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.
Track listing
- "Christmas Spirit"
- "O Holy Night"
- "Silent Night"
- "I Heard The Bells On Christmas Day"
- "Alleluia"
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