Home for the Holidays is the fifteenth album and fourth Christmas album by Christian group Point of Grace. It was released on October 5, 2010. It is their first fully new Christmas recording since their 2005 holiday release, Winter Wonderland. It is also their first full-length holiday release as a trio. The group once again worked with producer Nathan Chapman as well as his wife, Stephanie Chapman.
Contents
Personnel
Point of Grace
Shelley Breen – vocals
Denise Jones – vocals
Leigh Cappillino – vocals
Musicians
Mike Rojas – pianos, synthesizers
Jim Brickman – acoustic piano on "The Giver and the Gift"
B. James Lowry – acoustic guitar
Bryan Sutton – acoustic guitar
Ilya Toshinsky – acoustic guitar, banjo
Jerry McPherson – electric guitars
Mike Johnson – steel guitar
Andy Leftwich – fiddle, mandolin
Jimmie Lee Sloas – bass
Glenn Worf – bass
John Gardner – drums
Eric Darken – percussion
Kirk "Jelly Roll" Johnson – harmonica
Jonathan Yudkin – strings, string arrangements
Children's Choir
Caroline Breen
Darby Mae Cappillino
Price Jones
Spence Jones
Production
Jamie Kiner – A&R direction
Nathan Chapman – producer
Stephanie Chapman – producer, arrangements
Chuck Ainlay – engineer, mixing
Neal Cappellino – engineer
Brian David Willis – engineer
Todd Tidwell – assistant engineer
Justin Francis – mix assistant
Stephen Jones – mix assistant
Hank Williams – mastering at MasterMix (Nashville, Tennessee)
Jason Jenkins – A&R administration
Jason Campbell – production coordinator
Emily Mueller – production assistant
Katherine Petillo – creative director
Alexa Ward – design
Laura Dart – photography
Debbie Dover – hair stylist
Amber Lehman – stylist, wardrobe
Edward St. George – make-up
Awards
The album won a Dove Award for Christmas Album of the Year at the 42nd GMA Dove Awards.