ALBUM ARTIST: Sidewalk Prophets
RATING: 4.9/5
Christmas is in
the air! The most awaited season of the year has come! The
happiest of days is finally here! As we enter the season with joy and
excitement, Sidewalk Prophets greet us Merry Christmas to You, their latest
Christmas worship album offering. Featuring 12 exciting songs, this album
brings us back in time when Heaven was born into earth!
And there were
in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their
flock by night. And, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the
Lord shone round about them; and they were sore afraid. And the angel said,
fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to
all people, for unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which
is Christ the Lord—makes a very clever intro to the first song, What A
Glorious Night. Its lyrical content is the perfect expression of the
passages found in Luke 2:8-11; this song is so energetic, vocally and
instrumentally brilliant. The hand-claps and bells at the background is so nice,
a perfect song to open the album in great excitement& enthusiasm.White
Christmas is sweet and jazzy, I love how the song started and France’s
falsetto is beautifully done. Backing vocals is so clear& you can hear the
bells that continue through the upbeat Give Me Christmas.You can
picture out the joy brought by the season and the warm spirit of love. Have
Yourself a Merry Little Christmas’ feeling and emotion is capturing;
its musicianship is engaging. Piano-laced & lyrically amusing Hey Moon
is so heartfelt, vocals are warm and expressive. Impressive is the shifting to a
short verse of the anthem Silent Night.Its simple, honest and raw
instrumentation is compelling; it creates an atmosphere of that silent night
when Love came down.
Bells are here
again to accompany the album title track Merry Christmas to You.
It opens with acoustic guitar strums/hits; the song is jam-packed &
well-accomplished. Bells are still here added with drumbeats in Holly
Jolly Christmas, it resembles with other Christmas songs that has been
the signature of its kind. The never fading atmosphere of the solemn What
Child is This & Silent Night is very powerful and raw.
Both have been Christmas favorites. The vocally distinctive &
well-orchestrated The Spirit of Christmas has an awesome backing
chorale to be commended, it sounds like a gospel song. My favorite track Hope
Was Born That Night is a gorgeous song of praise and exaltation to our
King. Everything in it is so perfect; the message of the song is simple &
meaningful. It will leave you stunned with a grateful heart& feeling of
excitement; while the lively Because It’s Christmas describes the
Christmas atmosphere, I love how it ended with a Christmas tune. It reminds us
to never forget the reason for the season—Jesus, our Savior. That is why He
came to earth to bring peace, love, hope and salvation to all mankind; and
those who will believe in Him will have an eternal life.
Closing thoughts:
This Christmas worship project has a very high
level of musicianship, a no-ordinary album. People of all ages will surely love
every song in this record. Everything in it is well made!
Rejoice in Christ the King! Merry Christmas to You!
ABOUT SIDEWALK PROPHETS
Rejoice in Christ the King! Merry Christmas to You!
ABOUT SIDEWALK PROPHETS
Their background may have made it look easy—after all, Sidewalk Prophets toured with Jeremy Camp and Audio Adrenaline on the strength of independent albums, then rode the popularity of their first Word Records release, These Simple Truths, to a Dove Award for Best New Artist and a nomination for Pop/Contemporary Album of the Year. "The Words I Would Say" hit #3, "You Can Have Me" went Top 20, a Christmas single, "Hope Was Born This Night," hit the Top 10, and "You Love Me Anyway" went all the way to #1 on the Billboard Christian Singles chart. The band has toured with the Rock and Worship Roadshow with MercyMe and Francesca Battistelli, among others, and landed another Dove nomination for Group of the Year in 2011.
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Disclosure: I received free review copy of the album in exchange of my honest review and opinion.
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