Christmas Worship Explained
Christmas Worship is the first Christmas album from Paul Baloche. Integrity Music released the album on October 28, 2013. Baloche released a follow-up to this album, Christmas Worship, Vol. 2 in 2015.
Critical reception
Awarding the album four stars at CCM Magazine, Grace Aspinwall states, "the heart of this album lies in its gorgeous arrangements." Lins Honeyman, giving the album a seven out of ten for Cross Rhythms, writes, "a varied release that pushes Christmas music forward whilst acknowledging the genre's glorious past." Reviewing the album from AllMusic, Thom Jurek says, "a collection of (mostly) traditional carols and hymns with worship choruses and cadenzas woven in for maximum effect."[1]
Personnel
Musicians
- Paul Baloche – lead vocals, acoustic guitar
- John Ardnt – keyboards, strings, string arrangements
- Chris Springer – keyboards, organ
- Michael Marshall – acoustic piano
- Ben Gowell – keyboards, programming, acoustic guitar, baritone guitar, mandolin
- Michael Rossback – keyboards, programming, electric guitars, mandolin, bass, percussion, glockenspiel, trumpet
- Aaron Fabrinni – pedal steel guitar
- Carl Albrecht – drums, percussion
- Daniel Grothe – drums, percussion
- David Baloche – trumpet, French horn
- Rita Baloche – backing vocals, vocal arrangements
- Ben Clark – backing vocals
- Joel Hebert – backing vocals
- Jennifer Holm – backing vocals, lead vocals (11)
- Austin Johnson – backing vocals
- Dani Rocca-Hebert – backing vocals
- Brooke Williams – backing vocals, lead vocals (8)
- All Sons & Daughters – lead vocals (1)
- Trinity Christian Center Choir – choir (2, 5, 12)
- Kareem Riley – choir director (2, 5, 12)
- Onajé Jefferson – lead vocals (5)
- Kathryn Scott – lead vocals (6)
- Aaron Shust – lead vocals (7)
Production
- C. Ryan Durham – executive producer
- Paul Baloche – producer
- Ben Gowell – producer, engineer
- Michael Rossback – producer, engineer
- David Baloche – engineer
- Gary Leach – engineer
- F. Reid Shippen – mixing at Robot Lemon (Nashville, Tennessee)
- Paul "Paco" Cossette – mix assistant
- Andrew Mendelson – mastering at Georgetown Masters (Nashville, Tennessee)
- Becca Nicolson – production coordinator
- Thom Hoyman – creative director, design
Notes and References
- Web site: Thom . Jurek . Christmas Worship - Paul Baloche : Review. AllMusic. November 16, 2015 .
