Christmas Memories (Evie album)
Appearance
Christmas Memories | ||||
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Released | 1987 | |||
Recorded | 1977, 1984, 1987 | |||
Studio | Whitefield Studios, Santa Ana, California | |||
Genre | Contemporary Christian, Christmas | |||
Length | 1:03:59 | |||
Label | Word Records | |||
Producer | Greg Nelson, Lennart Sjöholm, Pelle Karlsson | |||
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AllMusic | [1] |
Christmas Memories is a 1987 compilation Christmas album by Christian singer Evie released on Word Records.[2][3] It is a collection of Christmas songs that Evie has recorded from her two Christmas albums Come On, Ring Those Bells (1977) and Christmas, A Happy Time (1984), plus she has recorded four new songs for this collection. The songs from Come On, Ring Those Bells were remixed and remastered by Greg Nelson and Jim Scheffler. Christmas Memories debuted and peaked at number 17 on the Billboard Top Inspirational Albums chart.
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original album | Length |
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1. | "Come On, Ring Those Bells" (*) | Andrew Culverwell | Come On, Ring Those Bells | 3:02 |
2. | "Christmas is Especially (For Those Who Love the Lord)" (***) | Pelle Karlsson | New recording | 3:25 |
3. | "Come, Adore" (***) | Dick and Melodie Tunney | New recording | 2:10 |
4. | "Peace on Earth" (***) | Greg Nelson, Phil McHugh | New recording | 5:30 |
5. | "Away in a Manger" (*) | Traditional; arranged by Lennart Sjöholm | Come On, Ring Those Bells | 2:37 |
6. | "Mary's Boy Child" (*) | Jester Hairston | Come On, Ring Those Bells | 2:45 |
7. | "O Little Town of Bethlehem" (**) | Phillips Brooks | Christmas, A Happy Time | 3:30 |
8. | "A Thousand Candles" (*) | Traditional; arranged by L. Sjöholm | Come On, Ring Those Bells | 2:39 |
9. | "Move Me Closer (A Shepherd's Prayer)" (***) | Jon Mohr, Luanne Mohr | New recording | 4:25 |
10. | "The First Noel/Joy to the World" (**) | Arranged by Clifford Robertson | Christmas, A Happy Time | 3:45 |
11. | "Christmas, A Happy Time" (**) | P. Karlsson | Christmas, A Happy Time | 2:15 |
12. | "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing" (**) | William H. Cummings, Felix Mendelssohn, Charles Wesley | Christmas, A Happy Time | 2:50 |
13. | "No Room/Have You Any Room for Jesus?" (*) | John W. Peterson/C.C. Williams; arranged by L. Sjöholm | Come On, Ring Those Bells | 3:42 |
14. | "A Tiny Baby" (**) | C. Robertson, Carter Robertson | Christmas, A Happy Time | 3:00 |
15. | "O Holy Night" (*) | Adolphe Adam, John Sullivan Dwight | Come On, Ring Those Bells | 3:45 |
16. | "O Come, O Come Emmanuel" (**) | Traditional; arranged by C. Robertson | Christmas, A Happy Time | 2:45 |
17. | "Shiloh Has Come" (**) | C. Robertson, C. Robertson | Christmas, A Happy Time | 3:40 |
18. | "O Come, All Ye Faithful" (**) | John Francis Wade | Christmas, A Happy Time | 4:20 |
19. | "Silent Night" (*) | Franz X. Gruber, Joseph Mohr | Come On, Ring Those Bells | 3:34 |
Note: (*) - tracks produced by Lennart Sjöholm; (**) - tracks produced by Pelle Karlsson; (***) - tracks produced by Greg Nelson.
Charts
Chart (1989) | Peak position |
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US Top Inspirational Albums (Billboard)[4] | 17 |
References
- ^ "Evie, "Christmas Memories"". AllMusic. Retrieved November 21, 2022.
- ^ Evie: Christmas Memories. Word Records. 1987.
- ^ Cusic, Don (2009-11-12). Encyclopedia of Contemporary Christian Music: Pop, Rock, and Worship: Pop, Rock, and Worship. ABC-CLIO. ISBN 978-0-313-34426-8.
- ^ "Inspirational LPs" (PDF). Billboard. January 14, 1989. p. 25.