Christmas Offerings

Christmas Offerings
Studio album by
Third Day
ReleasedOctober 17, 2006
RecordedMay 20, 2006
StudioNickel and Dime Studios (Atlanta, Georgia); The Bat Cave (Marietta, Georgia); Curb Studio (Nashville, Tennessee).
GenreChristian rock, Christmas music
LabelReunion, Essential, Brentwood
ProducerThird Day, Don McCollister
Third Day chronology
Wherever You Are
(2005) 		Christmas Offerings
(2006) 		Chronology Volume 1
(2006)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Jesus Freak Hideout[2]

Christmas Offerings is the seventh full-length album by the Christian rock band Third Day. It was released on October 17, 2006. "Away in a Manger", "Silent Night", "The First Noel" and "Do You Hear What I Hear" are all live versions. "Christmas Like a Child", "Born in Bethlehem", "Merry Christmas" and "Jesus, Light of the World" are original songs recorded in studio.

Track listing

Album release
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."O Come All Ye Faithful"John Francis Wade3:51
2."Do You Hear What I Hear?"Noel Regney, Gloria Shayne3:37
3."Born in Bethlehem"Third Day, Mac Powell3:43
4."O Holy Night"Adolphe Adam4:06
5."Angels We Have Heard on High"Traditional3:50
6."Silent Night"Joseph Mohr4:10
7."Jesus, Light of the World"Third Day3:56
8."Joy to the World"Lowell Mason, Isaac Watts3:36
9."What Child Is This?"William Chatterton Dix3:30
10."The First Noel"Traditional2:59
11."Christmas Like a Child"Tai Anderson, Third Day4:02
12."Away in a Manger"James R. Murray3:57
13."Merry Christmas"Brad Avery, Third Day6:30
Total length:50:37

Awards

In 2007, the album won a Dove Award for Christmas Album of the Year at the 38th GMA Dove Awards.[3]

Personnel

Third Day

  • Mac Powell – acoustic guitar, lead and backing vocals
  • Brad Avery – guitars
  • Mark Lee – guitars
  • Tai Anderson – bass
  • David Carr – drums

Additional musicians

  • Scotty Wilbanks – acoustic piano, keyboards, Hammond B3 organ
  • Blaine Barcus – sleigh bells (5)
  • Worldwide Groove Corporation – string arrangements (3, 4, 13)
  • Brandon Brooks – cello (7, 8, 10)
  • Pat Barrett – backing vocals
  • Don McCollister – backing vocals

Production

  • Terry Hemmings – executive producer
  • Third Day – producers
  • Don McCollister – producer, engineer, mixing
  • Laura Harrington – assistant engineer
  • Jonathan Medley – assistant engineer
  • Kris Sampson – assistant engineer
  • Tony Terrebonne – assistant engineer, additional engineer
  • Craig White – string engineer (3, 4, 13)
  • Hank Williams – mastering at MasterMix (Nashville, Tennessee)
  • Blaine Barcus – A&R
  • Michelle Pearson – A&R production
  • Tai Anderson – art direction
  • Stephanie McBrayer – art direction
  • Tim Parker – art direction
  • Stephanie Waldrop – art direction
  • Bert Sumner – design
  • Robert Ascroft – photography
  • Traci Sgrignoli – make-up, hair stylist

References

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ Jesus Freak Hideout review
  3. ^ 38th Annual GMA Awards Archived 2009-04-26 at the Wayback Machine on About.com