Joyful Christmas

Description

Joyful Christmas is a multi-artist Christmas compilation released on Sony Music Entertainment in November 1994, manufactured by ForeFront Records and distributed by StarSong. The album was produced by Edwin Hawkins.

If you’re interested in a Christmas album that’s gonna do a little bit to get your blood pumping and your soul groovin’, you may want to check out ‘Joyful Christmas’ as it highlights the fact that “Jesus Christ is born/ Let’s celebrate.” In addition to including more up tempo renderings of several Christmas classics, this various artist collection truly brings together a diverse collection of artist contributions such as DC Talk’s «We Three Kings», Eddie DeGarmo’s «Joy to the World», Peabo Bryson’s «Silent Night», Anointed’s «God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen», Commissioned’s «Go Tell It on the Mountain», Lou Rawls’ «Angels We Have Heard on High», Patti LaBelle’s «Away in a Manger», as well as several others. [April Hefner, CCM, December 1994]

CD tracklist:

01. Commissioned – Go Tell It On The Mountain – 5:03
02. Lou Rawls – Angels We Have Heard On High – 5:15
03. Patti LaBelle – Away In The Manger – 4:48
04. The Choir – O Little Town Of Bethlehem – 4:39
05. Kaycee Grogan – A Christmas Message – 3:46
06. Anointed – God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen – 4:53
07. Oleta Adams – O Come All Ye Faithful – 4:59
08. DC Talk – We Three Kings – 4:59
09. Puff Johnson – What Child Is This – 4:59
10. Nancy Wilson – Shining Star (Emmanuel) – 4:56
11. Eddie DeGarmo – Joy To The World – 5:20
12. Peabo Bryson – Silent Night – 3:48

Note: Simultaneously released on cassette and CD by Forefront Records.