A Very Maverick Christmas Explained

A Very Maverick Christmas
Type:	live
Artist:	Maverick City Music
Cover:	A Very Maverick Christmas - Maverick City Music.jpg
Venue:	Paradise Baptist Church, Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Genre:	Contemporary worship contemporary gospel Christmas music
Length:	118:05
Label:	Tribl
Producer:	Tony Brown Jonathan Jay Brandon Lake
Prev Title:	Venga Tu Reino
Prev Year:	2021
Next Year:	2022

A Very Maverick Christmas is the eighth live album by American contemporary worship music collective Maverick City Music, which was released via Tribl Records on November 30, 2021.^[1] The album contains guest appearances by Naomi Raine, Todd Galberth, Kim Walker-Smith, Chandler Moore, Melvin Crispell III, Isaac Carree, Lizzie Morgan, Brandon Lake, Phil Wickham, Ryan Ofei, Tianna Horsey, and Natalie Grant.^[2] The album was produced by Tony Brown, Jonathan Jay, and Brandon Lake.

The album was promoted with the release of "Mary Did You Know?" as a single. "Mary Did You Know?" peaked at number 23 on the Hot Christian Songs chart and number 11 on the Hot Gospel Songs chart.

A Very Maverick Christmas became a commercially successful album since its release, peaking at number nine on Billboard's Top Christian Albums Chart and at number three Top Gospel Albums Chart in the United States, as well as number five on the Official Charts' Official Christian & Gospel Albums Chart in the United Kingdom. A Very Maverick Christmas received a GMA Dove Award nomination for Christmas / Special Event Album of the Year at the 2022 GMA Dove Awards.^[3]

Background

On November 30, 2021, Maverick City Music released A Very Maverick Christmas via Tribl Records, being their second Christmas-themed release following Maverick City Christmas (2020). The album was recorded live at Paradise Baptist Church in Atlanta, Georgia,^[4] said to have been started by a slave.^[5]

Singles

"Mary Did You Know?" impacted Christian radio in the United States on November 25, 2022, becoming the first single from the album.^[6] Maverick City Music released the radio version of "Mary Did You Know?" On December 2, 2022.^[7] "Mary Did You Know?" peaked at number 23 on the US Hot Christian Songs chart,^[8] and number 11 on the Hot Gospel Songs chart.^[9]

Reception

Critical response

In a favourable review for The Christian Beat, Jessie Clarks opined "The full project brings a nice blend of worship and original tracks mixed with remakes and arrangements of traditional holiday hymns."

Accolades

Commercial performance

In the United States, A Very Maverick Christmas debuted at number eleven on the Top Christian Albums Chart^[10] and number three on Top Gospel Albums Chart.^[11]

In the United Kingdom, A Very Maverick Christmas debuted on the OCC's Official Christian & Gospel Albums Chart at number five.

Charts

Weekly charts

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Peak position
UK Christian & Gospel Albums (OCC)^[12]	5

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for A Very Maverick Christmas

Chart (2022)	Position
US Christian Albums (Billboard)^[13]	72
US Gospel Albums (Billboard)^[14]	25
Chart (2023)	Position
US Gospel Albums (Billboard)^[15]	40

Notes and References

1. Web site: Maverick City Music's Christmas Album is "Unlike Anything We've Seen or Experienced" : News : JubileeCast . Harper . Blessing . November 30, 2021 . JubileeCast . December 21, 2021.
2. Web site: Maverick City Music Release "A Very Maverick Christmas" Album Freeccm.com . Young . Abby . December 1, 2021 . Freeccm.com . December 21, 2021.
3. Web site: Watch: Nominations For 53rd Annual GMA Dove Awards Announced - TCB . Longs . Herb . August 10, 2022 . The Christian Beat . October 9, 2022.
4. Web site: Maverick City Music Releases New Christmas EP - TCB . Clarks . Jessie . November 30, 2021 . The Christian Beat . December 21, 2021.
5. Web site: JFH News: Maverick City Music Release "A Very Maverick Christmas EP" Today . November 30, 2021 . Jesusfreakhideout.com . Jesus Freak Hideout . December 21, 2021.
6. Web site: Future Releases for Christian Radio Stations Free New Songs from Music Artists . AllAccess.com . December 4, 2022 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20221124041714/https://www.allaccess.com/christian/future-releases . November 24, 2022.
7. Web site: Mary Did You Know? (Radio Version) (Single) by Maverick City Music CD Reviews And Information NewReleaseToday.com . Ford . Bradden . December 2, 2022 . NewReleaseToday . December 4, 2022 . live . https://ghostarchive.org/archive/igasD . December 4, 2022.
8. Maverick City Music . . Hot Christian Songs Chart History . December 19, 2022.
9. Maverick City Music . . Hot Gospel Songs Chart History . December 19, 2022.
10. Top Christian Albums Chart - Billboard . December 7, 2021 . . . Billboard-Hollywood Reporter Media Group . December 21, 2021.
11. Top Gospel Albums Chart - Billboard . December 7, 2021 . . Top Gospel Albums Chart . Billboard-Hollywood Reporter Media Group . December 21, 2021.
12. Web site: Official Christian & Gospel Albums Chart Top 20 Official Charts Company . . December 21, 2021.
13. Top Christian Albums – Billboard . . Year-End Chart . December 4, 2022.
14. Top Gospel Albums – Billboard . . Year-End Chart . December 4, 2022.
15. Top Gospel Albums – Billboard . . Year-End Chart . February 11, 2024.
16. Web site: A Very Maverick Christmas (feat. Mav City Gospel Choir) by Maverick City Music on Apple Music . November 30, 2021 . . United States . . December 21, 2021.