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Christmas is the first Christmas worship album of Christian Contemporary music composed of Christmas songs by the Hillsong Church.[1] It was released, in Australia, for Christmas in 2000 and appeared in international markets by September 2001.[2]

Album details[]

The songs on Christmas are renditions of popular Christmas carols and several of Hillsong Music's own songs led by Darlene Zschech & the Hillsong Team. This album has three more tracks than the earlier version of this album entitled Jesus, Christmas Worship Down Under, Hark the Herald Angels Sing, Away in a Manger and The First Noel.

Reception[]

In September 2001 Mike Rimmer of Cross Rhythms rated the album as 8 out of 10 and described it as "their releases are always top quality ... with just less than 50% traditional carols. All the classics are here".[2] BREATHEcast's Timothy Yap reviewed the disc in November 2013 after it was issued as part of a two-disc compilation, It's Christmas, and found the earlier material on Christmas to be superior as it has a "more cohesive feel as Darlene Zschech is featured on most of the tracks here" than the material on Celebrating Christmas (2005).[3] In November 2001 CCM Magazine rated it as 7 out of 10 and felt "they come up with some wonderful new praise and worship songs, and breath new life into older ones".[4]

Track listing[]

  1. "Silent Night" (traditional; arranged by Russell Fragar)
  2. "Hark the Herald Angels Sing" (traditional; arranged by Peter King)
  3. "Saviour of the World" (Katia Bowley)
  4. "Jesus, What a Beautiful Name" (Tanya Riches)
  5. "The Reason Why" (Russell Fragar)
  6. "Away in a Manger" (traditional; arranged by Russell Fragar)
  7. "Perfect Love" (Darlene Zschech & Russell Fragar)
  8. "O Holy Night" (traditional; arranged by Reuben Morgan & Peter King)
  9. "Rejoice" (Donia Makedonez)
  10. "Star of Bethlehem" (instrumental; David Moyse)
  11. "The First Noel" (traditional; arranged by Peter King)
  12. "O Come, All Ye Faithful"/"Jesus You Are All I Live For" (traditional; arranged by Russell Fragar & Simeon Webster)
  13. "Hallelujah" (Darlene Zschech)
  14. "Glory to God" (Reuben Morgan)

References[]

  1. Jesus, Christmas Worship Down Under – Hillsong. AllMusic. Retrieved on June 22, 2014.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Rimmer, Mike (19 September 2001). "Review: Christmas – Hills Music Australia". Cross Rhythms (Cross Rhythms). http://www.crossrhythms.co.uk/products/Hillsong_Music_Australia/Christmas/3990/. Retrieved 28 June 2014.
  3. Yap, Timothy (14 November 2013). Hillsong Live It's Christmas Album Review (Audio Included). BREATHEcast. Retrieved on June 28, 2014.
  4. "Hillsong Australia: Jesus, Christmas Worship Down Under". CCM Magazine. November 2001. http://www.ganney.net/nfn_arch.htm. Retrieved 30 June 2014.

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