Yuletide Joy is the 22nd studio and 3rd Christmas album by Christian singer Sandi Patty, released on October 11, 2005 by INO Records (later renamed Fair Trade Services)/Sony Music. Patty co-produced the album with Steve Potts.
Patty's 3rd Christmas album revisits some familiar holiday songs from her previous Christmas releases, such as the re-recordings of "Bethlehem Morning," "Star of Bethlehem" and "Worship the King" along with new tracks. Patty also does a parody of Barbra Streisand's "Jingle Bells" with a mix of musical styles. The original 1983 recording of "Merry Christmas With Love" (from The Gift Goes On) is included and then segues into a new full version of "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" to close the album. Yuletide Joy debuted and peaked at number 40 on the Billboard Top Christian Albums chart.
Track listing
1. A Christmas Carol/Worship the King (Leslie Bricusse/Billy Smiley, Bill George)
-3:58
2. Bethlehem Morning (Morris Chapman) -4:58
3. Jingle Bells ala Sandra (James Lord Pierpont; arranged by Sandi Patty) -5:35
4. Home for the Holidays/I'll Be Home for Christmas (Robert Allen, Al Stillman/
Walter Kent, Kim Gannon, Buck Ram) -5:28
5. Star of Bethlehem (Karla Worley) -4:55
6. O Magnify the Lord/Angels We Have Heard on High (Dick and Melodie Tunney/
Edward S. Barnes) -4:32
7. Go Tell It on the Mountain (John Wesley Work, Jr.) -3:36
8. Jesus, Oh What a Wonderful Child (traditional) -4:37
9. Someday (Rick Vale) -4:52
10. O Holy Night (Adolphe Adam, John Sullivan Dwight) -3:59
11. Worthy is the Lamb/Hallelujah Chorus (traditional/Georg Friedrich Händel)
-5:43
12. Merry Christmas With Love (Billy Smiley, Greg Davis) -3:43
13. Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas (Ralph Blane, Hugh Martin) -3:19
Previous release: Duets (2005) (compilation album)
Next release: Falling Forward (2007)
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