Christmas (Francesca Battistelli album)
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| Studio album by Francesca Battistelli | ||||
| Released | October 16, 2012 | |||
| Genre | Christmas, contemporary Christian music | |||
| Length | 35:45 | |||
| Label | Fervent | |||
| Producer | Ian Eskelin | |||
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| Christian Music Zine |   |
| cmaddict | |
| Indie Vision Music |  |
| Jesus Freak Hideout | |
| Louder Than The Music | |
| New Release Tuesday | |
| Worship Leader | |
Christmas is the first Christmas album by contemporary Christian music artist Francesca Battistelli. The album is her third release with Fervent Records, and her fourth album overall including her first independent release. The album was produced by Ian Eskelin, and was released on October 16, 2012. The album charted in the Top Five on the Billboard Holiday Albums chart and has received critical acclaim.
Francesca Battistelli told CCM Magazine's Caroline Lusk that "I've always dreamed about making a Christmas album. It was a blast getting to write the songs, pick the standards and record them all last summer while I was eight months pregnant. Ha! It really was so much all around. Ian Eskelin, my producer, knocked it out of the park. The arrangements are exactly what I wanted them to be, and I'm so proud of how the record turned out." Furthermore, Battistelli stated that "It's so hard to choose a favorite song from the album! Right now I'd say it's, "Marshmallow World." It's a more obscure classic, so a lot of people haven't heard it and I love to hear the reactions to such a fun Christmas song. My all-time favorite Christmas song is "Breath of Heaven." It gives me chills every time." On marking Christmas tradition, Battistelli evoked how "We will get to see all our loved ones this year and for that I'm so grateful! We are continuing the tradition of touring during the Christmas season and I'm going to try an advent calendar with our son and see how he does with it. I loved ours as a kid, and I think it will be a great way to talk about the meaning of Christmas all month long." Lastly, Battistelli touched on Mary the mother of Jesus, when she said "It's really impossible for any of us to fully understand Mary's part in the Christmas story from her perspective, but as a mom, I have such deeper insight into how she must have felt than I did before. Did she know that her son was going to change the world? Did she know she would lose him? How much did God reveal to her heart? No matter how much she knew or didn't know, I am just so grateful that she said yes to God's call on her life. I can't wait to share Jesus with my kids!"
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