I Pray On Christmas
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"I Pray on Christmas" is a Christmas carol
with music and lyrics by Harry Connick Jr. First released in 1993 on his multi platinum album When My Heart Finds Christmas
. Connick has also released the song on his Christmas Special VHS in 1994, and again on his DVD Harry for the Holidays
(2003) as a bonus track featuring Connick and Kim Burrell
.
Sample of the lyrics
Also recorded by
Christmas carol
A Christmas carol is a carol whose lyrics are on the theme of Christmas or the winter season in general and which are traditionally sung in the period before Christmas.-History:...
with music and lyrics by Harry Connick Jr. First released in 1993 on his multi platinum album When My Heart Finds Christmas
When My Heart Finds Christmas
When My Heart Finds Christmas is American artist Harry Connick, Jr.'s first Christmas album. Released in 1993, it is among the most popular holiday collections of the past two decades in the United States. Connick Jr composed four songs for the album: "When My Heart Finds Christmas", " Santa...
. Connick has also released the song on his Christmas Special VHS in 1994, and again on his DVD Harry for the Holidays
Harry for the Holidays
Harry for the Holidays is American artist Harry Connick, Jr.'s second Christmas album, released in 2003. The album features Connick and his 16 piece Big Band and a full string section....
(2003) as a bonus track featuring Connick and Kim Burrell
Kim Burrell
Kimberly Burrell is an American gospel singer from Houston, Texas. She calls her musical style jazz gospel. Though she is comparatively new to the gospel music industry, having only performed since 1989, she has quickly become one of the most influential voices in the genre, often named as "this...
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Sample of the lyrics
- I pray on Christmas
- Oh, the sick will soon be strong
- I pray on Christmas
- The Lord will hear my song
- I pray on Christmas
- That God will lead the way
- And I pray I really pray on Christmas
- He'll get me through another day
Also recorded by
- Lynda RandleLynda RandleLynda Tait Randle, alto singer of southern gospel, was born in 1962 and grew up in the inner city of Washington, DC.-Gaither Homecoming:Randle is most well known as a Gaither Homecoming Artist and markets a number of singing videos featuring her mellow alto voice in gospel music, particularly...
with Michael TaitMichael TaitMichael DeWayne Tait is a Contemporary Christian Music artist. Michael Tait met Toby McKeehan and Kevin Max while attending Liberty University in the late 1980s, and formed four-time grammy winning band DC Talk, with whom he released 5 acclaimed studio albums...
, on the album Christmas (2005). - Blind Boys of Alabama with Solomon BurkeSolomon BurkeSolomon Burke was an American singer-songwriter, entrepreneur, mortician, and an archbishop of the United House of Prayer For All People. Burke was known as "King Solomon", the "King of Rock 'n' Soul", and as the "Bishop of Soul", and described as "the Muhammad Ali of soul", and as "the most...
, on album Go Tell It on the MountainGo Tell It on the Mountain (album)Go Tell It on the Mountain is a Grammy Award winning Christmas album by The Blind Boys of Alabama, released in 2003.-Track listing:#"Last Month of the Year" – 3:03#"I Pray on Christmas" – 3:41...
(2003). - The Oak Ridge BoysThe Oak Ridge BoysThe Oak Ridge Boys are an American country and gospel vocal quartet.The group was founded in the 1940s as the Oak Ridge Quartet. They became popular in southern gospel during the 1950s...
, on the album An Inconvenient Christmas" (2002). - Kirk TalleyKirk TalleyKirk Talley , is an American Southern Gospel performer/songwriter.-Early career:Born in Johnson City, TN, Talley began performing Southern Gospel Music in 1972. He was a member of the groups "The Hoppers", The Cathedrals and the Talleys. He joined the Cathedrals in 1979 and with the lineup of...
, album Talley-ho-ho-ho! (1999).