Rose of Bethlehem

Rose of Bethlehem
Studio album by Selah
Released	October 15, 2002 (2002-10-15)
Genre	Christmas, contemporary Christian music
Length	41:58
Label	Curb
Producer	Jason Kyle Todd Smith Allan Hall Nichol Smith
Selah chronology
Press On (2001) Rose of Bethlehem (2002) Hiding Place (2004)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
CCM Magazine

Rose of Bethlehem is the third album and first Christmas album by CCM group Selah. It was released October 15, 2002 by Curb Records.

Critical reception

Andy Argyrakis of CCM Magazine gives the album four out of a possible five stars and writes, "anyone discovering these selections for the first time will surely delight in the vocal purity and inspirational arrangements throughout the title track, 'Silent Night', 'Light of the Stable' and 'Once Upon a Christmas' (which includes country great Dolly Parton)"

Crosswalk says in their review, "With Selah, there's definitely more than meets the eye. The trio made up of two Smith siblings (Nicol and Todd) and one pianist (Allan Hall) may appear to be very average, normal folk at first glance. But with one listen to the vocal group steadily building a loyal following sans pomp and circumstance, you'll soon know their talent is far from the norm. And Rose of Bethlehem—their latest and first Christmas project—testifies to that fact."

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Silent Night"	Franz Gruber Joseph Mohr	4:15
2.	"O Come, O Come Emmanuel"	John Mason Neale	4:45
3.	"Light of the Stable"	Steven Rhymer Elizabeth Rhymer	3:18
4.	"Once Upon a Christmas"	Dolly Parton	4:46
5.	"What Child is This"	William Chatterton Dix	5:50
6.	"Joy"	Angela Smith Nicol Sponberg Todd Smith	3:52
7.	"Noel"	Todd Smith	1:45
8.	"O Holy Night"	Adolphe Adam Placide Cappeau	4:37
9.	"Mystery"	Angela Smith Todd Smith	4:46
10.	"Rose of Bethlehem"	Lowell Alexander	4:04
Total length:			41:58

Deluxe edition (October 7, 2016)

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
11.	"Mary Sweet Mary" (featuring Plumb)	Kevin Thomas Tiffany Arbuckle Lee	3:16
12.	"Little Drummer Boy"	Harry Simeone Katherine Kennicott Davis Henry Onorati	4:02
13.	"Dance in the Dawn"	Tony Wood Chad Cates Todd Smith	3:45
14.	"Where Are You Christmas?"	James Horner Mariah Carey Will Jennings	3:43
15.	"God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen/We Three Kings (Medley)" (featuring Annie Moses Band)	Traditional/John Henry Hopkins, Jr.	5:21
Total length:			62:05

Personnel

Selah

• Allan Hall – vocals, acoustic piano, arrangements
• Nicol Smith – vocals, backing vocals, arrangements
• Todd Smith – vocals, backing vocals, arrangements

Musicians and Vocalists

• Blair Masters – keyboards
• George Cocchini – electric guitars
• John Jorgenson – electric guitars
• Biff Watson – acoustic guitars
• Joe Chemay – bass
• Jackie Street – bass
• Craig Young – bass
• Paul Leim – drums, drum programming, djembe
• Tony Morra – drums
• Eric Darken – percussion
• Mary Kathryn Vanosdale – violin solo
• Michael Omartian – arrangements
• Jason Kyle – backing vocals
• Chris Tait – backing vocals
• Dolly Parton – vocals (4)
• Plumb – vocals (11)
• Annie Moses Band – instruments and vocals (15)

String Section

• Paul Mills – string arrangements
• David Angell, John Catchings, Jim Grosjean, Anthony LaMarchina, Pamela Sixfin, Elizabeth Stewart and Gary Vanosdale – string players

Charts

Chart (2002)	Peak position
US Top Christian Albums	16
US Heatseeker Albums (Billboard)	5

Chart (2005)	Peak position
US Top Holiday Albums (Billboard)	3
US Catalog Albums (Billboard)	1