Christmas Together (The Piano Guys album)

Christmas Together is the seventh studio album by American musical group The Piano Guys. Released on October 27, 2017, by Portrait (a division of Sony Masterworks),^[2] the album reached number 27 on the US Billboard 200.^[3] It also topped the Billboard Classical, New Age, and Holiday albums charts. The video for "Angels from the Realms of Glory" broke the largest live nativity world record, with 1,039 people attending.^[4][5]

Christmas Together
Studio album by The Piano Guys
Released	October 27, 2017 (2017-10-27)
Genre	Classical crossover
Length	47:07
Label	Portrait^[1]
Producer	Al van der Beek, Steven Sharp Nelson, Jon Schmidt
The Piano Guys chronology
Uncharted (2016) Christmas Together (2017) Limitless (2018)

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Angels from the Realms of Glory" (featuring Peter Hollens, David Archuleta, and the Mormon Tabernacle Choir)	Marshall McDonald, Mack Wilberg, James Chadwick	4:05
2.	"O Holy Night / Ave Maria" (featuring Lexi Walker)	Adolphe Adam, Placide Cappeau, Charles Gounod, Johann Sebastian Bach	5:17
3.	"Mary Did You Know / Corelli Christmas Concerto"	Mark Lowry, Buddy Greene	4:01
4.	"Ode to Joy to the World"	Ludwig van Beethoven, Isaac Watts	4:06
5.	"What Child is This"	William Chatterton Dix	2:58
6.	"Gloria / Hark! The Herald Angels Sing"	Al van der Beek, Felix Mendelssohn, William H. Cummings, Charles Wesley	3:53
7.	"O Little One Sweet, BWV 493" (featuring The King’s Singers)	Johann Sebastian Bach	3:43
8.	"Little Drummer Boy / Do You Hear What I Hear"	Katherine Kennicott Davis, Gloria Shayne Baker, Noël Regney	3:54
9.	"Silent Night, Holy Night" (featuring Plácido Domingo)	Franz Xaver Gruber, Joseph Mohr	3:28
10.	"I Saw Three Ships"	Traditional	2:42
11.	"The Manger"	Schmidt, Nelson, van der Beek	4:00
12.	"The Sweetest Gift (Dedicated to Annie Schmidt)" (featuring Craig Aven)	Craig Aven	5:00
Total length:			47:07

Personnel

The Piano Guys

• Steven Sharp Nelson - Cellist/Songwriter
• Jon Schmidt - Pianist/Songwriter/Additional vocals/Synth
• Al van der Beek - Music Producer/Songwriter/Guitarist/Additional vocals
• Paul Anderson - Video Producer/Videographer

Additional musicians

• Peter Hollens - vocals on "Angels from the Realms of Glory"
• David Archuleta - vocals on "Angels from the Realms of Glory"
• Mormon Tabernacle Choir - vocals on "Angels from the Realms of Glory"
• Evynne Hollens - additional vocals on "Angels from the Realms of Glory"
• Kristiana Sandberg, Kathryn Collier, Kathryn Leavitt, Sarah Crowther - violin on "Angels from the Realms of Glory"
• Candace Wagner, Emily Brown - viola on "Angels from the Realms of Glory"
• Kelly McConkie Stewart, Sarah Arnesen - additional cello on "Angels from the Realms of Glory"
• Ben Henderson - bass on "Angels from the Realms of Glory"
• Giles Reaves - percussion on "Angels from the Realms of Glory"
• Lexi Walker - lead vocals on O Holy Night / Ave Maria
• Chuck E. Myers - Additional vocals, additional bells & percussion on "Ode to Joy to the World"
• Kelly Wallis - orchestral percussion on "Ode to Joy to the World"
• Seretta Hart - trumpet on "Ode to Joy to the World"
• Debra Bonner Unity Gospel Choir - additional vocals on "Ode to Joy to the World"
• Wesley Bell Ringers - bells on "Ode to Joy to the World"
• Jake Bowen - additional vocals on "Ode to Joy to the World"
• Debra Bonner, Terry Waite - conducting on "Ode to Joy to the World"
• The King's Singers - lead vocals on "O Little One Sweet, BWV 493"
• Plácido Domingo - lead vocals on "Silent Night, Holy Night"
• Craig Aven - lead vocals on "The Sweetest Gift"

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2017) Peak position US Billboard 200^[6] 27 US Top Classical Albums (Billboard)^[7] 1 US Top Holiday Albums (Billboard)^[8] 1 US Top New Age Albums (Billboard)^[9] 1

Year end charts Chart (2017) Position US Classical Albums (Billboard)^[10] 10 US New Age Albums (Billboard)^[11] 3

See also

• List of Billboard number-one holiday albums of the 2010s

References

1. "THE PIANO GUYS NEW HOLIDAY ALBUM 'CHRISTMAS TOGETHER' Out Now! On Tour Now - Sony Masterworks". Sony Masterworks. 2017-10-27. Retrieved 2017-11-26.
2. "THE PIANO GUYS NEW HOLIDAY ALBUM 'CHRISTMAS TOGETHER' Out Now! On Tour Now - Sony Masterworks". Sony Masterworks. 2017-10-27. Retrieved 2017-11-26.
3. "Billboard 200 Chart Moves: 'Stranger Things 2' Soundtrack Debuts, The Piano Guys' 'Christmas' Bows". Billboard. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
4. Petersen, Sarah (2014-12-12). "Video of world's largest live Nativity featuring David Archuleta, Piano Guys, other YouTube stars released". DeseretNews.com. Retrieved 2017-12-04.
5. ThePianoGuys (2014-12-12), Over A Thousand People Came Together To Break a Record And Bring This Moving Christmas Hymn To Life, retrieved 2017-12-04
6. "The Piano Guys Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved December 16, 2017.
7. "The Piano Guys Chart History (Top Classical Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 16, 2017.
8. "The Piano Guys Chart History (Holiday Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 16, 2017.
9. "The Piano Guys Album & Song Chart History". Billboard Top New Age Albums for The Piano Guys. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
10. "Classical Albums - Year-End 2017". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved December 16, 2017.
11. "2016 New Age Albums". Billboard. Retrieved 16 December 2017.