Joy: A Holiday Collection Explained

Joy: A Holiday Collection
Type:	Album
Longtype:	(Christmas)
Artist:	Jewel
Cover:	Jewel - Joy.jpg
Released:	November 2, 1999
Recorded:	June–September 1999
Studio:
Genre:	Christmas
Length:	44:31
Label:	Atlantic
Prev Title:	Spirit
Prev Year:	1998
Next Title:	This Way
Next Year:	2001

Joy: A Holiday Collection is the third studio album and first Christmas album by American singer-songwriter Jewel, released on November 2, 1999, through Atlantic Records.^{[1] [2]} The radio-only single, "Joy to the World", was released in November the same year. Described as "an unashamed classicist Christmas album, featuring all of the usual carols delivered with strings and choirs", the album received platinum certifications in December 1999,^[3] and has sold 1,121,000 copies as of October 2013.^[4]

Personnel

Credits adapted from AllMusic.^[5] Musicians

• Jewel – vocals, harmony vocals
• Tawatha Agee – choir, chorus
• Andre Baranowski
• Terrance L. Barber Jr. – choir, chorus
• Jerry Barnes – bass guitar, choir, chorus
• Katreese Barnes – choir, chorus
• Marion Beckenstein – choir, chorus
• Peter Bliss – guitar
• Danny Blume – guitar
• Ann Ory Brown – choir, chorus
• Sophie Buskin – children's chorus
• Larry Campbell – pedal steel guitar
• Sterling Campbell – drums
• Lenedra Carroll – vocals, harmony vocals
• Vivian Cherry – choir, chorus
• Dennis Cinelli – lute
• Angela Clemmons-Patrick – choir, chorus
• Dennis Collins – choir, chorus
• Patrick Duffey – children's chorus
• Emily K. Eyre – choir, chorus
• Keith Fluitt – choir, chorus
• Gloria Gabriel – coordination
• Katie Geissinger – choir, chorus
• Diva Gray – choir, chorus
• Wayne Hankin – choir, chorus
• Netousha Harris – children's chorus
• Alexis Kaleoff – children's chorus
• Robbie Kondor – piano, keyboard
• Mary Lee Kortes – background vocals, choir, chorus
• Robbi Kumalo – choir, chorus
• Cassidy Ladden – children's chorus
• John Mahoney – keyboard

• Arif Mardin – keyboard
• Joe Mardin – keyboard, choir, chorus
• Audrey Martells – choir, chorus
• Willie Martinez – percussion
• Chieli Minucci – guitar
• Lee Musiker – keyboard
• Michael O'Reilly – guitar
• Gene Orloff – concertmaster
• Wayne Pedzwater – bass guitar
• Shawn Pelton – drums
• Janice Pendarvis – choir, chorus
• Leon Pendarvis – piano
• Sophia Ramos – background vocals, choir, chorus
• Eden Riegel – children's chorus
• Winston Roye – bass guitar
• Dakota Sanchez – children's chorus
• Marlon Saunders – choir, chorus
• Ira Siegel – guitar
• Steve Skinner – keyboard
• Allison M. Sniffin – choir, chorus
• Elizabeth Stockton
• Vaneese Thomas – choir, chorus
• Fonzi Thornton – choir, chorus
• Darryl Tookes – choir, chorus
• Christopher Trousdale – children's chorus
• Lori Ann Velez – choir, chorus
• Audrey Wheeler – choir, chorus
• James D-Train Williams – choir, chorus
• Ken Williams – choir, chorus
• Valerie Wilson – background vocals, choir, chorus
• Lisbeth Zelle – children's chorus
• Harry Zittel – children's chorus

Technical

• Jewel – vocal arrangement
• Arif Mardin – record producer, arranger, choir arrangement, conductor, orchestration, string arrangements, vocal arrangement
• Joe Mardin – arranger, choir arrangement, conductor, orchestration, production, programming, vocal arrangement
• Jerry Barnes – choir arrangement, vocal arrangement
• Katreese Barnes – choir arrangement, vocal arrangement
• Jennifer Baumann – photography
• Lenedra Carroll – vocal arrangement
• Rob Eberhardt – illustrations
• Max Feldman – assistant engineer
• Gloria Gabriel – production, production coordination
• West Kennerly – photography
• Robbie Kondor – orchestration, programming, synthesizer programming
• George Marino – mastering
• Lee Musiker – arranger
• Benjamin Niles – art direction, artwork
• Michael O'Reilly – engineer, mixing
• Gene Orloff – concertmaster
• Steve Skinner – arranger, orchestration, programming, synthesizer programming
• Jason Stasium – assistant engineer

Chart performance

Chart (1999–2000)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[6]	61
Japanese Albums Chart^[7]	67
US Top Holiday Albums (Billboard)^[8]	2
Billboard Top Internet Albums^[9]	7

End-of-year charts

Certifications

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Notes and References

1. Web site: Jewel – Official Website :: Alan . Jeweljk.com . March 28, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130105153721/http://www.jeweljk.com/alan.html?n_id=1003 . January 5, 2013 . dead .
2. Web site: Joy: A Holiday Collection by Jewel . https://archive.today/20130129065629/http://www.mtv.com/artists/jewel/albums/160330/ . dead . January 29, 2013 . MTV . November 2, 1999 . March 28, 2013.
3. Web site: Gold & Platinum Searchable Database – Jewel . RIAA . December 1, 2015 .
4. News: Chart Watch Extra: What Will Be This Year's Top Christmas Album? . Paul Grein . October 29, 2013 . Chart Watch . Yahoo .
5. Web site: Joy: A Holiday Collection – Jewel – Credits – AllMusic. AllMusic. All Media Network. December 1, 2015.
6. Web site: ariaNET Top 100 Albums – Week Commencing 3rd January 2000. ARIA. February 11, 2016.
7. Web site: アルバム売上ランキング. . Japanese . July 16, 2012 .
8. Web site: [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=jewel|chart=Holiday Albums}} Jewel – Chart history]. Billboard Top Holiday Albums for Jewel.
9. Web site: Joy: A Holiday Collection – Jewel : Awards. All Media Network. AllMusic. July 16, 2015.
10. Web site: 2000 Year-end Charts. Billboard. April 6, 2021.