 1983–2008
GenreGospel/Christian, Holiday
Length62:05
LabelEMI/Sparrow
ProducerAmy Grant, Michael Blanton
Amy Grant chronology
Greatest Hits
(2007)		 The Christmas Collection
(2008)		 Somewhere Down the Road
(2010)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

According to Amy Grant's official website,

When you are not only a Grammy Award-winning and multi platinum-selling artist, but also have three best-selling Christmas CDs while selling over six million Christmas albums overall what do you do? If you are Amy Grant, you hand–pick your favorites, record four new songs, and put them all together in one special CD. Such is the case with Grant's THE CHRISTMAS COLLECTION.

Album information

The compilation includes fourteen previously released Christmas songs from Grant's three Christmas studio albums, A Christmas Album, Home for Christmas, and A Christmas to Remember, as well as four new songs.

Of the four new tracks, two are cover songs and two are original compositions. The two covers are "Jingle Bells" and "Count Your Blessings". The latter is taken from the 1954 jukebox musical film White Christmas, and even though Grant has stated she has not watched it yet, she recorded the song for its message. The version of "Jingle Bells" is a cover of the fast-paced arrangement written by Marty Paich and originally recorded by Barbra Streisand. The two new original compositions are "I Need a Silent Night", co-written with constant collaborator Chris Eaton ("Breath of Heaven"); and "Baby, It's Christmas", co-written with husband and fellow singer Vince Gill.

Track listing

The album contains a shortened version of "A Mighty Fortress / Angels We Have Heard on High". The intro of "Sleigh Ride" actually begins over the end of "Baby, It's Christmas", and continues non-stop in a successive flow.

No.TitleOriginal albumLength
1."Jingle Bells"new recording2:05
2."It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year"Home for Christmas (1992)2:28
3."I Need a Silent Night"new recording3:59
4."Winter Wonderland"Home for Christmas2:18
5."Baby, It's Christmas"new recording4:01
6."Sleigh Ride"A Christmas Album (1983)3:24
7."Count Your Blessings"new recording3:43
8."Hark! The Herald Angels Sing"A Christmas Album2:56
9."Silent Night"A Christmas to Remember (1999)3:44
10."Breath of Heaven"Home for Christmas5:23
11."Joy to the World / For Unto Us a Child is Born"Home for Christmas2:35
12."Grown-Up Christmas List"Home for Christmas5:02
13."Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree"Home for Christmas2:10
14."Tennessee Christmas"A Christmas Album4:34
15."A Christmas to Remember"A Christmas to Remember4:21
16."O Come All Ye Faithful"Home for Christmas3:02
17."A Mighty Fortress / Angels We Have Heard on High" (edited version)A Christmas Album3:48
18."Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas"Home for Christmas2:41
Total length:62:05

Charts

References
  1. https://www.allmusic.com/album/r1424087
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