Christmas Carols of The Young Messiah is a compilation project album released on October 1, 1995 on Sparrow Records. The album serves as a companion to the 1993 release The New Young Messiah and is executive produced by Norman Miller and Peter York. During the national tour, the first act features the top CCM artists performing Christmas carols and songs before the second act, which is the presentation of The Young Messiah. Christmas Carols... features 15 songs of Christmas favorites, most of the tracks were previously released, while others are newly recorded for this collection. CCM acts include Steven Curtis Chapman, BeBe & CeCe Winans, Larnelle Harris, Sandi Patty, Point of Grace and many more. The album peaked at number 15 on the Billboard Top Christian Albums chart.
Track listing
1. Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas (Twila Paris) (Ralph Blane, Hugh Martin)
-4:37
2. O Come, All Ye Faithful (Steven Curtis Chapman) (traditional; arranged by Steven Curtis Chapman) -4:19
3. Hark! The Herald Angels Sing (Point of Grace) (Charles Wesley, Felix Mendelssohn) -4:12
4. O Come, O Come Emmanuel (Wes King) (Henry Sloane Coffin, John Mason Neale) -3:55
5. Joy to the World! (Steve Green) (Isaac Watts) -2:26
6. The First Noel (BeBe & CeCe Winans) (traditional; arranged by BeBe Winans, Cedric Caldwell, David Foster and Jeremy Lubbock) -6:03
7. The Season of Love (4Him) (Mark Harris, Don Koch) -4:13
8. O Holy Night (Sandi Patty) (Adolphe Adam, John Sullivan Dwight) -4:28
9. Angel Medley (Wayne Watson) -5:13
Angels from the Realms of Glory (John Montgomery, Henry T. Smart)
Angels We Have Heard on High (Edward S. Barnes)
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing (Charles Wesley, Felix Mendelssohn)
10. Go Tell It on the Mountain (Babbie Mason) (John W. Work) -3:33
11. The Christmas Song (Clay Crosse) (Mel Tormé, Robert Wells) -3:19
12. A King is Born (Ron Kenoly) (Sy Goraieb, Tim Hosman) -4:31
13. Saviour's Day (Chris Eaton) (Chris Eaton) -4:27
14. For Unto You (Carman) (Carman) -3:57
15. Amen (Larnelle Harris) (Jester Hairston) -3:10
Production credits
Brown Bannister -producer (tracks 1 and 2)
Greg Nelson -producer (tracks 5, 9 and 15)
Scott Williamson -producer (track 3)
Phil Naish -producer (track 4)
David Foster -producer (track 6)
Don Kock -producer (track 7)
Fred Salem -producer (track 8)
Wayne Watson -co-producer (track 9)
Cheryl Rogers -producer (track 10)
Peter Beneta and Rick Chudacoff -producers (track 11)
Tom Brooks -producer (track 12)
Chris Eaton and Will Mowat -producers (track 13)
John Andrew Schreiner -producer (track 14)
Listen to the playlist Christmas Carols of The Young Messiah here: