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A Christmas Song

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A Christmas Song
Studio album by
Released1992
StudioInterociter Studio, Nashville, Tennessee
GenreCCM, Christmas music, jazz, big band
Length33:37
LabelSparrow Records
ProducerJames Hollihan, Jr.
Russ Taff chronology
Under Their Influence
(1991)
A Christmas Song
(1992)
We Will Stand/Yesterday and Today
(1994)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

A Christmas Song is the first Christmas album by singer-songwriter Russ Taff. It is his one and only album released in 1992 on the Sparrow label.[2] Taff and his wife Tori dedicated the song "What a Wonderful World" to their newborn daughter Madeleine Rose Taff who was born in the summer of 1992 while making this album. The album is produced by Taff's guitarist James Hollihan, Jr. A concert video was also released of the same name featuring Taff and his band performing at a nightclub. A Christmas Song peaked at number six on the Billboard Top Christian Albums chart.[3]

Track listing

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Personnel

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  • Russ Taff – vocals
  • Matt Rollings – grand piano, vibraphone
  • James Hollihan Jr. – guitars, backing vocals, all arrangements
  • Byron House – bass
  • John Hammond – drums, sleigh bells
  • Mark Douthit – saxophones
  • Mike Haynes – trumpets
  • John Darnall – string conductor
  • Nashville String Machine – strings

Production

  • John Huie – executive producer
  • James Hollihan Jr. – producer, recording, mixing
  • Lynn Fuston – string recording
  • Hank Williams – mastering at MasterMix (Nashville, Tennessee)
  • Simon Levy – art direction
  • Garrett Rittenberry – design
  • David Roth – photography
  • Jeffrey Tay – stylist
  • Robyn Lynch – hair, make-up
  • Zack Glickman – management

Charts

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Chart (1992) Peak
position
US Top Christian Albums (Billboard) 6

References

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  1. ^ Kittle, Ashleigh. Russ Taff – A Christmas Song: Review at AllMusic. Retrieved October 11, 2022.
  2. ^ Russ Taff: A Christmas Song. Sparrow Records. 1992.
  3. ^ "Top Contemporary Christian Albums" (PDF). Billboard. December 26, 1992. p. 45.