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Christmas: The Gift Goes On
1987 Word Records re-issue cover
Studio album by
Sandi Patti
Released1983
Studio
  • Great Circle Sound, Nashville, Tennessee
  • Sound Shop, Nashville, Tennessee
  • Bullet Studios, Nashville, Tennessee
GenreContemporary Christian, Christmas
Length35:24
LabelImpact (Word 1987 re-issue)
ProducerDavid T. Clydesdale, Greg Nelson, Sandi Patti
Sandi Patti chronology
More Than Wonderful
(1983) 		Christmas: The Gift Goes On
(1983) 		Songs from the Heart
(1984)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Christmas: The Gift Goes On is the first Christmas album by gospel singer Sandi Patti originally issued in 1983 by Impact Records,[2] then re-issued in 1987 by Word Records with a new album cover. The album consists of some traditional Christmas tunes and hymns along with original Christmas songs. The album reached No. 9 on the Billboard Top Christian Albums chart.[3] The album was nominated for Best Gospel Performance, Female at the 26th Annual Grammy Awards and was certified Gold by the RIAA in 1988.

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Worship The King"Billy Smiley, Bill George3:14
2."Worship The Gift" (Medley)Edmund Sears, Richard Storrs Willis, William J. Kirkpatrick, William Chatterton Dix, Phillips Brooks, Lewis Redner4:01
3."The Gift Goes On"Ron Harris, Claire Cloninger3:03
4."Christmas Was Meant for Children"Gordon Goodman, Chuck Evans2:33
5."Jesu Bambino/O Holy Night"Pietro Yon/John Sullivan Dwight, Adolphe Adams4:40
6."Worship The King (Reprise)/Celebrate The Gift" (Medley)Billy Smiley, Bill George/George F. Handel, Charles Wesley, Felix Mendelssohn, Issac Watts2:39
7."I Wonder As I Wander"John Jacob Niles2:50
8."O Magnify The Lord"Dick and Melodie Tunney2:01
9."Bethlehem Morning"Morris Chapman5:00
10."Merry Christmas With Love/Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas"Billy Smiley, Greg Davis/Ralph Blane, Hugh Martin5:02

Charts

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Chart (1983) Peak
position
US Top Contemporary Christian Albums 9

Radio singles

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Year Singles Peak positions
CCM AC[4]
1983-84 "O Magnify The Lord" 6

Certifications and sales

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[5] Gold 500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ Sandi Patti: Christmas: The Gift Goes On. Impact Records. 1983, re-issued by Word Records. 1987.
  3. ^ "Sandi Patty: Christmas: The Gift Goes On (Top Christian Albums)". Billboard.
  4. ^ Brothers, Jeffrey Lee, ed. (2003). CCM Hot Hits: AC Charts 1978 – 2001. AuthorHouse. p. 171. ISBN 1-4107-3294-0.
  5. ^ "American album certifications – Sandi Patti – The Gift Goes On". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 29 June 2019.


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