Joy for Christmas Day
Joy for Christmas Day is the title of the second album of Christmas music released by American country music artist Kathy Mattea. It was released in late 2003 on Narada Records.
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| Released | September 30, 2003 | |||
| Recorded | 2001-3 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 43:18 | |||
| Label | Narada | |||
| Producer | Ed Cash, Kathy Mattea | |||
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Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Christmas Collage" | Traditional | 3:36 |
| 2. | "Unto Us a Child Is Born" | Craig Bickhardt, Thom Schuyler | 2:52 |
| 3. | "Angels We Have Heard on High" | Traditional, James Chadwick | 2:54 |
| 4. | "Straw Against the Chill" | Bob Franke | 4:50 |
| 5. | "Baby King" | Marc Cohn | 4:06 |
| 6. | "When the Baby Grew Up" | Rob Mathes | 4:59 |
| 7. | "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing" | Felix Mendelssohn, Charles Wesley | 3:06 |
| 8. | "O Come All Ye Faithful" | Frederick Oakeley, John Francis Wade | 3:49 |
| 9. | "All Because of Him" | Kathy Mattea, Ed Cash, Bill Cooley, Suzy Wills | 3:43 |
| 10. | "Sing, Mary, Sing" | Jennifer Knapp | 4:14 |
| 11. | "There's Still My Joy" | Beth Nielsen Chapman, Melissa Manchester, Matt Rollings | 5:09 |
| Total length: | 43:18 | ||
Personnel
- Jim Brock – drums, percussion
- Chris Carmichael – cello, violin, background vocals
- Ed Cash – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, mandolin, background vocals
- Mick Conley – acoustic guitar, octave bass
- Bill Cooley – acoustic guitar, national steel guitar
- Nick DiStefano – background vocals
- Gerry Gillespie – bass guitar, background vocals
- Bob Halligan – background vocals
- Byron House – upright bass
- Joanie Madden – whistle
- Kathy Mattea – lead vocals, background vocals, whistle
- Dan Needham – drums
- Matt Pierson – bass guitar
- Ben Shive – keyboards
- Carson Whitsett – keyboards, Hammond organ, piano, Wurlitzer
- Terry Wilson – background vocals
Chart performance
| Chart (2003) | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 69 |
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