A Lovely Way to Spend Christmas

A Lovely Way to Spend Christmas is the third studio and first Christmas album released by American singer and actress Kristin Chenoweth.^[3][4] Released on October 14, 2008, the album sees Chenoweth collaborating with jazz musician John Pizzarelli on "Sleigh Ride/Marshmallow World". Chenoweth stated she had desired to record a Christmas album since signing with Sony Classical in 2000 after being inspired by Barbra Streisand's A Christmas Album as a child.^[5] The album has peaked at #77 on the Billboard 200 so far, and has become her first album to chart on the Billboard 200.

A Lovely Way to Spend Christmas
Studio album by Kristin Chenoweth
Released	October 14, 2008 (2008-10-14)
Recorded	June–August 2008 in Los Angeles, California
Genre	Christmas
Length	43:31
Label	Sony Classical
Producer	Robbie Buchanan
Kristin Chenoweth chronology
As I Am (2005) A Lovely Way to Spend Christmas (2008) Some Lessons Learned (2011)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Philadelphia Daily News	(B) [1]
Los Angeles Times	[2]

Track listing

1. "I'll Be Home for Christmas" (Kim Gannon, Walter Kent, Buck Ram) – 3:28
2. "Christmas Island" (Lyle Moraine) – 3:12
3. "The Christmas Waltz" (Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne) – 3:00
4. "Do You Hear What I Hear?" (Noël Regney, Gloria Shayne Baker) – 4:08
5. "Sleigh Ride/Marshmallow World" (Leroy Anderson/Peter DeRose, Carl Sigman) – 3:39
6. "Sing" (Robbie Buchanan, Jay Landers, Charlie Midnight, Joe Raposo) – 3:00
7. "Silver Bells" (Ray Evans, Jay Livingston) – 4:12
8. "Come on Ring Those Bells" (A. R. Culverwell) – 3:11
9. "What Child Is This?" (William Chatterton Dix) – 4:13
10. "Home on Christmas Day" (Walter Afanasieff, Landers) – 4:00
11. "Born on Christmas Day" (Keith Andes, Buchanan, Peabo Bryson) – 4:15
12. "Sleep Well Little Children/What a Wonderful World" (Alan Bergman, Leon Klatzkin/Bob Thiele, George David Weiss) – 3:21

Bonus tracks

13. "A Lovely Way to Spend Christmas" (Harold Adamson, Jimmy McHugh) – 4:13
14. "The Lord's Prayer" (Traditional) – 2:35

Personnel

• Robbie Buchanan – piano, arrangements, conducting, keyboards, programming, producer
• Jorge Calandrelli – arrangements
• Kristin Chenoweth – vocals
• George Doering – acoustic guitar, mandolin
• Johnson Enos – backing vocals
• Mick Guzauski – mixing
• Bob Krogstad – arrangements
• Jay Landers – executive producer
• Harvey Mason – drums
• John Pizzarelli – vocals (Track 5)
• Eric Rigler – Irish flute
• Aaron J. Sala – backing vocals
• Beverley Staunton – backing vocals
• Neil Stubenhaus – bass
• Jonathan Tunick – arrangements, conducting
• Randy Waldman – piano
• Frank Wolf – engineer