All I Really Want for Christmas (CD - 2005)

Personnel: Steven Curtis Chapman (acoustic guitar, electric guitar, mandolin, piano, programming); Ed Cash (electric guitar, percussion, programming, background vocals); Adam Lester (electric guitar); Jerry Douglas (dobro); Pamela Sixfin, David Davidson , David Angell, Connie Elisor (violin); Kristin Wilkinson, Monisa Angell (viola); Anthony LaMarchina (cello); Ben Shive (keyboards); Craig Young , Byron House (bass guitar); Shawn Pelton (drums, programming); Vince Gill (background vocals).

With a seemingly endless stream of hit singles, gold albums, Grammys and other awards under his belt, Steven Curtis Chapman was one of the most prominent figures in Christian music by the early 2000s. As a sort of companion album to his 1995 release, THE MUSIC OF CHRISTMAS, 2005's ALL I REALLY WANT FOR CHRISTMAS finds Chapman mixing traditional Christmas songs ("Go Tell It On the Mountain;" "It Came Upon a Midnight Clear"), with originals ("Christmas Is All in the Heart"). Chapman's listener-friendly orchestrated pop is in full flower here on this collection of seasonal tunes. minimize