Chris Rice Biography

Chris Rice is an American CCM songwriter who works in the contemporary folk and adult contemporary genres similar to David Wilcox and James Taylor. He became a recording artist as well in 1996 after signing a contract with Michael W. Smith's own record label and releasing his debut album, Deep Enough to Dream.

Some fans were intrigued with the meaning of the song title Nonny Nonny. It is a nonesense phrase similar to "La-dee-dah!" used in old English folk songs and poems from the 15th and 16th centuries. (Sometimes "Hey, nonny, nonny!" or "Hey, nonny, Ho!") It's also found in Shakespeare's writings, contemporary songs in folk style from the 1960s, and in one song in the musical Singin' in the Rain. Rice chose the phrase to lighten the song and bring a nursery rhyme quality to the chorus. It also became the obvious title for the song.