Christmas Is the Man from Galilee

Christmas Is the Man from Galilee
Studio album by
Cristy Lane
ReleasedNovember 1983 (1983-11)
Genre
Label
ProducerLee Stoller
Cristy Lane chronology
Footprints in the Sand
(1983) 		Christmas Is the Man from Galilee
(1983) 		Harbor Lights
(1985)

Christmas Is the Man from Galilee is a studio album by American Christian and country singer Cristy Lane. It was released in November 1983 via Liberty and LS Records and contained 21 tracks. It was Lane's first album release to comprise entirely of Christmas music. Due to her recent success with Christian audiences, the album contained mostly holiday inspirational favorites.

Background, content and release

During the late 1970s and early 1980s, Cristy Lane had country music commercial success with songs like "Let Me Down Easy" and "I Just Can't Stay Married to You". Her music was then marketed towards Christian audiences following the success of her country-crossover hit "One Day at a Time".[3] Christmas Is the Man from Galilee was part of a series of albums that followed the song that was marketed towards this fan base. Future holiday compilations will derive from this original product.[2]

The album was produced by Lane's husband and manager, Lee Stoller. It contained a total of 21 tracks, which was mostly Christmas inspirational material. Examples included "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen", "What Child Is This?" and "Joy to the World". A handful of previously-recorded tracks were also featured including her 1977 hit "Shake Me I Rattle".[1] Christmas Is the Man from Galilee was released in November 1983 on Liberty Records and LS Records. It was the eleventh studio album issued in Lane's music career. It was originally offered as a vinyl LP and a cassette.[1][4] Both versions were sold on cable television networks as a way to market Lane's music to a broader audience.[2]

Track listing

Side one (vinyl and cassette versions)[1][4]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Man from Galilee"Chris Holloway 
2."Away in a Manger"
 
3."Pretty Paper"Willie Nelson 
4."White Christmas"Irving Berlin 
5."Silent Night"
 
6."O Holy Night"
 
7."The First Noel"Traditional 
8."What Child Is This"William Chatterton Dix 
9."Up on the House Top"Benjamin Hanby 
10."O Come All Ye Faithful"
 
Side two (vinyl and cassette versions)[1][4]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Shake Me I Rattle (Squeeze Me I Cry)"
 
2."Jingle Bells"James Lord Pierpont 
3."Blue Christmas"
  • Billy Hays
  • Jay W. Johnson
 
4."A Little Bit Colder"Fred Newell 
5."God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen"Traditional 
6."Hark the Herald Angels Sing"
 
7."It Came upon a Midnight Clear"
 
8."Memory of an Old Christmas Card"Vaughn Horton 
9."Jolly Old Saint Nicolas"Horton 
10."Joy to the World"
 
11."O Little Town of Bethlehem"
 

Personnel

All credits are adapted from the liner notes of Christmas Is the Man from Galilee.[1]

Release history

Region Date Format Label Ref.
United States November 1983
  • Cassette
  • vinyl
  • Liberty Records
  • LS Records
 [1][4]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Lane, Cristy (November 1983). "Christmas Is the Man from Galilee (LP Liner Notes and Album Information)". Liberty Records/LS Records. SLL-8358.
  2. ^ a b c Adams, Greg (January 26, 2005). "Cristy Lane: Greatest Hits (CD Album Biography)". EMI. 72435-63454-2-3.
  3. ^ Manheim, James. "Cristy Lane: Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved May 29, 2021.
  4. ^ a b c d Lane, Cristy (November 1983). "Christmas Is the Man from Galilee (Cassette Liner Notes and Album Information)". Liberty Records/LS Records. 4XLL-8358.