The Christmas Collection - Amy Grant (2008)

[amazon-product text="The Christmas Collection" type="text"]B001EC6JPI[/amazon-product] is a Christmas compilation album released by American Christian singer Amy Grant in 2008. It is her second Christmas compilation album, after 2005′s My Best Christmas.

The compilation includes fourteen previously released Christmas songs from Grant’s three Christmas albums, A Christmas Album, Home for Christmas, and A Christmas to Remember, as well as four new songs.

Of these four songs, two are cover versions while two are original compositions. The two cover versions are “Jingle Bells” and “Count Your Blessings”. The latter is taken from the 1954 jukebox musical film White Christmas, and even though Grant has stated she has not watched it yet, she recorded the song for its message. The version of “Jingle Bells” is a cover of the arrangement written by Marty Paich, sung by Barbra Streisand. The two new songs are “I Need a Silent Night”, co-written with constant collaborator Chris Eaton (“Breath of Heaven (Mary’s Song)”); and “Baby, It’s Christmas”, co-written with husband and fellow singer Vince Gill.

Released: September 30, 2008
Genre: Gospel/Christian, Holiday
Length: 62:05
Label: EMI/Sparrow
Producer: Amy Grant, Michael Blanton

Track Listing:

1. “Jingle Bells” – 2:05
2. “It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year” (From Home for Christmas) – 2:28
3. “I Need a Silent Night” – 3:59
4. “Winter Wonderland” (From Home for Christmas) – 2:18
5. “Baby, It’s Christmas” (With intro of “Sleigh Ride”) – 4:01
6. “Sleigh Ride” (Starts from “Baby, It’s Christmas”) (From A Christmas Album) – 3:24
7. “Count Your Blessings” – 3:43
8. “Hark! The Herald Angels Sing” (From A Christmas Album) – 2:56
9. “Silent Night” (From A Christmas to Remember) – 3:44
10. “Breath of Heaven (Mary’s Song)” (From Home for Christmas) – 5:23
11. “Joy to the World / For Unto Us a Child is Born” (From Home for Christmas) – 2:35
12. “Grown-Up Christmas List” (From Home for Christmas) – 5:02
13. “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree” (From Home for Christmas) – 2:10
14. “Tennessee Christmas” (From A Christmas Album) – 4:34
15. “A Christmas to Remember” (From A Christmas to Remember) – 4:21
16. “O Come All Ye Faithful” (From Home for Christmas) – 3:02
17. “A Mighty Fortress / Angels We Have Heard on High” [Edited version] (From A Christmas Album) – 3:48
18. “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” (From Home for Christmas) – 2:41