Winter Wonderland (Point of Grace album) explained

Winter Wonderland
Type:	studio
Artist:	Point of Grace
Cover:	Pog-ww.jpg
Released:	October 4, 2005
Venue:	The Philadelphia Cathedral (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
Studio:	Ocean Way Nashville and Oxford Sound (Nashville, Tennessee) Abbey Road (London, UK)
Genre:	Christian pop, Christmas
Label:	Word Records
Producer:	Brown Bannister
Prev Title:	I Choose You
Prev Year:	2004
Next Title:	How You Live
Next Year:	2007

Winter Wonderland is the eleventh album by Contemporary Christian group Point of Grace and their second Christmas album, after 1999's A Christmas Story. It was released in 2005 by Word Records.

Track listing

1. "It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year" (Edward Pola; George Wyle) - 2:52
2. "Winter Wonderland" (Dick Smith; Felix Bernard) - 3:14
3. "Let There Be Light" featuring John David Webster (Marie Reynolds; Scott Krippayne) - 4:42
4. "Jingle Bells" (James Lord Pierpont) - 5:10
5. "Breath of Heaven (Mary's Song)" (Amy Grant; Chris Eaton) - 5:41
6. "In the First Light" (Robert John Kauflin) - 3:34
7. "Santa Medley" (Gene Autry; Johnny Marks; Oakley Haldeman; Steve Nelson; Walter Rollins) - 5:01
   • "Here Comes Santa Claus" (Gene Autry and Oakley Haldeman)
   • "Frosty the Snowman" (Jack Rollins and Steve Nelson)
   • "Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer" (Johnny Marks)
8. "Little Town" (Phillips Brooks; Lewis H. Redner; Chris Eaton) - 4:06
9. "For Unto Us" (George Frederick Handel) - 4:48
10. "All Is Well" featuring Michael W. Smith (Michael W. Smith; Wayne Kirkpatrick) - 4:21

Personnel

Point of Grace

• Shelley Breen – vocals
• Heather Payne – vocals
• Denise Jones – vocals
• Leigh Cappillino – vocals

Musicians

• Shane Keister – acoustic piano (1-5, 7, 8)
• Blair Masters – keyboards (1, 3, 5, 7, 8)
• Michael J. Nelson – synthesizer intro (3)
• Michael W. Smith – acoustic piano (10)
• Tom Bukovac – electric guitar (1, 3, 5, 7, 8)
• Jerry Kimbrough – acoustic guitar (1, 3, 8), guitars (2, 4), electric guitar (3)
• George Cocchini – electric guitar (3)
• David Hungate – bass (1-5, 7, 8), archtop guitar (7)
• Dan Needham – drums (1, 3, 5, 7, 8)
• Paul Leim – drums (2, 4)
• Eric Darken – percussion (2, 4)
• Mark Douthit – saxophones (2, 4)
• Barry Green – trombone (2, 4)
• Mike Haynes – trumpet (2, 4)
• Lee Levine – bass clarinet (4), clarinet (4)
• Sam Levine – flute (4)
• Carl Marsh – orchestra arrangements and conductor (1, 3, 7-10), vocal arrangements (2, 4), boys choir arrangements (5, 9)
• Gavyn Wright – concertmaster (1, 3, 5, 7-10)
• The London Session Orchestra – orchestra (1, 3, 5, 7-10)
• Michael Mellett – vocal arrangements (1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 9)
• Tim Davis – vocal arrangements (6)
• John David Webster – vocals (3)
• The Philadelphia Boys Choir – choir (5, 9)
• Jeffrey Smith – choir director (5, 9)

Production

• Michael Blanton – executive producer
• Brown Bannister – producer
• Tim Davis – vocal producer (2, 4)
• Steve Bishir – recording (tracks, overdubs, strings), mixing
• Andrew Dudman – assistant string engineer
• Aaron Sternke – digital editing
• Ted Jensen – mastering at Sterling Sound (New York, NY)
• Burton Brooks – A&R administration
• Traci Sterling Bishir – production coordinator
• Katherine Petillo – art direction
• Sally Carnes Gulde– design
• Aaron Rapoport – photography
• Blair Burle – senior creative administrator
• David Kaufman – wardrobe
• Josh Grimes – hair stylist
• Tobie Orr – make-up
• Lori Casteel – music preparation
• Mike Casteel – music preparation
• Stephen Lamb – music preparation
• Eberhard Ramm – music preparation