Christmastime (Michael W. Smith album)

Christmastime
Studio album by Michael W. Smith
Released	October 13, 1998
Recorded	1998
Genre	Christmas music
Length	45:04
Label	Reunion
Producer	Brown Bannister, Michael W. Smith
Michael W. Smith chronology
Live the Life (1998) Christmastime (1998) This Is Your Time (1999)

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Christmastime is a studio album by Michael W. Smith. It was his second holiday-themed release, following 1989's Christmas.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"The Happiest Christmas"	(Myles Rudge, Ted Dicks)	3:08
2.	"Kay Thompson's Jingle Bells"	(Kay Thompson, Johnny Mandel, J. Pierpont)	2:17
3.	"Christmastime"	(MWS, Joanna Carlson)	4:15
4.	"Welcome to Our World"	(Chris Rice)	3:28
5.	"Hope of Israel"	(MWS)	3:17
6.	"Medley: Sing We Now of Christmas/O Come, O Come, Emmanuel/Emmanuel"	(MWS)	5:27
7.	"O Christmas Tree (instrumental duet with Phil Keaggy)"		3:53
8.	"The Christmas Waltz (with Sandi Patty)"	(Sammy Cahn, Jules Styne)	3:00
9.	"We Three Kings"		3:22
10.	"Medley: Away in a Manger/Child in the Manger"		5:06
11.	"Carols Sing (Paul and Martha Puckett)"		2:14
12.	"Medley: I Saw Three Ships/Joy to the World"		5:37

Personnel

• Michael W. Smith – vocals (1–4, 6, 8, 10), acoustic piano (3–7, 9–12), programming (3), arrangements (6, 7, 9, 10, 12), keyboards (11)
• Shane Keister – acoustic piano (1, 2, 8), orchestrations (8)
• Blair Masters – keyboards (11)
• Jerry Kimbrough – guitar (1, 2, 8)
• Phil Keaggy – guitars (7)
• David Hungate – bass (1, 2, 8)
• Leland Sklar – bass (6)
• Harold Jones – drums (1, 2, 8)
• Steve Brewster – drums (3)
• Paul Leim – drums (6)
• Eric Darken – percussion (7, 12)
• Mark Douthit – alto saxophone (2, 8)
• Sam Levine – alto saxophone (2, 8)
• Doug Moffett – tenor saxophone (2, 8)
• Denis Solee – tenor saxophone (2, 8)
• Ernie Collins – trombone (2, 8)
• Barry Green – trombone (2, 8)
• Chris McDonald – trombone (2, 8), horn arrangements (2, 8)
• Jeff Bailey – trumpet (2, 8)
• Mike Haynes – trumpet (2, 8)
• Steve Patrick – trumpet (2, 8)
• George Tidwell – trumpet (2, 8)
• Jerry O'Sullivan – Uilleann pipes (12), Highland pipes (12), tin whistle (12)
• Ronn Huff – orchestration (1, 2, 4, 5, 6)
• Tom Howard – orchestration (3, 10), choir arrangement (3, 10)
• Carl Marsh – orchestration (6, 7, 12)
• The London Session Orchestra – orchestra (1–8, 10, 12)
• Gavyn Wright – concertmaster
• Mike Casteel – music copyist
• Stephen Danenberg – music copyist
• Ric Domenico – music copyist
• Wally Dunbar – music copyist
• Michael Goode – music copyist
• Tom McAninch – music copyist
• Lisa Cochran – backing vocals (2, 8)
• Tim Davis – backing vocals (2, 8), BGV arrangements (2, 8)
• Mark Ivey – backing vocals (2, 8)
• Amy Joy Weimer – backing vocals (2, 8)
• Chris Harris – backing vocals (6)
• Wayne Kirkpatrick – backing vocals (6)
• Chris Rodriguez – backing vocals (6)
• Lori Wilshire – backing vocals (6)
• Sandi Patty – lead vocals (8)
• Anna Smith – vocal (10)
• The Hollywood Presbyterian Choir – adult choir (3, 6, 11)
• Fred Bock – Hollywood Presbyterian Choir director
• The American Boyhood Choir – boychoir (3, 6, 10, 11)
• James Litton – American Boyhood Choir director

Production

• Brown Bannister – producer for RBI Productions
• Michael W. Smith – co-producer
• Steve Bishir – engineer, mixing (4–7, 9, 11, 12)
• Hank Nirider – assistant engineer, mix assistant (11, 12)
• Charlie Warwick – assistant engineer
• Russ Long – additional engineer
• Gary Pacsoza – additional engineer
• Jess Sutcliffe – additional engineer
• East Iris Sound (Nashville, Tennessee) – recording location
• Deer Valley Studio (Franklin, Tennessee) – recording location
• Quad Studios (Nashville, Tennessee) – overdub recording location
• Sound Stage (Nashville, Tennessee) – overdub recording location
• Westlake D (Los Angeles, California) – recording location for Hollywood Presbyterian Choir
• Avatar Studios (New York City, New York) – recording location for American Boychoir
• Gaither Studios (Alexandria, Indiana) – vocal recording location for Sandi Patty
• Alex Marcou – orchestra recording engineer
• Douglas Blair – orchestra recording engineer
• Abbey Road Studios (London, England) – recording location for orchestra
• Mark Tucker – orchestra recording engineer
• Erik Jordan – orchestra recording engineer
• CTS Studios (Wembley, England) – recording location for orchestra
• Al Schmitt – mixing (1, 2, 8)
• Bill Smith – mix assistant (1, 2, 8)
• The Village Recorder (Los Angeles, California) – mixing location (1, 2, 8)
• Bill Deaton – mixing (3, 10)
• Fred Paragano – mix assistant (3, 10)
• Todd Gunnerson – mix assistant (4–7, 9)
• The Sound Kitchen (Franklin, Tennessee) – mixing location (3–7, 9, 10–12)
• Doug Sax – mastering at The Mastering Lab (Hollywood, California)
• Traci Sterling Bishir – production manager
• Diana Lussenden – art direction
• Ben Pearson – photography
• Janice Booker – design for Altar Ego Design

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Chart (1998)	Peak position
US Billboard 200	90
US Christian Albums (Billboard)	5
US Top Holiday Albums (Billboard)	4