Vanessa Williams - Star Bright

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Star Bright is the fourth studio album and first Christmas album by Vanessa Williams, released in the United States on November 5, 1996 by Mercury Records. The album achieved critical acclaim and success as one of the best-selling holiday albums of 1996 and 1997. It peaked at number thirty-six on the Billboard 200, number twenty-four on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, and number five on the Top Holiday Albums.

The album went on to be nominated for a 1997 Grammy Award for Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album and was certified gold by the RIAA for sales of over 500,000 copies. Although no official singles were released from the album, "Do You Hear What I Hear/The Little Drummer Boy" became an instant holiday classic becoming the most played holiday record of 1996 and reaching number fifteen on the Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks chart.

Also, again while the album released no official singles, a video was shot in 1993 for "What Child Is This?" that was originally featured on the A&M Records Christmas compilation A Very Special Christmas 2. It was re-release under the name of The Christmas Collection: The Best Of Vanessa Williams.

Track List

1. Silver and Gold
2. Joy to the World
3. Mary's Little Boy Child
4. Silent Night
5. Winter Weather
6. The Little Drummer Boy
7. Merry Christmas, Darling
8. Rise Up, Shepherd and Follow
9. Prelude: I Dream a World
10. December Lullaby
11. The Holly and the Ivy
12. Christmas Is
13. Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas