It's Christmas (Mandisa album) explained
It's Christmas is the second studio album and first Christmas album from contemporary Christian singer Mandisa, released on October 14, 2008.[1] As of November 2012, the album has sold 53,000 copies.[2]
Personnel
- Mandisa – vocals
- Shane Keister – acoustic piano, Fender Rhodes, Wurlitzer electric piano, Hammond B3 organ, arrangements, horn arrangements, string arrangements
- Blair Masters – keyboards
- Roger Ryan – acoustic piano, arrangements
- Sam Mizell – programming
- Michael W. Smith – acoustic piano (4), vocals (4)
- David Hamilton – synthesizer (4), Hammond B3 organ (4), celeste (4)
- Tom Hemby – guitars
- Jerry McPherson – guitars, electric guitar
- Michael Ripoll – guitars
- Stephen Leiweke – guitars
- Adam Lester – electric guitar (4)
- Bernard Harris – bass
- David Hungate – bass, upright bass
- James Gregory – bass (4)
- Matt Pierson – bass
- Joe Powell – bass
- Dan Needham – drums
- Paul Leim – drums (4)
- Eric Darken – percussion
- Sam Levine – horns, flute
- Doug Moffett – horns
- Barry Green – horns
- Shane Philen – saxophones
- Rodney J. Mills – trombone, horn arrangements
- Sarighani Reist – cello
- Jim Grosjean – viola
- David Angell – violin
- David Davidson – violin, strings
- Pamela Sixfin – violin
- The Nashville String Machine – strings
- Carl Marsh – arrangements, string arrangements
- Philip Keveren – arrangements, string arrangements
- Brown Bannister – arrangements
- Ty Smith – bell arrangements
- Matthew West – vocals (2)
- Jason Eskridge – backing vocals
- Anthony Evans – backing vocals
- Missi Hale – backing vocals
- Debi Selby – backing vocals
- Debreca Smith – backing vocals
- Jerard Woods – backing vocals
- Jovaun Woods – backing vocals
Notes and References
- Web site: [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=mandisa|chart=all}} Mandisa – It's Christmas ]. . 2009-06-25 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140105035509/http://www.billboard.com/artist/309054/mandisa/chart . January 5, 2014 .
- News: [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=mandisa|chart=Billboard 200}} Phillip Phillips' album debuts at No. 4 ]. USA Today . Brian . Mansfield . November 28, 2012.
