A Romantic Christmas

1992 studio album by John Tesh
A Romantic Christmas
Studio album by
John Tesh
Released1992
StudioLook at the Lights Studio
GenreHoliday
Length57:02
LabelGTS Records
ProducerJohn Tesh
John Tesh chronology
Garden City
(1989) 		A Romantic Christmas
(1992) 		Ironman Triathlon
(1992)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic [1]

A Romantic Christmas is the fourth studio album and first holiday album by John Tesh. It was released by GTS Records in 1992. The album peaked at No. 3 on the Billboard Holiday Albums chart,[2] No. 8 on its New Age Albums chart,[3] and No. 50 on the Billboard 200.[4]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."O Little Town of Bethlehem"
  • Phillips Brooks
  • Lewis H. Redner
2:30
2."Gesù Bambino"Pietro Alessandro Yon4:20
3."It Came Upon a Midnight Clear"
  • Richard Storrs Willis
  • Edmund Hamilton Sears
3:22
4."The First Noel"Traditional3:14
5."Panis Angelicus"César Auguste Franck3:22
6."O Holy Night"4:52
7."Bring a Torch, Jeannette, Isabella"Traditional3:43
8."O Come, All Ye Faithful"3:47
9."Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring"Johann Sebastian Bach4:59
10."The Coventry Carol"Robert Croo2:54
11."We Three Kings of Orient Are"John Henry Hopkins Jr.3:37
12."Silent Night, Holy Night"2:46
13."Gloria in Excelsis Deo" (Plainchant Mode)Traditional2:37
14."The Homecoming"John Tesh3:41
15."In a Child's Eyes"John Tesh3:47
16."The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)"
3:31
Total length:57:02

Track information and credits adapted from the album's liner notes.[5]

Personnel

Musicians

Orchestra section

  • Charlie Bisharat – arrangements
  • John Bisharat – conductor
  • Barbara Nahlik – contractor
  • Ed Alton and Dave Stone – bass
  • Matthew Cooker, Armen Ksadjikian, Sachi McHenry and Ed Willett – cello
  • Katie Kirkpatrick – harp
  • Brian Dembow, Karie Prescott, John Scanlon and David Stenske – viola
  • Charlie Bisharat, Darius Campo, Juliann French, Berj Garobedian, Peter Kent, Maria Newman, Sid Page, Michele Richards, Anatoly Rosinsky, Bob Sanov, Sheldon Sanov and Roger Wilkie – violin

The Paulist Boy Choristers of California (Tracks 5, 9 & 13)

  • Carol Foster – choir director
  • Joseph Bertolami
  • Matthew Bertolet
  • Christian Campos
  • Timothy Chew
  • Darren Davies
  • Hassan Dornayi
  • Anthony Fournier
  • Cris Garza
  • Chris Gough
  • Michael Graham
  • Andrew Henning
  • Gerardo Hernandez
  • Eric Hwang
  • Jay Johnson
  • Tyler Klein
  • Theodorus Laksmana
  • Matthew Lawrence
  • Andrew Lumsden
  • Jon McIlinay
  • Michael Martner
  • Dante Nakazawa
  • Dominic O'Connor
  • Jesse Ramirez
  • Brian Sanchez
  • Jordan Ste. Marie
  • Ricky Valenzuela
  • Hank Wilkes

Production

  • Concetta Sellecchia Tesh – executive producer
  • John Tesh – executive producer, producer
  • Chris Chandler – recording
  • Ross Pallone – recording, mixing
  • Chris Bellman – mastering at Bernie Grundman Mastering (Hollywood, California)
  • Gib Gerard – production assistant
  • Vu Tran – art direction
  • Charles William Bush – cover photography
  • Will McKenzie – make-Up
  • Mimi Vodnoy – hair stylist
  • Suzie Bagdadi – hair stylist
  • Ronny Schiff – research
  • Jerry Gross – Scripture selection
  • Teri Meredyth – piano technician
  • Denxyl Feigelson – management
  • Richard Gant – publicity

Charts

Chart (1995) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[4] 50
US Top Holiday Albums (Billboard)[2] 3
US New Age (Billboard)[3] 8

References

  1. ^ Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
  2. ^ a b "John Tesh Chart History (Holiday Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 16, 2021.
  3. ^ a b "John Tesh Chart History (New Age Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 16, 2021.
  4. ^ a b "John Tesh Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved May 16, 2021.
  5. ^ A Romantic Christmas (liner notes). John Tesh. GTS Records. 1992. 3-4569-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)