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December 20, 2006
New Christmas Music
My sister-in-law gave us a CD of a Christmas Musical called “Behold the Lamb of God” by Andrew Peterson. Thank you, Rin, because this week was the perfect time to hear brand new songs about Christmas. I’ve exhausted my cravings for the traditional stuff and the schmaltz, so a CD of original music was exactly what I needed.
Peterson’s music is in the same vein as Caedmon’s Call, Indelible Grace, or Jars of Clay. It has the gratuitous saturation of mandolin, dobro, and rootsy acoustic guitars that Nashville Christians have been obsessed with for the past 10 years thanks to T-bone Burnet. So, musically there are not a lot of surprises, but if you appreciate rootsy stuff (like I do) you will definitely dig this CD.
One fun song that we enjoyed was “Matthew’s Begats” which is the first chapter of Matthew, a genealogy, set to music. But the real highlight of the whole project is the song, “Labor of Love.” My sister-in-law writes about it here on her blog. It is a very moving song about the labor that Mary went through. Please check out the lyrics.
Music you should listen to | By Kirk Ward | 11:04 AM
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If you want a preview, you can stream the entire album here:
http://www.andrew-peterson.com/music
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Posted by: Neil E. Das at December 20, 2006 11:24 AM
I love how visceral the manger scene becomes when you listen to "Labor of Love". It was messy, cold, and perhaps even lonely. I think I'm seeing this more this year than ever before. What a blessing it's been!
Posted by: Heidi Vincent at December 20, 2006 12:04 PM
I am so glad you guys like it, and that I told Sarah to open it early. In person it was even better. :)
Posted by: Rinnie at December 21, 2006 8:00 PM
i love the matthew,s begats song,we are trying to teach aissa that! its way past christmas but we still play it!.
me and dave got to hear it during michael cards concert where andrew himself sang it and a couple of other songs.he has written some songs for michael card too.
i love that cd!
Posted by: rachel at January 24, 2007 1:57 PM