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Christmas Spirit Studio album by Donna Summer Released October 04, 1994 Recorded 1994 Genre Soul, gospel Length 46:15 Label Mercury/PolyGram Producer Michael Omartian Donna Summer chronology The Donna Summer Anthology
(1993)Christmas Spirit
(1994)Endless Summer: Greatest Hits
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Christmas Spirit is a Christmas-themed album by Donna Summer, released in 1994. Summer's Gospel music background is very evident on this album which consists of traditional and well-known Christmas songs and carols, as well as new original songs and a cover of Amy Grant's "Breath of Heaven (Mary's Song)".
Christmas Spirit was produced by Michael Omartian, who had collaborated with Summer on the albums She Works Hard for the Money and Cats Without Claws in the early 1980s, both as a producer and composer. On this album Omartian also co-wrote the tracks "Christmas Is Here" and "Lamb of God" with Summer, and the title track alongside Summer and her husband Bruce Sudano. Traditional carols "O Come All Ye Faithful," "What Child Is This," "Do You Hear What I Hear?," "Joy To The World" and "O Holy Night" are featured alongside "White Christmas", "The Christmas Song" and "I'll Be Home for Christmas," all of which are famous Christmas songs.
Christmas Spirit was re-issued by Universal Music on the Mercury label in 2005 under the title 20th Century Masters: The Best of Donna Summer: The Christmas Collection.
Track listing
No. Title Writer(s) Length 1. "White Christmas" Irving Berlin 2:55 2. "The Christmas Song" Mel Tormé, Bob Wells 4:20 3. "O Come All Ye Faithful" Frederick Oakeley, John Francis Wade 4:40 4. "Christmas is Here" Donna Summers, Michael Omartian, Bruce Sudano 3:22 5. "Christmas Medley: What Child Is This?" / "Do You Hear What I Hear?" / "Joy to the World" Dix, Handel, Regney, Shayne 5:20 6. "I'll Be Home for Christmas" Buck Ram, Kim Gannon, Walter Kent 3:30 7. "Christmas Spirit" Donna Summers, Michael Omartian, Bruce Sudano 4:53 8. "Breath of Heaven" Amy Grant, Chris Eaton 6:04 9. "O Holy Night" Adolphe Adam, John Sullivan Dwight 4:12 10. "Lamb of God" Omartian, Summer 7:24 Personnel
- Michael Omartian – Producer
- Donna Summer – Vocals
References
Studio albums Lady of the Night (1974) · Love to Love You Baby (1975) · A Love Trilogy (1976) · Four Seasons of Love (1976) · I Remember Yesterday (1977) · Once Upon A Time (1977) · Bad Girls (1979) · The Wanderer (1980) · I'm a Rainbow (1981/1996) · Donna Summer (1982) · She Works Hard for the Money (1983) · Cats Without Claws (1984) · All Systems Go (1987) · Another Place and Time (1989) · Mistaken Identity (1991) · Christmas Spirit (1994) · Crayons (2008)
Live albums Live and More (1978) · Live & More Encore (1999)
Compilations On the Radio: Greatest Hits Volumes I & II (1979) · The Summer Collection: Greatest Hits (1985) · The Dance Collection: A Compilation of Twelve Inch Singles (1987) · The Donna Summer Anthology (1993) · Endless Summer (1994) · The Ultimate Collection (2003) · The Journey: The Very Best of Donna Summer (2003) · Gold (2005)
U.S. Top 10
Hit singles"Love to Love You Baby" · "I Feel Love" · "Last Dance" · "MacArthur Park" · "Heaven Knows" · "Hot Stuff" · "Bad Girls" · "Dim All the Lights" · "No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)" · "On the Radio" · "The Wanderer" · "Love Is in Control (Finger on the Trigger)" · "She Works Hard for the Money" · "This Time I Know It's for Real"
Concert tours Once Upon a Time Tour · Bad Girls Tour · The Wanderer Tour · Hard for the Money Tour · The Rainbow Tour · Silver Girl Tour · All Systems Go Tour · Endless Summer Tour · Mid Summer Nights Dream Tour · Live & More Encore Tour · Greatest Hits Tour · Crayons Tour
Related topics Book:Donna Summer
Categories:- Donna Summer albums
- Albums produced by Michael Omartian
- 1994 Christmas albums
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