# Miracles: The Holiday Album

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Miracles: The Holiday Album is the first holiday album and seventh studio album by saxophonist Kenny G. It was released by Arista Records on November 22, 1994, and peaked at number 1 on the Billboard 200, Contemporary Jazz Albums and Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Albums charts. It was the overall best-selling Christmas/holiday album in the United States for both 1994 and 1996. It sold 2,987,000 copies in 1994 and 888,000 copies in 1996.
According to Billboard magazine, Miracles: The Holiday Album is the best-selling Christmas/holiday album of the Nielsen SoundScan era of music sales tracking (March 1991 – present). As of November 2014, the album has sold a total of 7,310,000 copies in the U.S. according to SoundScan.
Miracles: The Holiday Album was certified eight-times Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America for shipment of eight million copies in the United States.

## Track listing (non-US edition)

* "Winter Wonderland" (Felix Bernard/Dick Smith) – 3:03
* "White Christmas" (Irving Berlin) – 3:02
* "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" (Hugh Martin/Ralph Blane) – 3:58
* "The Christmas Song" (Mel Tormé/Robert Wells) – 4:03
* "Silent Night" (Franz Xaver Gruber, Joseph Mohr) – 3:47
* "Brahms's Lullaby" (Johannes Brahms) – 3:15
* "Greensleeves (What Child Is This?) (Traditional)" – 3:29
* "Miracles" (Kenny G/ Walter Afanasieff ) – 2:32
* "Away in a Manger" (James R. Murray) – 2:39
* "The Chanukah Song" (Kenny G/Walter Afanasieff) – 2:31
* "Little Drummer Boy" (Katherine K. Davis/Henry Onerati/Harry Simeone) – 4:05
* "Silver Bells" (Jay Livingston/Ray Evans) – 4:00
* "Spring Breeze" (Ling-Chiu Lee/Yu-Shian Deng) – 3:20

## Track listing (US edition)

* "Winter Wonderland" – 3:03
* "White Christmas" – 3:02
* "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" – 3:58
* "Silent Night" – 3:47
* "Greensleeves" – 3:29
* "Miracles" – 2:32
* "Little Drummer Boy" – 4:05
* "The Chanukah Song" – 2:31
* "Silver Bells" – 4:00
* "Away in a Manger" – 2:39
* "Brahms's Lullaby" – 3:15

## Personnel

* Kenny G – arrangements, soprano saxophone (1, 2, 4–6, 8–11, 13), tenor saxophone (3, 12), alto saxophone (7)
* Walter Afanasieff – arrangements (1, 3–13), all other instruments (1, 3, 5, 9, 11, 13), acoustic piano (2, 4, 6, 8, 10), keyboards (7), bass (7), drums (7), organ (12)
* Gary Cirimelli – digital programming, Synclavier programming
* Randy Waldman – acoustic piano (12)
* Dann Huff – guitar (12)
* Randy Jackson – bass (12)
* John Robinson – drums (12)
* Robert Damper – arrangements (2)
* William Ross – string arrangements and conductor (2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 10)

## Production

* Producer – Kenny G
* Engineers – Steve Sheppard (tracks 1, 2, 3, 6, 8, 9 & 10); David Gleeson (tracks 4, 5 & 11); Dana Jon Chappelle (tracks 7, 12 & 13).
* Assistant Engineer on track 12 – Noel Hazel
* Mixed by Mick Guzauski (tracks 1–12) and Steve Sheppard (track 13).
* Recorded and Mixed at Studio G (Seattle, WA).
* Strings on tracks 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9 & 10 recorded at Humberto Gatica at Ocean Way Recording (Hollywood, CA).
* Mastered by Bernie Grundman at Bernie Grundman Mastering (Hollywood, CA).
* Art Direction and Design – Christopher Stern
* Photography – Timothy White

## Chart positions

| Chart (1994) | Peak position |
| The Billboard 200 | 1 |
| US Contemporary Jazz Albums (Billboard) | 1 |
| US R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) | 1 |

## Singles

Information taken from this source.
| Year | Title | Chart Positions | Chart Positions | Chart Positions |
| Year | Title | US Adult Contemporary |
| 1995 | "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" | 26 |

## Certifications and Sales

| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
| Australia (ARIA) | Gold | 35,000$^^$ |
| Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil) | Platinum | 250,000$^*$ |
| Japan (RIAJ) | Gold | 100,000$^^$ |
| New Zealand (RMNZ) | Gold | 7,500$^^$ |
| Spain (PROMUSICAE) | Gold | 50,000$^^$ |
| United States (RIAA) | 8× Platinum | 8,000,000$^^$ |
| Summaries |||
| Asia Pacific | — | 1,500,000 |
| Worldwide | — | 13,000,000 |
| $^*$ Sales figures based on certification alone. $^^$ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |||