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. 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, and has sold 1,121,000 copies as of October 2013.
Track listing
Personnel Credits adapted from AllMusic.
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 Russell Powell - guitar 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) PeakpositionAustralian Albums (ARIA)61Japanese Albums Chart67US Top Holiday Albums (Billboard) 2Billboard Top Internet Albums7
End-of-year charts Chart (2000)Position US Billboard 200173
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