Something's Happening! A Christmas Album is the tenth studio and second Christmas album by Christian gospel singer CeCe Winans, released on October 19, 2018 by PureSpring Gospel and originally distributed by Thirty Tigers.
The album is a departure from early Christmas albums First Christmas (with CeCe's brother BeBe Winans) (1993) and His Gift (1998), whereas those albums were more urban contemporary and this album is with a full symphony orchestra. It was an album, CeCe said, that she has always wanted to do to capture the Christmas spirit with a full orchestra. CeCe's son Alvin Love III produced and arranged Something's Happening! and has written five original songs including the single and music video "It's Christmas."
Something's Happening! peaked at number 12 on the Top Gospel Albums and number 42 on the Top Holiday Albums charts in Billboard magazine. In 2020, the album was nominated for a Grammy for Best Gospel Album.
Track listing for the original 2018 release
1. Something's Happening! (Alvin Love III) -4:53
2. This World Will Never Be the Same (Alvin Love III) -3:56
3. Giving Season (Alvin Love III) -2:54
4. The Grace of the Father (Alvin Love III) -3:39
5. O Come, O Come, Emmanuel (arranged by Alvin Love III) -4:32
6. Hark! The Herald Angels Sing (William H. Cummings, Felix Mendelssohn, Charles Wesley) -3:22
7. I Heard the Bells On Christmas Day (Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, John Baptiste Calkin) -3:14
8. Feliz Navidad /O Holy Night (Jose Feliciano/Adolphe Adam, John Sullivan Dwight) -5:27
9. It's Christmas (Alvin Love III) -4:56
10. Silent Night (Franz Xaver Gruber, Joseph Mohr) -3:33
11. Something's Happening (reprise) -1:11
Radio singles
2018 "It's Christmas" -#30 Billboard Gospel Airplay
On October 25, 2024, CeCe reissued Something's Happening! under a new title
Joyful, Joyful: A Christmas Album. It is an expanded edition with two new tracks: "Joy to the World" and "Angels We Have Heard On High" coupled with the classic hymn "Joyful, Joyful," plus the ten tracks from her 2018 release. The new tracks were also produced by Alvin Love III. Joyful, Joyful is now distributed by Fair Trade Music and Sony Music Gospel. The reissue peaked at number 12 on the Top Gospel Albums and number 50 on the Top Holiday Albums charts in Billboard magazine. CeCe will embark on a nine-date Christmas tour in the U.S. in support of Joyful, Joyful with special guest Roman Collins starting on December 4, 2024 in Reading, Pennsylvania.
Track listing for the 2024 reissue
1. Joy to the World (Isaac Watts) -4:07
2. Angels We Have Heard On High (Joyful, Joyful) (Edward S. Barnes/Ludwig van
Beethoven, Henry Van Dyke) -3:59
3. It's Christmas (Alvin Love III) -4:56
4. Something's Happening! (Alvin Love III) -4:53
5. This World Will Never Be the Same (Alvin Love III) -3:56
6. Giving Season (Alvin Love III) -2:56
7. The Grace of the Father (Alvin Love III) -3:39
8. O Come, O Come, Emmanuel (arranged by Alvin Love III) -4:33
9. Hark! The Herald Angels Sing (William H. Cummings, Felix Mendelssohn, Charles Wesley) -3:23
10. I Heard the Bells On Christmas Day (Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, John Baptiste Calkin) -3:15
11. Feliz Navidad /O Holy Night (Jose Feliciano/Adolphe Adam, John Sullivan Dwight) -5:28
12. Silent Night (Franz Xaver Gruber, Joseph Mohr) -3:33
Previous release: Let Them Fall in Love (2017)
Next release: Believe for It (2021)
Watch the music video of "It's Christmas" here:
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