I discovered Contemporary Christian Music during the summer of 1980. I was working at a Christian Summer camp and my coworkers were listening to cassettes of this 19 year old girl named, Amy Grant. I was hooked immediately and I have owned most of her albums/cassettes/CDs/downloads over the last 36 years. As a young church vocalist I also owned a lot of Amy Grant accompaniment tracks and I can’t tell you how many times I sang “Father’s Eyes”, “Fat Baby”, “Sing Your Praise to the Lord”, “El Shaddai”, “Thy Word”, and many many more at churches, festivals and events. I have only had the pleasure of seeing Amy live once, in the mid 1990s on a Christmas tour with Michael W. Smith. One of my favorite Christmas albums is Amy Grant’s 1983 A Christmas Album. I am so excited that she has released a new Christmas album, Amy Grant Tennessee Christmas.

A collection of thirteen new recordings, including the title track, Tennessee Christmas offers a blend of heartfelt originals and Grant’s own spin on popular Yuletide classics, seamlessly weaving together the joy, love, laughter, and even grief this season brings. Recorded in her home studio in Nashville, Grant collaborated with producers Mac McAnally (Jimmy Buffett, Martina McBride), Marshall Altman (Marc Broussard, Frankie Ballard) and Ed Cash (Chris Tomlin, David Crowder*Band) to bring this project to life. Looking forward to the release, Grant shares some insight into her vision behind this project – “I’ve loved traveling the world with my guitar, but my favorite musical memories have happened right here at home around Christmastime with family and friends. I hope we’ve captured some of that magic to share with all of you this holiday season!”

Mom Maven’s Thoughts on Tennessee Christmas

I LOVE this album! It is a mellow, sometimes reverent Christmas album, perfect for relaxing and gazing at the Christmas tree lights with someone you love. Occasionally during the album you hear Amy share beloved Christmas memories, which makes this album even better. I love her rendition of “Baby, It’s Cold Outside” with hubby Vince Gill. Also, her daughters Jenny, Corinna, and Sarah sing on “Christmas Don’t be Late” which just adds to the cozy family feel of this project. When you get your copy of the CD, make sure you check out the cover insert, there are adorable family Christmas pictures included!

Tennessee Christmas Surprise

Amy is asking for fans to upload any videos they may have of them surprising loved ones for the holidays to social media using the hashtag #TNChristmasSurprise Those chosen will be part of a compilation video that Amy herself will share on her large social media outlets! How cool is this? If you have a Christmas surprise video, share it now!

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One US resident will win a copy of the Amy Grant Tennessee Christmas CD.The giveaway ends at 12:00am on 12/8/16. Only one entrant per mailing address, per giveaway.  If you have won a prize from our sponsor Propeller /FlyBy Promotions in the last 30 days, you are not eligible to win.  Or if you have won the same prize on another blog, you are not eligible to win it again.  Winner is subject to eligibility verification. This giveaway is open to US residents only. The winner will be chosen by Rafflecopter and verified. The winner will be notified via email and they will have 48 hours to claim their prize.

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Track List:

1. Come On, Christmas-A fun upbeat song expressing the anticipation of the season
2.  Jingle Bells
3.  The Heart Of Christmas-a call to remember the true meaning of Christmas
4. Leaving Heaven (featuring Vince Gill)-an country-ish song about why Jesus is leaving heaven and coming to earth
5. Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
6. One Last Christmas-a tearjerker based on a true story about a young cancer patient
7. Silent Night (Interlude)
8. Give This Christmas Away (featuring Amy Grant)-from VeggieTales: Saint Nicholas – A Story of Joyful Giving-2009
9. O, Holy Night
10.  Christmas Makes Me Cry (featuring Mandisa)-a poignant song of remembrance
11. Oh, Come All Ye Faithful
12.  Day After Christmas-reminding us that Jesus is still here after Christmas is over

This is my favorite new Christmas CD of the season! If you are lucky you can catch Matthew west and Mandisa in The Heart of Christmas Tour (I am not so lucky, there are no Florida dates on the tour )

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I am obviously not the only one loving this new project because it is the current No. 1 album on the Christian & Gospel iTunes ® chart. The songs on this CD tell stories; stories of the journeys people take in life. Stories about who we are deep down inside and stories about things that move us.

‘Better Than a Hallelujah’ is one of my favorite tracks because it speaks of how clinging to God in the hard times is better than shouting “Hallelujah!” when everything is going right. It’s a song of the deep need for God to be active in our lives. ‘Third World Woman’ is one of those songs that rightly slaps us across the face and makes us think and hopefully act. Musically I love the primal chant in this song it helps the powerful lyrics dig deep into our souls and spur us to action. ‘Unafraid’ is a great song about life and love. Last week Amy performed it live at our local Christian radio station, TheJoyFM. Here is a video clip from that visit.

Amy Grant – Unafraid from Somewhere Down the Road LIVE on The Morning Cruise from The Morning Cruise on Vimeo.

Somewhere Down the Road is available now on iTunes and a retailers nationwide.

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