Drum and drumsticks
by Vince Wright | December 18, 2022 | 11:59 am

Katherine Kennicott Davis – The Little Drummer Boy

Katherine Kennicott Davis was an American composer who taught music theory and piano.  According to http://www.hymntime.com/tch/bio/d/a/v/i/s/davis_kk.htm, she wrote over 600 compositions.  Her most famous work is Carol of the Drum (aka The Little Drummer

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by Vince Wright | December 14, 2022 | 11:59 am

Sovereign Grace Music – O Come, All You Unfaithful

Paragraph Sovereign Grace Music, much like Hillsong, Bethel, and Elevation Worship, is a church-based organization that releases their own music. Beginning in 1984, They released more than 50 albums! Also, check out my reviews of

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Sky clearing up during night
by Vince Wright | December 11, 2022 | 11:59 am

Edmund Sears – It Came Upon a Midnight Clear

Edmund Hamilton Sears was an American Unitarian pastor who authored many works, including:  Fire-side Colloquies (1847) Regeneration (1853) Calm on the Listening Ear of Night Pictures of the Olden Time (1857) Athanasia (1858) Sermons

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Flashlight shining in darkness
by Vince Wright | December 7, 2022 | 11:59 am

We The Kingdom – Light of the World (Sing Hallelujah)

We the Kingdom began their career in 2018, releasing two albums and 6 EP’s.  These include: Live at the Wheelhouse (EP, 2019) Live Acoustic Sessions (EP, 2020) The Awakening (EP, 2020) The Battle (EP, 2020) The Journey (EP, 2020)

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Happy faces on balloons.
by Vince Wright | December 4, 2022 | 9:55 am

Henry van Dyke Jr. – Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee

Henry van Dyke Jr. was an American whose father immigrated from Holland.  He was part of the Presbyterian clergy and served as a professor of English at Princeton from 1899 to 1923.  He also

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Church bell
by Vince Wright | November 30, 2022 | 11:59 am

Casting Crowns – I Heard The Bells on Christmas Day

Casting crowns began as a youth worship band started by youth pastor Mark Hall.  It morphed and exploded into popularity over the years. Casting Crowns released several albums and one EP, including: Casting Crowns (2001)

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Toy manger
by Vince Wright | November 27, 2022 | 11:59 am

Joel Vaughn – Love Has Come

It’s that time of year again, when we resist the urge to overindulge (again), attempt to avoid overspending on Christmas gifts, and remember that Jesus is the reason for the season.  It also means

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Sunrise
by Vince Wright | December 22, 2021 | 11:59 am

Anonymous – O Come O Come Emmanuel

The song that we know today as O Come O Come Emmanuel has its roots in Latin, from a likely six-century evening prayer book known as O Antiphons.  It also happens to be my

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Flames that looks like an ear
by Vince Wright | December 19, 2021 | 11:59 am

Noël Regney – Do You Hear What I Hear?

French WW2 Veteran Léon Schlienger (written backwards as Noël Regney, minus the “Schl and replacing “i” with “y”) was drafted into the Nazi army.  Some have claimed that he later became a double-agent, leading

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by Vince Wright | December 15, 2021 | 11:59 am

William Chatterton Dix – What Child Is This?

English hymnist William Chatterton Dix wrote several Christmas songs.  Though he was professionally known as a marine insurance broker, he was passionate about writing hymns and carols.  His most famous works include To You,

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