Christmas (Hillsong album)
Christmas is the first Christmas worship album of Christian Contemporary music composed of Christmas songs by the Hillsong Church.[1] It was released, in Australia, for Christmas in 2001 and appeared in international markets by September 2001.[2]
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| Released | 2001 | |||
| Recorded | AMC Studios, Sydney; In House Music, Sydney; Moyst Music, Sydney | |||
| Genre | Contemporary worship music, Christmas | |||
| Length | 65:55 | |||
| Label | Hillsong Australia | |||
| Producer | Darlene Zschech | |||
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Album details
The songs on Christmas are renditions of popular Christmas carols and several of Hillsong Music's own songs led by Darlene Zschech & the Hillsong Team. This album has three more tracks than the earlier version of this album entitled Jesus, Christmas Worship Down Under, Hark the Herald Angels Sing, Away in a Manger and The First Noel.
Reception
In September 2001 Mike Rimmer of Cross Rhythms rated the album as 8 out of 10 and described it as "their releases are always top quality ... with just less than 50% traditional carols. All the classics are here".[2] BREATHEcast's Timothy Yap reviewed the disc in November 2013 after it was issued as part of a two-disc compilation, It's Christmas, and found the earlier material on Christmas to be superior as it has a "more cohesive feel as Darlene Zschech is featured on most of the tracks here" than the material on Celebrating Christmas (2005).[3] In November 2001 CCM Magazine rated it as 7 out of 10 and felt "they come up with some wonderful new praise and worship songs, and breath new life into older ones".[4]
Track listing
- "Silent Night" (traditional; arranged by Russell Fragar)
- "Hark the Herald Angels Sing" (traditional; arranged by Peter King)
- "Saviour of the World" (Katia Bowley)
- "Jesus, What a Beautiful Name" (Tanya Riches)
- "The Reason Why" (Russell Fragar)
- "Away in a Manger" (traditional; arranged by Russell Fragar)
- "Perfect Love" (Darlene Zschech & Russell Fragar)
- "O Holy Night" (traditional; arranged by Reuben Morgan & Peter King)
- "Rejoice" (Donia Makedonez)
- "Star of Bethlehem" (instrumental; David Moyse)
- "The First Noel" (traditional; arranged by Peter King)
- "O Come, All Ye Faithful"/"Jesus You Are All I Live For" (traditional; arranged by Russell Fragar & Simeon Webster)
- "Hallelujah" (Darlene Zschech)
- "Glory to God" (Reuben Morgan)
References
- ^ "Jesus, Christmas Worship Down Under – Hillsong". AllMusic. Retrieved 22 June 2014.
- ^ a b Rimmer, Mike (19 September 2001). "Review: Christmas – Hills Music Australia". Cross Rhythms. Cross Rhythms. Retrieved 28 June 2014.
- ^ Yap, Timothy (14 November 2013). "Hillsong Live It's Christmas Album Review (Audio Included)". BREATHEcast. Retrieved 28 June 2014.
- ^ "Hillsong Australia: Jesus, Christmas Worship Down Under". CCM Magazine. November 2001. Retrieved 30 June 2014.