Christmas Offerings

Christmas Offerings is the seventh full-length album by the Christian rock band Third Day. It was released on October 17, 2006. "Away in a Manger", "Silent Night", "The First Noel" and "Do You Hear What I Hear" are all live versions. "Christmas Like a Child", "Born in Bethlehem", "Merry Christmas" and "Jesus, Light of the World" are original songs recorded in studio.

Track listing

Awards

In 2007, the album won a Dove Award for Christmas Album of the Year at the 38th GMA Dove Awards.

Personnel

Third Day

• Mac Powell – lead vocals, backing vocals, acoustic guitar
• Brad Avery – guitars
• Mark Lee – guitars
• Tai Anderson – bass
• David Carr – drums

Additional musicians

• Scotty Wilbanks – acoustic piano, keyboards, Hammond B3 organ
• Blaine Barcus – sleigh bells (5)
• Worldwide Groove Corporation – string arrangements (3, 4, 13)
• Brandon Brooks – cello (7, 8, 10)
• Pat Barrett – backing vocals
• Don McCollister – backing vocals

Production

• Terry Hemmings – executive producer
• Third Day – producers
• Don McCollister – producer, engineer, mixing
• Laura Harrington – assistant engineer
• Jonathan Medley – assistant engineer
• Kris Sampson – assistant engineer
• Tony Terrebonne – assistant engineer, additional engineer
• Craig White – string engineer (3, 4, 13)
• Hank Williams – mastering at MasterMix (Nashville, Tennessee)
• Tai Anderson – art direction
• Stephanie McBrayer – art direction
• Tim Parker – art direction
• Stephanie Waldrop – art direction
• Bert Sumner – design
• Robert Ascroft – photography
• Traci Sgrignoli – make-up, hair stylist

References