Our Christmas is a 1990 compilation Christmas album released jointly on Reunion Records and Word Records. This is the second of a three-album trilogy from Word Records using the word "Our" following the release of Our Hymns (1989) and the upcoming Our Family (1993). Like Our Hymns, Our Christmas features Christmas songs done by CCM artists' interpretation and styles of music. Highlights include a duet with Amy Grant and Sandi Patty singing a medley of "It Came Upon the Midnight Clear" and "O Little Town of Bethlehem" and "One Small Child" recorded by David Meece, a song he wrote back in 1971 and has since been covered by other Christian artists including First Call and Rebecca St. James. Our Christmas peaked at number 3 on the Billboard Top Christian Albums chart.
NOTE: due to clearance issues from the record labels and music publishers, track 5 is not available for streaming or digital purchasing. A YouTube link for the track is posted below this article.
Track listing
1. Reve du Noel (Medley) (Michael W. Smith) (arranged by Michael W. Smith and Ronn Huff) -5:13
Sing We Now of Christmas (traditional)
Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring (Johann Sebastian Bach)
Emmanuel (Michael W. Smith)
2. The First Noel (Al Green) (traditional; arranged by Charlie Peacock) -4:34
3. One Small Child (David Meece) (David Meece) -5:14
4. O Come O Come Emmanuel (Bryan Duncan) (traditional; arranged by Bryan
Duncan) -3:18
5. It Came Upon the Midnight Clear/O Little Town of Bethlehem (Amy Grant and Sandi Patty) (Edmond Sears, Richard Storrs Willis/(Phillips Brooks, Lewis Redner)
-5:27
6. Angels We Have Heard on High (First Call) (Edward S. Barnes) -2:49
7. O Holy Night (Mylon LeFevre) (Adolphe Adam, John Sullivan Dwight) -5:20
8. God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen (Kim Hill and Phil Keaggy) (traditional; arranged
by Phil Keaggy) -3:42
9. Silent Night, Holy Night (Russ Taff) (Franz Xaver Gruber, Joseph Mohr) -4:36
10. What Child Is This (Roberta Flack) (William Chatterton Dix) -4:17
Production credits
Michael Omartian -producer (tracks 5, 9 and 10)
Charlie Peacock -producer (tracks 2 and 8)
Brown Bannister -co-producer (track 8)
Michael W. Smith and Bryan Lenox -producers (track 1)
David Meece and Brian Tankersley -producers (track3)
Dan Posthuma -producer (track 4)
Keith Thomas -producer (track 6)
Mylon LeFevre, Scott Allen and Cheryl Rogers -producers (track 7)
Next release: Our Family (1993)
Listen to the Amy Grant and Sandi Patty duet "It Came Upon the Midnight Clear/
O Little Town in Bethlehem" here: