“Lights, please. "And there were in the
same country shepherds abiding in the field…” Linus Van Pelt’s childlike voice
filled my car. And I loved it.
Sometime in early November, I listened to a radio
interview on K-Love with David Frey, the lead singer of Sidewalk Prophets. He talked about making their new album, Merry Christmas to You. They had wrapped up the music and thought they had
everything ready to go when the producers realized they needed to ask the voice
of Linus for permission to use the monologue. Unfortunately he had passed away.
But, at the last minute they reached his wife and added Linus’s voice to their
wonderful new Christmas album.
The music exudes
joy as it celebrates the season with fun and reverence. I’ve enjoyed the four
new songs the group composed as well as their renditions of familiar songs and
carols. This is a great CD for family time in the car or to decorate the tree
by. I liked it so much that I bought it for my daughters, and they all gave it a
thumbs up.
Link to the story behind Oh What a Glorious Night: http://www.sidewalkprophets.com/becauseitschristmas
Do you have a favorite Christmas Album or CD? Please share.