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.
| Christmas Offerings | ||||
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| Released | October 17, 2006 | |||
| Recorded | May 20, 2006 | |||
| Studio | Nickel and Dime Studios (Atlanta, Georgia); The Bat Cave (Marietta, Georgia); Curb Studio (Nashville, Tennessee). | |||
| Genre | Christian rock, Christmas music | |||
| Label | Reunion, Essential, Brentwood | |||
| Producer | Third Day, Don McCollister | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Jesus Freak Hideout | [2] |
Track listing edit
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "O Come All Ye Faithful" | John Francis Wade | 3:51 |
| 2. | "Do You Hear What I Hear?" | Noel Regney, Gloria Shayne | 3:37 |
| 3. | "Born in Bethlehem" | Third Day, Mac Powell | 3:43 |
| 4. | "O Holy Night" | Adolphe Adam | 4:06 |
| 5. | "Angels We Have Heard on High" | Traditional | 3:50 |
| 6. | "Silent Night" | Joseph Mohr | 4:10 |
| 7. | "Jesus, Light of the World" | Third Day | 3:56 |
| 8. | "Joy to the World" | Lowell Mason, Isaac Watts | 3:36 |
| 9. | "What Child Is This?" | William Chatterton Dix | 3:30 |
| 10. | "The First Noel" | Traditional | 2:59 |
| 11. | "Christmas Like a Child" | Tai Anderson, Third Day | 4:02 |
| 12. | "Away in a Manger" | James R. Murray | 3:57 |
| 13. | "Merry Christmas" | Brad Avery, Third Day | 6:30 |
| Total length: | 50:37 | ||
Awards edit
In 2007, the album won a Dove Award for Christmas Album of the Year at the 38th GMA Dove Awards.[3]
Personnel edit
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 edit
- 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 edit
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ Jesus Freak Hideout review
- ^ 38th Annual GMA Awards Archived 2009-04-26 at the Wayback Machine on About.com