Richard Marx - Christmas Spirit / Christmas Spirit is a Christmas seasonal release album by Richard Marx, originally released in October 2012. Five tracks on the album previously appeared on his 2011 release, The Christmas EP. Two of it's new tracks became top 20 Adult Contemporary hits.[1] "I Heard The Bells On Christmas Day" is based on Casting Crowns arrangement of the song from their Peace On Earth album.[citation needed] Christmas Spirit yielded five singles, including "Christmas Spirit", "Santa Claus Is Coming To Town", "The Little Drummer Boy", "Christmas Mornings" and "O Holy Night". The album features duets with Kenny Loggins, Sara Watkins and Sara Niemietz.