Today, I decided to dig out all of our Christmas CDs, which is no small undertaking. Collectively, we have between 40 and 50 CDs of nothing but Christmas music. Did I tell you that I love Christmas music?
I do have some favorites that will get more “air play” than others. For instance, 
First Call’s “An Evening in December” is always a favorite.
When it comes to newer Christmas music, I absolutely love Carolyn Arends’ album “An Irrational Season.”
In the section of what some might call “classics,” nothing beats hearing Anne Murray sing “O Holy Night” or Karen Carpenter sing “Silent Night.” Can I get a shout out from all of the altos in the audience?
Here are some of the other CDs I’ll be listening to for the next six weeks:
- Kim Hill’s Real Christmas
- Travis Cottrell’s Ring the Bells
- Harry Connick, Jr.’s When My Heart Finds Christmas
- Selah’s Rose of Bethlehem
- City on a Hill’s It’s Christmas Time
- Brad Paisley’s Christmas
- Your King Has Come (featuring various artists, including this friend from my Belmont days singing “It Came Upon a Midnight Clear”)
…and many others. So, what will be on your iPod this Christmas season? Anybody heard any new Christmas music that I should buy?
November 18, 2008 at 9:39 am
Point of Grace’s Christmas album from several years ago is one of my absolute favorites . . . as well as Steven Curtis Chapman’s.
November 18, 2008 at 6:58 pm
Casting Crown’s “Peace on Earth” is amazing… especially if you’re a CC fan!
Anji
PS My absolute favorite is Michael W. Smith, though. “Welcome to this world” brings tears to my eyes every time…and NO one does it like Michael!!