Album Notes

A Journey to Christmas

As my friends and family will attest, winter is absolutely one of my favorite seasons. I enjoy the cold, the snow (which we never get enough of), and especially Christmas!! For me the excitement always begins on the first day of winter. This CD was put together as a musical journey, keeping all of the activities of this week in mind. All of the songs were written or arranged around things you might see, do, hear, or even possibly feel during this Holy week, eventually culminating on Christmas Day and ending the day after when many of us have to "go home."

1. The First Day of Winter** 3:59
2. Snow** 3:12
3. Taking A Sleigh Ride**/Joy To the World* 3:47
4. Gray Skies** (Variation on "We Three Kings*") 4:38
5. Sitting By the Fire*** (O Come, O Come Emmanuel*, What Child Is This?*, Away In a Manger*, The First Noel*) 4:50
6. Christmas Bells*** (Carol Of the Bells*) 3:51
7. Trimming the Tree*** (Deck the Halls*, O Christmas Tree*, The Holly and the Ivy*) 4:24
8. Christmas Eve*** (O Come All Ye Faithful*, Silent Night*) 6:22
9. Christmas Day*** (Joy To the World*, Angels From the Realms of Glory*, God Rest Ye Merry Gentleman*, Good Christian Men Rejoice*, Angels We Have Heard On High*) 3:18
10. Going Home** 3:43

*Public Domain
**Original song written and arranged by Jeffrey Alan Smith
***Arranged by Jeffrey Alan Smith
All songs and arrangements © 2002/ In The Cove Music/BMI All rights reserved