A Christmas to Remember

A Christmas to Remember
Studio album by Amy Grant
Released	October 19, 1999
Genre	Christmas
Length	38:45
Label	Myrrh/A&M
Producer	Michael Omartian
Amy Grant chronology
Behind the Eyes (1997) A Christmas to Remember (1999) Her Greatest Inspirational Songs (2002)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

A Christmas to Remember is a 1999 Christmas album by Amy Grant with the Patrick Williams Orchestra, which became certified gold. It is her third Christmas album with a blend of some traditional songs but mostly originals.

In 2007, A Christmas to Remember was reissued and digitally remastered by Grant's new record label, EMI/Sparrow Records, along with 13 other Amy Grant albums. The remastered edition is labeled with a "Digitally Remastered" logo in the 'gutter' on the CD front.^[2] Because of Grant's deal with her previous label, Word Records, the remastered editions of A Christmas to Remember and Behind the Eyes was not sold in Christian Music retailers such as Family Christian Stores or Lifeway Christian Resources until 2009. Until 2009, Word Records continued to distribute those titles to Christian retailers in the original, non-remastered editions while EMI distributed the remastered editions to most major retailers. The twelve remaining remastered editions were distributed by EMI to all US retailers, both Christian and secular.^[3]

An early release of the CD was sold exclusively at Target Stores and featured a cover of The Carpenters song "Merry Christmas Darling" as a hidden track. This track was eventually re-released on Amy Grants' 2005 compilation Christmas album My Best Christmas.

A primetime Christmas special, Amy Grant: A Christmas to Remember, aired on December 15, 1999 on CBS, ABC, 36, Vision Celestial. Special guests included 98 Degrees (whose career saw a boost after the appearance), Tony Bennett and CeCe Winans.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"A Christmas to Remember"	Amy Grant, Chris Eaton, Beverly Darnall	4:21
2.	"Christmas Can't Be Very Far Away"	Roger Cook, Wayne Jackson	3:15
3.	"Silent Night"	Joseph Mohr, Franz Gruber	3:46
4.	"Christmas Lullaby (I Will Lead You Home)"	Amy Grant, Chris Eaton	3:10
5.	"Highland Cathedral"	Ulrich Roever, Michael Korb	2:49
6.	"Jingle Bell Rock"	Joe Beal, Jim Boothe	2:25
7.	"Mister Santa"	Pat Ballard	2:30
8.	"'Til the Season Comes 'Round Again"	John Jarvis, Randy Goodrum	5:04
9.	"Gabriel's Oboe"	Ennio Morricone	2:14
10.	"Welcome to Our World"	Chris Rice	2:56
11.	"Agnus Dei"	Michael W. Smith	6:15

Charts

Album – Billboard (U.S.) Year Chart Position 1999 Billboard 200 36 Top Holiday Albums 3 Top Contemporary Christian 1 2000 Top Pop Catalog 23

End of year charts Year Chart Position 1999 Billboard Top Contemporary Christian 35 2000 6 Billboard 200 195 Commercial performance Country Sales Certifications (sales thresholds) United States (RIAA) 500,000 Gold

References

1. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r441972/review
2. Sparrow Records News Archived February 2, 2009, at the Wayback Machine.
3. Welcome to EMICMG.com Archived November 23, 2007, at the Wayback Machine.