Christmas Together is the seventh studio album by American musical group The Piano Guys . Released on October 27, 2017, by Portrait (a division of Sony Masterworks ),[ 2] the album reached number 27 on the US Billboard 200 .[ 3] It also topped the Billboard Classical, New Age, and Holiday albums charts. The video for "Angels from the Realms of Glory" broke the largest live nativity world record , with 1,039 people attending.[ 4] [ 5]
Title Writer(s) 1. "Angels from the Realms of Glory " (featuring Peter Hollens , David Archuleta , and the Mormon Tabernacle Choir ) Marshall McDonald, Mack Wilberg , James Chadwick 4:05 2. "O Holy Night / Ave Maria " (featuring Lexi Walker) Adolphe Adam , Placide Cappeau , Charles Gounod , Johann Sebastian Bach 5:17 3. "Mary Did You Know / Corelli Christmas Concerto " Mark Lowry , Buddy Greene 4:01 4. "Ode to Joy to the World" Ludwig van Beethoven , Isaac Watts 4:06 5. "What Child is This " William Chatterton Dix 2:58 6. "Gloria / Hark! The Herald Angels Sing " Al van der Beek , Felix Mendelssohn , William H. Cummings , Charles Wesley 3:53 7. "O Little One Sweet, BWV 493 " (featuring The King’s Singers ) Johann Sebastian Bach 3:43 8. "Little Drummer Boy / Do You Hear What I Hear " Katherine Kennicott Davis , Gloria Shayne Baker , Noël Regney 3:54 9. "Silent Night, Holy Night " (featuring Plácido Domingo ) Franz Xaver Gruber , Joseph Mohr 3:28 10. "I Saw Three Ships " Traditional 2:42 11. "The Manger" Schmidt, Nelson, van der Beek 4:00 12. "The Sweetest Gift (Dedicated to Annie Schmidt)" (featuring Craig Aven) Craig Aven 5:00 Total length: 47:07
The Piano Guys
Additional musicians
Peter Hollens - vocals on "Angels from the Realms of Glory"
David Archuleta - vocals on "Angels from the Realms of Glory"
Mormon Tabernacle Choir - vocals on "Angels from the Realms of Glory"
Evynne Hollens - additional vocals on "Angels from the Realms of Glory"
Kristiana Sandberg, Kathryn Collier, Kathryn Leavitt, Sarah Crowther - violin on "Angels from the Realms of Glory"
Candace Wagner, Emily Brown - viola on "Angels from the Realms of Glory"
Kelly McConkie Stewart, Sarah Arnesen - additional cello on "Angels from the Realms of Glory"
Ben Henderson - bass on "Angels from the Realms of Glory"
Giles Reaves - percussion on "Angels from the Realms of Glory"
Lexi Walker - lead vocals on O Holy Night / Ave Maria
Chuck E. Myers - Additional vocals, additional bells & percussion on "Ode to Joy to the World"
Kelly Wallis - orchestral percussion on "Ode to Joy to the World"
Seretta Hart - trumpet on "Ode to Joy to the World"
Debra Bonner Unity Gospel Choir - additional vocals on "Ode to Joy to the World"
Wesley Bell Ringers - bells on "Ode to Joy to the World"
Jake Bowen - additional vocals on "Ode to Joy to the World"
Debra Bonner, Terry Waite - conducting on "Ode to Joy to the World"
The King's Singers - lead vocals on "O Little One Sweet, BWV 493"
Plácido Domingo - lead vocals on "Silent Night, Holy Night"
Craig Aven - lead vocals on "The Sweetest Gift"
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^ "THE PIANO GUYS NEW HOLIDAY ALBUM 'CHRISTMAS TOGETHER' Out Now! On Tour Now - Sony Masterworks" . Sony Masterworks . 2017-10-27. Retrieved 2017-11-26 .
^ "Billboard 200 Chart Moves: 'Stranger Things 2' Soundtrack Debuts, The Piano Guys' 'Christmas' Bows" . Billboard . Retrieved 20 November 2017 .
^ Petersen, Sarah (2014-12-12). "Video of world's largest live Nativity featuring David Archuleta, Piano Guys, other YouTube stars released" . DeseretNews.com . Retrieved 2017-12-04 .
^ ThePianoGuys (2014-12-12), Over A Thousand People Came Together To Break a Record And Bring This Moving Christmas Hymn To Life , retrieved 2017-12-04
^ "The Piano Guys Chart History (Billboard 200)" . Billboard . Retrieved December 16, 2017.
^ "The Piano Guys Chart History (Top Classical Albums)" . Billboard . Retrieved December 16, 2017.
^ "The Piano Guys Chart History (Holiday Albums)" . Billboard . Retrieved December 16, 2017.
^ "The Piano Guys Album & Song Chart History" . Billboard Top New Age Albums for The Piano Guys. Retrieved 16 December 2017 .
^ "Classical Albums - Year-End 2017" . Billboard . Prometheus Global Media . Retrieved December 16, 2017 .
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