The Christmas EP (Richard Marx EP)

The Christmas EP is a Christmas album by musician Richard Marx. It was released on November 1, 2011 with the intention of recording an additional seven songs to add to the five songs to make a full-length album for release in 2012, which would become Christmas Spirit.

It was his 23rd overall album, with the lead-off single "Christmas Spirit" being his 32nd single. The track reached #15 on Billboard's Adult Contemporary chart in December, giving Marx back-to-back Top 20 AC hits in 2011 (his first time since 1997).

Track listing

"Christmas Spirit" (Marx, Waybill) "O Holy Night" (Adolphe Adam, Placide Cappeau) "Silent Night" (duet with Sara Watkins) (Franz Xaver Gruber, Joseph Mohr) "I Heard The Bells On Christmas Day" (Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Johnny Marks) "Alleluia" (Larry Gatlin)

Album credits

Personnel

Steve Brewster - drums

Cliff Colnot - string arrangements

Mark Hill - bass guitar

Brandon Marx - guitars, drums, background vocals

Jesse Marx - keyboards, background vocals

Lucas Marx - guitars, background vocals

Richard Marx - producer, writer, arrangements, lead vocals, acoustic guitar

Jerry McPherson - electric guitar

Jason Webb - keyboards, piano

Michael Omartian - piano

Sara Watkins - lead vocals

Fee Waybill - writer

Background Vocals

Opal Staples

Simbryt Whittington

Engineers

Chip Matthews

Justin Niebank

Matthew Prock

Benny Quinn

References

2011 EPs

2011 Christmas albums

Pop Christmas albums

Christmas albums by American artists

Richard Marx albums

Albums produced by Richard Marx

Self-released EPs

Christmas EPs