Joy to the World

by Faith Hill

Overview

Faith Hill's holiday album Joy to the World is a proudly old-fashioned record -- almost too much so, really, as there is nothing surprising about it, from its collection of shopworn standards to the full-blown yet curiously stiff production. Basically, this is an album where if you read the title, you will know how the song will sound: "Joy to the World" gets a big, bombastic, orchestral arrangement appropriate for a concert recital, "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town" swings like Sinatra conducted by Billy May, "Little Drummer Boy" is prim and proper, "Holly Jolly Christmas" feels pulled from Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer, "Away in a Manger" is sweet and stately. Everything is business as usual, right down to Hill's performances: big, not blustery; they're immaculate theater, sometimes verging on grandstanding but often suited for the occasion. Which might not make Joy to the World a singular holiday album in any respect -- it's too pat and perfect to be memorable -- but for anybody looking for a new old-fashioned Christmas album, this suits the bill just fine. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	09/30/2008
Label:	Warner Brothers Nashville / Warner Bros.
UPC:	0093624985099
Rank:	36243

Tracks

1. Joy to the World
2. What Child Is This?
3. Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town
4. Little Drummer Boy
5. O Come, All Ye Faithful
6. Holly Jolly Christmas
7. Away in a Manger
8. O Holy Night!
9. Winter Wonderland
10. Silent Night, Holy Night!
11. A Baby Changes Everything

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Faith Hill   Primary Artist,Vocals
Beverly Drukker   Violin
Denise Baker   Violin
Polly May   Choir/Chorus,Alto (Vocals)
Jim Lotz   Bassoon
Neil Bellingham   Bass (Vocal),Choir/Chorus
Felix Wareing   Boys Choir
William Cracknell   Boys Choir
David Greig   Bass (Vocal),Choir/Chorus
Vanessa Heine   Choir/Chorus,Alto (Vocals)
Bobby G. Taylor   Oboe
Jeff Meyer   French Horn
Gerald Greer   Violin
Tim Davis   Vocals (Background)
Lee Ward   Choir/Chorus
Lynn Peithman   Cello
Craig Lawson   Boys Choir
Matt Davich   Saxophone
Emma Brain-Gabbott   Choir/Chorus,Soprano (Vocal)
Charlie Judge   Keyboards
Conni Ellisor   Violin
Calvin Smith   French Horn
Jack Jezioro   Double Bass,Guitar (Bass)
Carolyn Bailey   Violin
Bobby Taylor   Oboe
Denise Solee   Saxophone
David Porter Thomas   Bass (Vocal),Choir/Chorus
Hellena Brooks   Choir/Chorus,Alto (Vocals)
Bettie Ross   Organ,Pipe Organ
Ann Richards   Flute,Flute
Gordon Adams   Choir/Chorus,Tenor (Vocal)
Edward Grint   Bass (Vocal),Choir/Chorus
Gilbert Long   Tuba,Tuba
David Campbell   Conductor,Conductor
Henry Rodriguez Broadbent   Boys Choir
Oliver Clark   Boys Choir
Casper Barrie   Vocals
Lawrence Carroll   Boys Choir
Rosemary Forbes-Butler   Choir/Chorus,Soprano (Vocal)
David Paul Campbell   Conductor
Joseph Deery   Boys Choir
Kris Beligh   Bass (Vocal),Choir/Chorus
Luca Barrie   Boys Choir
Laura Bursey   Choir/Chorus,Soprano (Vocal)
Mike Haynes   Trumpet
Phillip Conway Brown   Choir/Chorus,Tenor (Vocal)
David Combes   Choir/Chorus,Tenor (Vocal)
Thomas Herford   Choir/Chorus,Tenor (Vocal)
Craig Nelson   Double Bass,Bass,Guitar (Bass)
Carole Neuen-Rabinowitz   Cello
Metro Voices   Vocals,Choir/Chorus
Chris McDonald   Trombone
George Tidwell   Trumpet
Steve Patrick   Trumpet
Jack Jezzro   Bass
Eric Rigler   Pipe,Tin Whistle,Uillean Pipes
Eric Darken   Percussion
Jonathan Yudkin   Harp,Cello,Viola,Fiddle,Celtic Harp
Michael George   Bass (Vocal),Choir/Chorus
David Schnaufer   Dulcimer
Pete Huttlinger   Guitar (Acoustic)
Jerry McPherson   Guitar
Gary VanOsdale   Viola
Stuart Duncan   Fiddle
Tom Phillips   Choir/Chorus,Tenor (Vocal)
Prentiss Hobbs   Trombone
Bryan Sutton   Guitar (Acoustic)
Sari Reist   Cello
Daniel May   Choir/Chorus,Soprano (Vocal)
Darryl Phinnessee   Vocals (Background)
Bruce Wethey   Violin
Carolyn Wann Bailey   Violin
Jennifer Krummer   French Horn
Lawrence White   Bass (Vocal),Choir/Chorus
Sam Levine   Saxophone
Samantha Shaw   Choir/Chorus,Alto (Vocals)
Janet Askey   Violin
Shannon Forrest   Drums
Ron Sorbo   Percussion
Cate Myer   Violin
Catherine Umstead   Violin
The Nashville String Machine   Strings
Neil Stubenhaus   Bass (Electric)
Karen Winkelmann   Violin
Doug Moffet   Saxophone
David Angell   Violin
Gerard Bentall   Choir/Chorus,Tenor (Vocal)
Glenn Worf   Bass (Upright)
Heather Cairncross   Choir/Chorus,Alto (Vocals)
Dann Huff   Guitar
Lee Levine   Clarinet
Robbie Shankle   Saxophone
Michael Compton   Mandolin
Alan Umstead   Violin
Jennifer Kummer   French Horn
Buddy Skipper   Saxophone
Monisa Angell   Viola
Sarah Eyden   Choir/Chorus,Soprano (Vocal)
Nicholas Falcone   Boys Choir
Lindsay Wagstaff   Choir/Chorus,Alto (Vocals)
London Oratory Schola Cantorum   Vocals,Boys Choir,Choir/Chorus
Jenny O'Grady   Choir/Chorus,Choir Director
Lawrence Wallington   Choir/Chorus,Bass (Vocal)
Julie Tanner   Cello
Morag MacKay   Choir/Chorus,Alto (Vocals)
Yona Dunsford   Choir/Chorus,Alto (Vocals)
Anthony LaMarchina   Cello
Alvin Chea   Vocals (Background)
Paul Bushnell   Bass
Jeff Bailey   Trumpet
Simon Davies   Choir/Chorus,Tenor (Vocal)
Denis Solee   Saxophone
Kristin Wilkinson   Viola
Connie Ellisor   Violin
Steve Brewster   Percussion
Chris Dunn   Trombone
Carl Gorodetzky   Violin
Jimmy Nichols   Keyboards
Helen Meyerhoff   Choir/Chorus,Soprano (Vocal)
Pamela Sixfin   Violin
David Davidson   Violin
Barry Green   Trombone
Beth Beeson   French Horn
Tom Pearce   Choir/Chorus,Tenor (Vocal)
David Loucks   Vocals (Background)
Sarah Ryan   Choir/Chorus,Soprano (Vocal)
Anne Marie Cullum   Choir/Chorus,Soprano (Vocal)
Catherine Bott   Choir/Chorus,Soprano (Vocal)
Tom Bukovac   Guitar
Mary Carewe   Choir/Chorus,Soprano (Vocal)
Simon Grant   Bass (Vocal),Choir/Chorus
Andrew Busher   Choir/Chorus,Tenor (Vocal)
Jim Grosjean   Viola
Mary Kathryn Van Osdale   Violin
Claire Henry   Choir/Chorus,Alto (Vocals)
Keith Carlock   Drums
John Gilutin   Piano
Pete Hutlinger   Guitar (Acoustic)
Samuel Burkey   Choir/Chorus,Tenor (Vocal)
Sam Bacco   Percussion

Technical Credits

Dino Hermann   Digital Editing
Francesca Tolot   Make-Up
John Thomas McFarland   Composer
Ann Callis   Production Coordination
Joe Bozzi   Mastering Assistant
Pastor John S. Dwight   Composer
Nick Steinhardt   Design
Richard B. Smith   Lyricist
Tim Davis   Vocal Contractor
Jon Bailey   Engineer,Audio Engineer
Katherine Davis   Composer
Jacob Murray   Mixing Engineer
Kimberly Wiseman   Composer
Dan Huff   Producer
Richard Bronskill   Copyist
Bettie Ross   Performer,Supervising Copyist
James R. Murray   Composer
David Campbell   Arranger,Arranger,Composer
Mike "Frog" Griffith   Production Coordination
Todd Schall   Assistant Engineer
Ali Helnwein   Vocal Producer,Music Coordinator
Rob Sneddon   Copyist
David Paul Campbell   Arranger
Ashley Avignone   Stylist,Assistant
Kim Gueldner   Hair Stylist
Petra Flannery   Stylist
Jon Leroy   Production Coordination
Dwight Mikkelsen   Copyist
Russelle James   Photography
Jeri Heiden   Design,Art Direction
Steve Churchyard   Engineer,Audio Engineer,Overdub Engineer
Felix Bernard   Composer
Mark Hagen   Overdub Engineer
Katherine K. Davis   Composer
Public Domain   Composer
Jason Mott   Assistant Engineer
Aaron Walk   Overdub Engineer
Byron Gallimore   Arranger,Composer,Producer,Audio Production
Harry Simeone   Composer
Campbell Foster   Composer
Wesley Seidman   Overdub Assistant
Jimmy Hoyson   Overdub Assistant
Raven Kane   Vocal Producer
Adolphe Adam   Composer
Dann Huff   Arranger,Composer,Producer,Audio Production
Henry Onorati   Composer
Lowell Reynolds   Overdub Engineer,Overdub Assistant,Assistant Engineer
John Francis Wade   Composer
Leslie Richter   Overdub Assistant
Tim Nichols   Composer
Joe Martino   Mixing Assistant
Sara Lesher   Editing,Audio Engineer,Digital Editing
London Oratory Schola Cantorum   Performer
Gary Hoey   Arranger,Composer
Allen Sides   Mixing,Engineer,Recording,Audio Engineer,Mixing Engineer,Overdub Engineer
Traditional   Composer
Johnny Marks   Composer
Bernie Grundman   Mastering,Mastering Engineer
Dino Herrmann   Engineer,Pro-Tools,Audio Engineer
J. Fred Coots   Composer
Isaac Watts   Composer
Carl Gorodetzky   String Contractor,Orchestra Contractor
Craig Wiseman   Composer
David Bryant   Overdub Assistant,Assistant Engineer
Faith Hill   Arranger,Composer,Producer,Audio Production
Dick Smith   Composer
Franz Gruber   Composer
Joseph Mohr   Composer
Erik Lutkins   Editing,Audio Engineer,Digital Editing
Haven Gillespie   Composer