 | 1. Sugar and the Hi-Lows, "Jingle Bells" 2. Ellie Holcomb, "Christmas For You And Me" 3. Citizen Shade, "Go Tell It On The Mountain" 4. Evan Wickham, "End Of Exile" 5. Hoyle, "Long Winters" 6. Ben & Nolle, "Angels We Have Heard On High" 7. Citizens & Saints, "Come And Stand Amazed" 8. Kings Kaleidoscope, "O Come All Ye Faithful" 9. Fleurie, "Wake Up (O Night Divine)" 10. Kids, "The Bleak Midwinter" 11. The Modern Post, "What Child Is This (feat. Dustin Kensrue)" 12. The Brilliance, "Christ The Lord Is Born" |
| 1. Sleeping At Last, "I Heard The Bells" 2. Kyle Cox, "Don't Make My Christmas Blue" 3. John Mark McMillan, "Joy To The World" 4. Drew Holcomb and the Neighbors, "Hark The Herald Angels Sing" 5. Gungor, "Oh Light (feat. All Sons & Daughters)" 6. Tow'rs, "Auld Lang Syne" 7. Found Wandering, "Lo How A Rose E're Blooming" 8. Andy Squyres, "Here Is Wisdom" 9. Jeremiah Daly, "Away In A Manger" 10. Josh Hoke, "Peace On Earth" 11. Branches, "O Come O Come Emmanuel" 12. The Oh Hellos, Mvmt III, "Silent Night, Holy Night" |  |
If you want to sample a wide swath of CCM--or just listen to a ready-made CCM mixtape, there's the annual collection from the on-line Relevant magazine. They're up to Volume 5, this year, of "A Very Relevant Christmas". It was released in two parts, but its all together now. This is one of those sites where you have to register and then verify your email (or you can "connect with Facebook", which I recommend you never do; Facebook is far too free with the sharing of far too much information for my taste).
"A Very Relevant Christmas, Vol. 5" features lots of artists we've featured before--Drew Holcomb & The Neighbors, Sleeping At Last, Sugar & The Hi-Lows, The Oh Hellos, and Found Wandering, to name a few--as well as bands and artists that were new to me and may be to you as well. A couple of bands that were new to me (probably...I go through so much Christmas music, its hard to remember everybody) that I very much enjoyed were Ben & Noile, who provided a splendid up-beat New Wavey Electro Pop take on "Angels We Have Heard On High" and Fleurie, a Nashville based Folk Pop artist/band whose "Wake Up (O Night Devine)" recalled for me the best of that genre (I'd throw out names like A Fine Frenzy or Tori Amos, but my head's a little crowded right now and I'm not sure those are the right names).
Anyway, some good stuff and free (for an email addy). "A Relevant Christmas, Volume 4" is still available, as are some non-Christmas collections. Register at Relevant.
"A Very Relevant Christmas, Vol. 5" features lots of artists we've featured before--Drew Holcomb & The Neighbors, Sleeping At Last, Sugar & The Hi-Lows, The Oh Hellos, and Found Wandering, to name a few--as well as bands and artists that were new to me and may be to you as well. A couple of bands that were new to me (probably...I go through so much Christmas music, its hard to remember everybody) that I very much enjoyed were Ben & Noile, who provided a splendid up-beat New Wavey Electro Pop take on "Angels We Have Heard On High" and Fleurie, a Nashville based Folk Pop artist/band whose "Wake Up (O Night Devine)" recalled for me the best of that genre (I'd throw out names like A Fine Frenzy or Tori Amos, but my head's a little crowded right now and I'm not sure those are the right names).
Anyway, some good stuff and free (for an email addy). "A Relevant Christmas, Volume 4" is still available, as are some non-Christmas collections. Register at Relevant.
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