| 词条 | Christmas Songs (Jars of Clay album) |
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| name = Christmas Songs | type = studio | artist = Jars of Clay | cover = Joc_christmassongs.jpg | alt = | released = {{start date|2007|10|16}} | recorded = 2007 | venue = | studio = | genre = Christmas music | length = {{Duration|m=49|s=52}} | label = Gray Matters/Nettwerk | producer = Jars of Clay | prev_title = The Essential Jars of Clay | prev_year = 2007 | next_title = Greatest Hits | next_year = 2008 | misc = {{Singles | name = Christmas Songs | type = studio | single1 = Love Came Down at Christmas | single1date = November 2007 (AC Single) | single2 = Wonderful Christmastime | single2date = November 2007 (CHR/Pop Single) | single3 = Peace Is Here | single3date = December 2007 (AC Single) }} }}{{Album ratings | rev1 = Allmusic | rev1Score = {{Rating|4|5}}[1] | rev2 = Christianity Today | rev2Score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}[2] | rev3 = Cross Rhythms | rev3Score = {{Rating|8|10}}[3] | rev4 = Jesus Freak Hideout | rev4Score = {{Rating|5|5}}[4] | rev5 = Paste Magazine | rev5Score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}[4] }}Christmas Songs is the eighth full-length studio album and first Christmas album from Jars of Clay, that was released on October 16, 2007 through Gray Matters/Nettwerk. This is the first ever release from the band through their newly created Gray Matters imprint via Nettwerk Music Group.[5] BackgroundIn 2006, Jars of Clay began to seek a new recording contract as their then-current contract with Sony BMG's Christian sub-label Essential Records was due to end a few releases later. The group then decided to create their own label named Gray Matters and formed a partnership with the label and imprint label Nettwerk. The group decided to record their first full length Christmas album to debut on this label. The group previously has released one Christmas EP named Drummer Boy, which contained the classic Christmas carol "The Little Drummer Boy". The group also contributed their original Christmas song "Bethlehem Town" to the Christmas edition of the City on a Hill series. In 2004, Jars appeared on the collection entitled Maybe This Christmas Tree with their lighter "Christmas for Cowboys" alongside artists such as Lisa Loeb, Ivy and Copeland. More recently, in 2005, Jars returned to the Christmas classics to cover "It Came Upon a Midnight Clear" on the collection Come Let Us Adore Him: A Christmas Worship Experience. In 2007 as the contract with Sony BMG ended, the group began recording Christmas Songs, selecting a range of established and well known Christmas Carols, some lesser known songs and some original songs[6] to present for this project. The album was recorded in one-take recording sessions, a recording method only used once before by the band, in their prior studio album Good Monsters. This recording method meant that the majority of the time spent on the album was spent in pre-production, arranging the songs, practicing the songs before entering the studio to record them. Track listing{{Tracklist| extra_column = Songwriting Credits | title1 = The Gift of St. Cecilia | extra1 = Jars of Clay | length1 = 1:23 | title2 = Wonderful Christmastime | extra2 = Paul McCartney | length2 = 3:37 | title3 = Love Came Down at Christmas | extra3 = Words by Christina Rossetti Music by Garton, traditional Irish Melody Arrangement by Jars of Clay | length3 = 3:02 | title4 = O Little Town of Bethlehem | extra4 = Words by Phillips Brooks Music arrangement by Byron Keith and Jars of Clay | length4 = 4:38 | title5 = Hibernation Day | extra5 = Jars of Clay, Jeremy Lutito, Gabe Ruschival | length5 = 2:59 | title6 = Winter Skin | extra6 = Jars of Clay | length6 = 2:59 | title7 = Peace Is Here | extra7 = Jars of Clay | length7 = 4:08 | title8 = God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen | extra8 = Traditional Arrangement by Jars of Clay | length8 = 3:44 | title9 = Evergreen | extra9 = Jars of Clay | length9 = 2:45 | title10 = Christmastime Is Here | extra10 = Words by Lee Mendelson Music by Vince Guaraldi | length10 = 3:20 | title11 = Drummer Boy | extra11 = Katherine K. Davis, Henry Onorati, Harry Simeone | length11 = 4:34 | title12 = Gabriel's Message | extra12 = Words paraphrased by Sabine Baring-Gould Music traditional Basque Carol Arrangement by Edgar Pettman | length12 = 2:06 | title13 = In the Bleak Midwinter | extra13 = Words by Christina Rosetti and Jars of Clay Music by Cranham, Gustav Holst Arrangement by Jars of Clay | length13 = 4:36 | title14 = I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day | extra14 = Words by Henry Longfellow Music by John B. Calkin | length14 = 5:31 }}{{Tracklist | headline = iTunes bonus track | extra_column = Songwriting Credits | title15 = Peace Is Here | note15 = Acoustic Version | extra15 = Jars of Clay | length15 = 2:58 }}{{Tracklist | headline = eMusic bonus track | extra_column = Songwriting Credits | title15 = God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen | note15 = Acoustic Version | extra15 = Traditional Arrangement by Jars of Clay | length15 = 3:47 }} USB Stick VersionChristmas Songs was also released via USB stick format. The flash drive is reusable and has a capacity of 512 MB. The USB sticks were initially only available for purchase at concerts, but has since been added to the band's official online store. Each USB stick contains the following:
AwardsIn 2008, the album was nominated for a Dove Award for Christmas Album of the Year at the 39th GMA Dove Awards.[7] CreditsMusic
Production
References1. ^{{cite web|url={{Allmusic|class=album|id=r1207623|pure_url=yes}}|title=Christmas SongsReview|publisher=Allmusic|accessdate=26 April 2011}} {{Jars of Clay}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Christmas Songs (Jars of Clay Album)}}2. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.christianitytoday.com/music/reviews/2007/2007christmas.html#jarsofclay|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071030154750/http://www.christianitytoday.com/music/reviews/2007/2007christmas.html#jarsofclay|dead-url=yes|archive-date=2007-10-30|title=Christmas Songs Review|publisher=Christianity Today|df=}} 3. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.crossrhythms.co.uk/products/Jars_Of_Clay/Christmas_Songs/32890|title=Christmas Songs Review|publisher=Cross Rhythms|accessdate=26 April 2011}} 4. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.pastemagazine.com/action/article/6120/review/music/christmas_songs |title=Christmas Songs Review |publisher=Paste Magazine |accessdate=26 April 2011 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110517162107/http://www.pastemagazine.com/action/article/6120/review/music/christmas_songs |archivedate=17 May 2011 |df= }} 5. ^1 {{cite web|last=DiBiase|first=John|url=http://www.jesusfreakhideout.com/cdreviews/ChristmasSongs.asp|title=Christmas Songs Review|publisher=Jesus Freak Hideout|accessdate=26 April 2011}} 6. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.nettwerk.com/productions/artistpage.jsp?artist_id=923&mode=bio |title=Jars of Clay's Bio |accessdate=September 3, 2007 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20061117075610/http://www.nettwerk.com/productions/artistpage.jsp?artist_id=923&mode=bio |archivedate=November 17, 2006 }} 7. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.cbn.com/cbnmusic/news/021508doves.aspx|title=Nominations Announced for 39th GMA Dove Awards|publisher=CBN.com|accessdate=26 April 2011}} 5 : Jars of Clay albums|Gray Matters albums|Christmas albums by American artists|2007 Christmas albums|Alternative rock Christmas albums |
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