Christmas Offerings Explained
| Christmas Offerings |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Third Day |
| Cover: | ThirdDayChristmasOfferings.jpg |
| 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 |
| Prev Title: | Wherever You Are |
| Prev Year: | 2005 |
| Next Title: | Chronology Volume 1 |
| Next Year: | 2006 |
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.
Awards
In 2007, the album won a Dove Award for Christmas Album of the Year at the 38th GMA Dove Awards.[1]
Personnel
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
- 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
Notes and References
- http://christianmusic.about.com/od/doves/a/gma07awards.htm 38th Annual GMA Awards
