11 December 2008 ~ 0 Comments

What You Might Not Know About Christmas Music – Part 3: Of The Father’s Love Begotten

Of the Father’s Love Begotten is a gorgeous Christmas hymn that I didn’t fall in love with until recently. We take a look at its rich history.

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10 December 2008 ~ 3 Comments

What You Might Not Know About Christmas Music – Part 2: O Come Emmanuel

O Come, O Come, Emmanuel has become a staple of the Christmas season – but where did it come from? Where did a melody that transcends time and style originate? Let’s take a look.

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09 December 2008 ~ 0 Comments

What You Might Not Know About Christmas Music – Part 1: Joy to the World

The words of “Joy to the World” reach far past the Christmas season. Let’s take a look at how Isaac Watts, the “Father of English Hymnody” came to write this amazing anthem.

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30 November 2007 ~ 2 Comments

The Best Christmas Praise & Worship CD I’ve Ever Heard

Tomorrow is December 1st.  Hopefully you’ve been planning for Christmas services already at your church and hopefully you’ve already incorporated some of the great classic hymns into your services (Come, Thou Long Expected Jesus; O Come, O Come, Emmanuel; Of the Father’s Love Begotten). But what of the modern?  Where in the world is the [...]

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18 October 2007 ~ 0 Comments

As You Prepare for Christmas…

…and hopefully you are, since there’s just a little over two months until Christmas eve, and since Advent starts very soon.   I wanted to point you back to a review I wrote last year of Sovereign Grace’s Savior CD.  I think that this is the best Christmas praise and worship CD I’ve ever encountered.  [...]

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