Christmas Spirit is a Christmas seasonal release album by Richard Marx, released in October 2012. Five tracks on the album previously appeared on his 2011 release, The Christmas EP. Christmas Spirit reached No. 181 on the Billboard 200 albums chart and No. 21 on the Billboard Top Christmas Albums chart.
Two of its new tracks became top 20 Adult Contemporary hits. "I Heard The Bells On Christmas Day" is based on Casting Crowns arrangement of the song from their Peace On Earth album. Christmas Spirit yielded five singles, including "Christmas Spirit", "Santa Claus Is Coming To Town", "The Little Drummer Boy", "Christmas Mornings" and "O Holy Night".
The album features duets with Kenny Loggins, Sara Watkins and Sara Niemietz.
Marx returned to the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart's Top Ten chart with Little Drummer Boy in December 2012.
On November 3, 2023, Barnes & Noble released the album with two previously released Christmas tracks: "Holiday" and "Happy New Year, Old Friend".
Track listing CD version
Barnes & Noble exclusive candy cane vinyl
Chart performance Chart (2012)PeakpositionBillboard 200181
Album credits
Musicians Richard Marx – lead vocals, backing vocals (2, 6, 8, 13, 17), arrangements (2, 4, 6, 8, 9, 11, 12, 17), keyboards (2, 6), additional arrangements (3), acoustic piano (3, 4, 10), acoustic guitar (3, 4, 9), electric guitar (3, 7), string arrangements (4, 7, 10) Jason Webb – acoustic piano (1, 5, 8, 11, 12, 17), arrangements (1) Michael Omartian – acoustic piano (2, 7, 9) Jerry McPherson – electric guitar (2–4, 6–8, 11, 12, 14–16), guitars (17) Matt Scannell – nylon guitar and solo (8) Mark Hill – bass (2–4, 6–9, 11, 12, 14–17) Steve Brewster – drums (2, 3, 7–9, 11, 12, 14–17) Will Sayles – drums (4, 6) Sara Watkins – fiddle (9), lead vocals (9) David Davidson – arrangements (5, 8, 17), string arrangements (8, 12) Cliff Colnot – string arrangements (9) Steve Mauldin – string arrangements (11) Opal Staples – backing vocals (2) Simbryt Whittington – backing vocals (2) Brandon Marx – backing vocals (3, 5, 7, 13) Jesse Marx – backing vocals (3, 5, 7, 13) Lucas Marx – backing vocals (3, 5, 7, 13) Kenny Loggins – lead vocals (4) Cynthia Rhodes Marx – backing vocals (5) Ruth Marx – backing vocals (5) Sara Niemietz – lead vocals (11)
Production Producer – Richard Marx Engineering and Mixing – Justin Niebank (Tracks 1–13 & 17); Matt Prock (Tracks 14–16). Additional Engineering – Drew Bollman, Chip Matthews, Seth Morton, Alan Parker, Matt Prock and Nate Yarborough. Mastered by Benny Quinn at Benny Quinn Mastering (Nashville, Tennessee). Photography – Nels Isrealson Management – Diarmuid Quinn
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