The Christmas EP (Richard Marx EP)

The Christmas EP is a Christmas album by musician Richard Marx. It was released on November 1, 2011 with the intention of recording an additional seven songs to add to the five songs to make a full-length album for release in 2012, which would become Christmas Spirit.

It was his 23rd overall album, with the lead-off single "Christmas Spirit" being his 32nd single. The track reached #15 on Billboard's Adult Contemporary chart in December, giving Marx back-to-back Top 20 AC hits in 2011 (his first time since 1997).

Track listing

 * 1) "Christmas Spirit" (Marx, Waybill)
 * 2) "O Holy Night" (Adolphe Adam, Placide Cappeau)
 * 3) "Silent Night" (duet with Sara Watkins) (Franz Xaver Gruber, Joseph Mohr)
 * 4) "I Heard The Bells On Christmas Day" (Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Johnny Marks)
 * 5) "Alleluia" (Larry Gatlin)

Personnel

 * Steve Brewster – drums
 * Cliff Colnot – string arrangements
 * Mark Hill – bass guitar
 * Brandon Marx – guitars, drums, background vocals
 * Jesse Marx – keyboards, background vocals
 * Lucas Marx – guitars, background vocals
 * Richard Marx – producer, writer, arrangements, lead vocals, acoustic guitar
 * Jerry McPherson – electric guitar
 * Jason Webb – keyboards, piano
 * Michael Omartian – piano
 * Sara Watkins – lead vocals
 * Fee Waybill – writer

Background Vocals

 * Opal Staples
 * Simbryt Whittington

Engineers

 * Chip Matthews
 * Justin Niebank
 * Matthew Prock
 * Benny Quinn