Holiday

As we prepare to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ, let's look at the testimonies of two women in scripture who truly inspire us towards joy and anticipation this season.

Holidays are filled with traditions, but when someone you used to share those moments with has died, managing grief during the holiday season can be extremely hard.  Here are some ways to navigate this time - for a friend, a family member, or for yourself. 

After singing at church, this family’s car was destroyed by a drunk driver. Miraculously, all family members survived.
See how God picked this family back up and saw them through healing and doubt, to give them a life-changing ministry to others.

Reflect on the Christmas season with this sweet stirring song by Francesca Battistelli; relating the birth of Jesus through the eyes of Mary.

Most years I tend to lose sight of Jesus somewhere between the deals of Black Friday and the dawn of a new year.  As I fight to carve out the time to consider the sacred, I keep wondering how Jesus would celebrate His birth. 

If Jesus were still walking the earth, what would He be doing this Christmas? Here's my best guess....

Multiple-GRAMMY® nominee, American Music Award and Billboard Music Award winner Matthew West brings the title track from his Christmas album, titled, “A Christmas to Believe In.”

Here is the song's lyric video.

Critics agree, 'Noel' is one of Lauren Daigle's more breathtaking performances to date.  While still an up-and-coming artist, Lauren recorded this song on Chris Tomlin's 2015 Christmas album, Adore.  Surprisingly, it has become one of the season's most-played songs.

Here is Lauren Daigle's "Noel"... 

Every year, when I flip the calendar to December, I get caught up in making Christmas "perfect".  It causes me to have heightened expectations about how everything should look and taste and be.  Can you relate?

Let this help you learn to surrender, and let Christmas...be Christmas.

Christmas comes just a little early, as we bring you a sneak preview music video from Chris Tomlin's new Christmas album, titled, Adore.  This track is called, "He Shall Reign".

"The world will call you Jesus, I will call you son."  Katy Nichole sings what it would be like to hear praise and worship from Mary, the mother of Jesus.  

Watch this amazing acoustic performance of Katy singing, "O What a King"...

Every child's deep down Christmas wish is to be loved and be a part of a family.  For this boy, his Christmas wish came true!

This is so precious - grab a tissue!

Mandisa called up her friend, Matthew West to come over and perform an impromptu performance of "Christmas Makes Me Cry".   From her full-length Christmas album It's Christmas.

Before you unwrap the candy cane or sip on that peppermint mocha, you might want to first consider the palette.  Behold, the Christmas album from Lauren Daigle, brings influences from New Orleans' Bourbon Street to bring a Christmas album that, in many respects, is totally unconventional.  What does Lauren say about the album?

From CCM Magazine!

What do you get when you have one of the world's leading worship bands (Hillsong Worship) led by one of the world's most powerful Christian vocalists (Taya Smith) in a concert at one of the largest churches in the world (Hillsong, Sydney Australia)?  You get one of the best performances of the Christmas season!

Here's Hillsong Worship performing their rendition of "O Holy Night".

From his Christmas Album, Christmas Is Here, here's Danny Gokey give a stirring live acoustic performance of "O Holy Night"

Somehow, I’ve gone from Buddy the Elf to the Grinch. I’ve gone on a downward spiral from loving Christmas to dreading its coming.  But, I don’t want it to be this way!

Let's regain the joy of the season....!

This Christmas, MercyMe strikes up the band to honor the season of love with a brand new yuletide recording, It’s Christmas!  In this exclusive CCM Magazine Christmas conversation, the band’s bassist, Nathan Cochran, shares why Christmas is so important to the men of MercyMe.

From CCM Magazine!

What impact on your finances does Christmas make? You'll be surprised to see!

Family members do mean well during holiday get-togethers.  They ask questions that single people absolutely dread.

Here are some of the questions single Christians hate hearing the most during the holidays, and better questions to ask instead. 

The talented group of Pentatonix simply amazes with their moving rendition of "Mary Did You Know?"

The beautiful harmonies of this Christmas classic will give your goosebumps goosebumps!