Christmas Spirit (album)

Infobox Album | Name = Christmas Spirit
Type = Album
Artist = Donna Summer


Released = October 04, 1994
Recorded = 1994
Genre = Soul, Gospel
Length = 46:15
Label = Mercury/PolyGram
Producer = Michael Omartian
Reviews = Allmusic Rating|2|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:3iftxqehldhe] | Last album = "The Donna Summer Anthology"
(1993)
This album = "Christmas Spirit"
(1994)
Next album = ""
(1994)|

"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

#"White Christmas" (Irving Berlin) - 2:55
#"The Christmas Song" (Mel Tormé, Bob Wells) - 4:20
#"O Come All Ye Faithful" (Frederick Oakeley, John Francis Wade) - 4:40
#"Christmas Is Here" (Michael Omartian, Omartian, Summer) - 3:22
#"Christmas Medley: What Child Is This? / Do You Hear What I Hear? / Joy To The World" (Dix, Handel, Regney, Shayne) - 5:20
#"I'll Be Home for Christmas" (Gannon, Kent, Ram) - 3:30
#"Christmas Spirit" (Omartian, Sudano, Summer) - 4:53
#"Breath of Heaven" (Eaton, Grant) - 6:04
#"O Holy Night" (Adolphe Adam, John Sullivan Dwight) - 4:12
#"Lamb of God" (Omartian, Summer) - 7:24