Christmas Worship is the first Christmas album from Paul Baloche. Integrity Music released the album on October 28, 2013. Baloche released a follow-up to this album, Christmas Worship, Vol. 2 in 2015.

Christmas Worship
Studio album by Paul Baloche
Released	October 28, 2013 (2013-10-28)
Genre	Worship, CCM, gospel
Length	52:26
Label	Integrity
Producer	Paul Baloche, Ben Gowell, Michael Rossback
Paul Baloche chronology
The Same Love (2012) Christmas Worship (2013) Live (2014)

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
CCM Magazine	[1]
Cross Rhythms	[2]

Awarding the album four stars at CCM Magazine, Grace Aspinwall states, "the heart of this album lies in its gorgeous arrangements."[1] Lins Honeyman, giving the album a seven out of ten for Cross Rhythms, writes, "a varied release that pushes Christmas music forward whilst acknowledging the genre's glorious past."[2] Reviewing the album from AllMusic, Thom Jurek says, "a collection of (mostly) traditional carols and hymns with worship choruses and cadenzas woven in for maximum effect."[3]

Track listing

Personnel

Musicians

• Paul Baloche – lead vocals, acoustic guitar
• John Ardnt – keyboards, strings, string arrangements
• Chris Springer – keyboards, organ
• Michael Marshall – acoustic piano
• Ben Gowell – keyboards, programming, acoustic guitar, baritone guitar, mandolin
• Michael Rossback – keyboards, programming, electric guitars, mandolin, bass, percussion, glockenspiel, trumpet
• Aaron Fabrinni – pedal steel guitar
• Carl Albrecht – drums, percussion
• Daniel Grothe – drums, percussion
• David Baloche – trumpet, French horn
• Rita Baloche – backing vocals, vocal arrangements
• Ben Clark – backing vocals
• Joel Hebert – backing vocals
• Jennifer Holm – backing vocals, lead vocals (11)
• Austin Johnson – backing vocals
• Dani Rocca-Hebert – backing vocals
• Brooke Wlliams – backing vocals, lead vocals (8)
• All Sons & Daughters – lead vocals (1)
• Trinity Christian Center Choir – choir (2, 5, 12)
• Kareem Riley – choir director (2, 5, 12)
• Onajé Jefferson – lead vocals (5)
• Kathryn Sarah Scott – lead vocals (6)
• Aaron Shust – lead vocals (7)

Production

• C. Ryan Durham – executive producer
• Paul Baloche – producer
• Ben Gowell – producer, engineer
• Michael Rossback – producer, engineer
• David Baloche – engineer
• Gary Leach – engineer
• F. Reid Shippen – mixing at Robot Lemon (Nashville, Tennessee)
• Paul "Paco" Cossette – mix assistant
• Andrew Mendelson – mastering at Georgetown Masters (Nashville, Tennessee)
• Becca Nicolson – production coordinator
• Thom Hoyman – creative director, design

Chart performance

References