The Midas touch continues.
There may be an eventual misstep in the best-selling worship group's career -- they always come at some point -- but this surely isn't it.
Rather, Peace on Earth is another victorious achievement.
It boasts the same mass appeal of the group's three previous studio albums.
Few fans of contemporary worship music are strangers to the Casting Crowns sound.
Now putting that stamp on a holiday album, lead singer Mark Hall didn't have to reach very far to find a worship theme among the vast Christian holiday songbook.
In fact, given Casting Crowns' immense popularity, it seems they could have laid down ten songs at random and probably created another gold record.
But give credit to Hall and his impressive supporting cast for handpicking a cohesive set of songs that brings out the worship aspect of the holidays.
Highlights include the original version of "While You Were Sleeping," which Hall first penned as a holiday song, and a sensational instrumental arrangement of "O Come, O Come Emmanuel" that shows off Melodee DeVevo's sensational violin playing.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | I Heard the Bells on Christmas DayMark Hall, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Dale Oliver | Casting Crowns | Play | 04:22 | 10 MB | 28 MB |
| 2 | O Come All Ye FaithfulMark Hall | Casting Crowns | Play | 03:47 | 8 MB | 24 MB |
| 3 | Joy to the WorldMark Hall, Lowell Mason, Isaac Watts | Casting Crowns | Play | 02:37 | 6 MB | 19 MB |
| 4 | Silent NightMark Hall | Casting Crowns | Play | 03:33 | 8 MB | 20 MB |
| 5 | God Is with UsWayne Kirkpatrick | Casting Crowns | Play | 04:31 | 10 MB | 25 MB |
| 6 | Away In a MangerJames R. Murray, Dale Oliver, Traditional | Casting Crowns | Play | 03:35 | 8 MB | 23 MB |
| 7 | Christmas OfferingPaul Baloche | Casting Crowns | Play | 05:14 | 11 MB | 36 MB |
| 8 | Sweet Little Jesus BoyRobert MacGimsey | Casting Crowns | Play | 03:08 | 7 MB | 16 MB |
| 9 | O Come, O Come EmmanuelTraditional | Casting Crowns | Play | 04:06 | 9 MB | 21 MB |
| 10 | While You Were Sleeping (Original Christmas Version) | Casting Crowns | Play | 04:55 | 11 MB | 29 MB |
| 39 mins | 91 MB | |||||
| 39 mins | 247 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Angell | Violin |
| 2 | Monisa Angell | Viola |
| 3 | Paul Baloche | Composer |
| 4 | Kirsten Cassel | Cello |
| 5 | Casting Crowns | Primary Artist |
| 6 | Bruce Christensen | Viola |
| 7 | Tina Davis | Hair Stylist, Make-Up |
| 8 | Bill Deaton | String Engineer |
| 9 | Will Denton | Contribution |
| 10 | Melodee DeVevo | Arranger |
| 11 | Connie Ellisor | Violin |
| 12 | Christopher Farrell | Viola |
| 13 | Jim Gray | String Arrangements |
| 14 | Jim Grosjean | Viola |
| 15 | Mark Hall | Arranger, Audio Production, Composer, Producer |
| 16 | Terry Hemmings | Executive Producer |
| 17 | Bernie Herms | Arranger, Contribution, Orchestration |
| 18 | Heather Hetzler | A&R |
| 19 | Michael Hewitt | Engineer, Mixing |
| 20 | Bobby Huff | Contribution |
| 21 | Wayne Kirkpatrick | Composer |
| 22 | Anthony LaMarchina | Cello |
| 23 | Stephen Lamb | Copyist |
| 24 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow | Composer |
| 25 | Robert MacGimsey | Composer |
| 26 | Lowell Mason | Composer |
| 27 | Blair Masters | Contribution |
| 28 | Jason McArthur | A&R |
| 29 | Mark Adam Miller | Audio Production |
| 30 | James R. Murray | Composer |
| 31 | Cate Myer | Violin |
| 32 | Adam Nitti | Contribution |
| 33 | Dale Oliver | Composer, Contribution, Engineer, Producer |
| 34 | John Painter | Contribution |
| 35 | Tim Parker | Art Direction, Design |
| 36 | Joel Reist | Bass |
| 37 | Pamela Sixfin | Concert Master, String Contractor, Strings |
| 38 | Julia Tanner | Cello |
| 39 | Traditional | Composer |
| 40 | Alan Umstead | Violin |
| 41 | Catherine Umstead | Violin |
| 42 | Isaac Watts | Composer |
| 43 | Karen Winkelmann | Violin |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |