THIS IS CHRISTMAS
Jon McLaughlin - piano, wurlitzer, vocals, glockenspiel
Rich Brinsfield - bass
Dustin Ransom - drums, organ, background vocals
Written by Jon McLaughlin/Universal Music Publishing Group (ASCAP)
Recorded at Jigsaw Studios in Nashville TN
Engineered by Dustin Ransom
Mixed by Chad Evans
Lyrics:
There’s something about this time of year
When everything is sacred
I want to bottle it up and save it
And all around the sights and sounds you hear
They’re making me nostalgic
I think about my life and how it’s beautiful and it’s changing
But when the snow starts to fall
I feel like a kid again
We got the wreath hung on the door
We got gifts piled on the floor
We got more than we could ask for
This is Christmas
There's a fire in the fireplace
Life running through our veins
Don’t it feel like amazing grace
This is Christmas
With emotions running wild
The smiles come easier
All the feels feel feelier
And I start acting like a child
Yeah but if I may say, ain't that kinda the best way to live
Because we all are changing
But when the snow starts to fall
We feel all the same things
We got the wreath hung on the door
We got gifts piled on the floor
We got more than we could ask for
This is Christmas
There's a fire in the fireplace
Life running through our veins
Don’t it feel like amazing grace
This is Christmas
I can't believe that
This day has come
We’ve been talking about it since last year
It's like a dream that everyone I hold so dear is right here
HALLELUJAH THIS CHRISTMAS
Jon McLaughlin - vocals
Michael Luginbill - arrangement
Straight No Chaser (Randy Stine, Michael Luginbill, David Roberts, Charlie Mechling, Jerome Collins, Walter Chase, Seggie Isho, Tyler Trepp, Steve Morgan)
Written by Jon McLaughlin and Amy McLaughlin/Universal Music Publishing Group (ASCAP)
Engineered by Mike Luginbill & Jon McLaughlin
Mixed by Chad Evans
Lyrics:
On Christmas day
Oh how I pray
That the world
Would be at peace
And on Christmas night
No matter what the day was like
I’ll be back on my knees
Singing hallelujah, hallelujah
Hallelujah This Christmas
Hallelujah
On Christmas some
May have just begun
To feel the love
Coming from above
But all the prayer form the sinners and the saints
Reaches heaven just the same
And it sounds like
Hallelujah, hallelujah
Hallelujah no matter what
Hallelujah
Whether cold winds are blowing
Or I’m warm inside
While in blinding blizzards or a silent night
Whether gifts are flowing
Or an empty tree
I will close my eyes and I will sing
Whether cold winds are blowing
Or I’m warm inside
While in blinding blizzards or silent night
Where the gifts are flowing
Or an empty tree
I will close my eyes and see
Hallelujah, hallelujah
Hallelujah this christmas
Hallelujah
CHRISTMAS TIME IS HERE (But You’re Not)
Jon McLaughlin - vocals, organ, rhodes, piano, acoustic guitar
Rich Brinsfield - bass
Paul Mabury - drums, percussion
Written by Jon McLaughlin and Dave Barnes/Universal Music Publishing Group (ASCAP)
BMG Gold Songs (ASCAP), Lawnwranglers (ASCAP) [admin by BMG Gold Songs (ASCAP)]
Recorded at The Creak Studios in Franklin TN
Engineered by Brad King
Mixed by Chad Evans
Lyrics:
Lights in the window
Snow on the ground
People getting together
Fighting the weather, all over town
Now everyone’s saying
“Happy Holidays”
And the kids are waiting anticipating, wish I felt the same
Christmas time is here, but you’re not
Memories of you are all I got
I hung the tree
In Red and Green and the fire’s still hot
Oh Christmas time is here, but you’re not
Now it feels like December
Was made for us
From the walks in the snow to the mistletoe to falling in love
But now Christmas aint merry
No It’s only blue
Every song no matter which one just reminds me of you
Just reminds me that
Christmas time is here, but you’re not
Memories of you are all I got
I hung the tree
In Red and Green and the fire’s still hot
Oh Christmas time is here, but you’re not
Let the choir sing
Let the church bells ring
I’ll be thinking about you
Let the snowflakes fall
And when the seasons gone
I'll be thinking about you
Christmas time is here, but you’re not
Memories of you are all I got
I hung the tree
In Red and Green and the fire’s still hot
Oh Christmas time is here, Christmas time is here
Christmas time is here, but you’re not
ANGELS WE HAVE HEARD ON HIGH
Jon McLaughlin - piano
Recorded at UMPG Studios in Nashville TN
Engineered and mixed by Jeff Owen
WHITE CHRISTMAS
Jon McLaughlin - vocals, piano
Rich Brinsfield - upright bass
Written by Irving Berlin
Irving Berlin Music Corp (ASCAP)
Recorded at The Creak Studios in Franklin TN
Engineered by Brad King
Mixed by Jeff Owen