Song of the Week: "Gather Round Ye Children Come"

Across the next few editions of my Sunday feature, "Song of the Week," I want to introduce you to one of my favorite Christmas music projects. It's Andrew Peterson's Behold the Lamb of God: The True Tall Tale of the Coming of Christ. When the first song that follows the opener is "Passover Us," you know you're not in for a traditional Christmas CD. In fact, the 5 songs after the opener are all focused on the Old Testament longing for a Redeemer ("Passover Us," "So Long Moses," "Deliver Us," and "O Come O Come Emmanuel." Even the clever "Matthew's Begats" is a recap of the Old Testament salvation history that led to the Messiah).

About the closest Peterson will get to Austin for his annual Christmas tour of this project is Cleburne on December 12, but make the trip if you can.

Here's the opener, "Gather Round Ye Children Come."



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