Today is all about the “sounds of the season”. What does your dream soundtrack for Christmas sound like?
For me, its not Christmas until I’ve heard O Holy Night sung live! And, preferably, its one of these 3 gentlemen:
1. David Phelps
2. Jacob Watson
3. Travis Cottrell
Although, I’ll admit that growing up hearing my dad sing it helped me fall in love with the song. I love a good tenor!!!
Ironic that this topic falls on December 1, the second night of Festival of Christmas at my beloved Ouachita. I would put the production and talent of those students up against any group anywhere. It is always the perfect kickoff to the holiday season. I’m sad that I had to miss it this year.
To help fill my need for “the holiday season”, this year I’m filling my CD player (yes, I still carry CD’s in their plastic cases in my car – I’m old school about some things!!!) with my Top 5:
1. Francesca Battistelli – Christmas – my friend Kate got this for me as an early Christmas present and I must admit, its my new favorite. Especially – Middle of a Miracle and I must admit Heaven Everywhere gets me every time.
2. David Phelps – any of them are good – I got to see him live in Texarkana a couple years ago and it was a night I’m so glad I experienced. Long before he became Mr. Gaither Vocal band (which you know is why I love him even more!) he used to sing with our church choir in our Christmas pageant. Such great memories!!! O Come, O Come Emmanuel and Mary Did You Know
3. I also love me some Travis Cottrell – Ring the Bells
4. Amy Grant, Steven Curtis Chapman, Harry Connick Jr. and Point of Grace go without saying!
5. Michael Buble – Christmas – didn’t have the same tone as his last one once he got married, but a girl can dream cant she! – I’ll Be Home for Christmas
Here are some other links you may want to check out!
- Top 25 best Christmas Albums
- Top 10 New Pop Albums
- 50 Worst Christmas Albums – I completely disagree with #14, it would be my background music to the holiday season – I even used it in a Christmas play that I wrote one time…anyone remember that? Baby Jesus was a Cabbage Patch newborn
- 2012’s most UNNECESSARY Christmas albums
Happy Advent,
