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.
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
- Scotty Wilbanks – acoustic piano, keyboards, Hammond B3 organ
- Blaine Barcus – sleigh bells
- Worldwide Groove Corporation – string arrangements
- Brandon Brooks – cello
- 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
- Hank Williams – mastering at MasterMix
- 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