c. 1997 Religion News Service
UNDATED _ Here are some of the top seasonal albums that consumers were buying in the weeks before Christmas 1997:
Mainstream stores:
THE GIFT, Kenny Rogers (Word)
CHRISTMAS EVE AND OTHER STORIES, Trans-Siberian Orchestra (Atlantic)
O HOLY NIGHT, John Berry (CPX/EMI)
CHRISTMAS, Kirk Franklin & the Family (GospoCentric)
HOME FOR CHRISTMAS, Amy Grant (A&M)
O HOLY NIGHT!, Sandi Patty (Word/Epic)
MUSIC OF CHRISTMAS, Steven Curtis Chapman (Sparrow)
FIRST CHRISTMAS, BeBe and CeCe Winans (Sparrow)
ANGELS’ GLORY, Kathleen Battle & Christopher Parkening (Sony)
CHRISTMAS CAROLS, Kathie Lee Gifford (Warner Alliance)
Christian stores
EMMANUEL: A MUSICAL CELEBRATION OF THE LIFE OF CHRIST, Various artists (Sparrow)
O HOLY NIGHT!, Sandi Patty (Word)
DRUMMER BOY, Jars of Clay (Brentwood)
CHRISTMAS CAROLS OF THE YOUNG MESSIAH, Various artists (Sparrow)
MUSIC OF CHRISTMAS, Steven Curtis Chapman (Sparrow)
REPEAT THE SOUNDING JOY, Phillips, Craig & Dean (Star Song)
HOME FOR CHRISTMAS, Amy Grant (Word)
THE FIRST NOEL, Steve Green (Sparrow)
THE GIFT, Kenny Rogers (Word)
THE REAL MEANING OF CHRISTMAS, Various artists (Benson)
Charts used with permission of CCM Magazine.
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