| It's time again to bring out the
stockings and the carefully wrapped decorations, time
again to string the lights around the house, and time
again for warm egg-nog…how I love warm egg-nog!
Sometimes I get so caught up in
the traditions of the Christmas season that I tend
to forget the real reason for the Celebration…the
birth of the King. Imagine that…He was Jesus, Lord
at His birth…no need for pomp and ceremony, no royal
heraldry to announce His incarnation, just a heavenly
host of angels appearing to some of the sheep keepers,
telling then of the Savior's birth.
The song of the Angels has become
the melody of praise of all who adore Him. As the
Magi offered their gifts to the infant King, I sing
these songs of praise and adoration to my King.
Danniebelle
The idea for this Christmas album
was conceived on a hot, muggy night in Dallas in July
at the 1973 CBA Convention. It was about 11:00 p.m.
after an exhausting day, and Light and Word were hosting
a reception for the delegate dealers.
Andraé Crouch took a breather and
announced that Danniebelle Hall would take over at
the piano and sing a song. Well, for the next eight
minutes we heard a rendition of "Great Is Thy Faithfulness"
the likes of which we'd never heard before…Just Danniebelle
and her piano…She sang it like a lullaby; then she
sang it like an opera. The audience responded to every
note and proved it with a great ovation.
On this new album we have captured
that tenderness, that warmth, that passion and vibrance
as Danniebelle shares with us the music of Christmas
in her very own style.
Ralph Carmichael |
