THE NOMAD ARCHITECT: DECEMBER 25 - NO. 1 ON THE 2023 CHRISTMAS COUNTDOWN - IT'S CHRISTMAS DAY - MERRY MERRY MERRY CHRISTMAS!! TODAY'S TUNES SHOW US HOW TO TELL IT & APPRECIATE IT!

Monday, December 25, 2023

DECEMBER 25 - NO. 1 ON THE 2023 CHRISTMAS COUNTDOWN - IT'S CHRISTMAS DAY - MERRY MERRY MERRY CHRISTMAS!! TODAY'S TUNES SHOW US HOW TO TELL IT & APPRECIATE IT!

IMHO - Zach Williams is one of the top Christian Country Rock artists performing today. He has won multiple Grammies and Dove Awards. Gospel music is alive and well because of great artists like Williams. His soulful Southern Gospel voice brings power and belief in everything he sings.

This first clip has Williams hooking up with an amazing Country singer from Louisiana. She's what we call The Real Deal. After her father taught her a few chords, she started writing songs in her teens. Mark Deming of All Music gives a succinct description -"Wilson's voice is clear and strong, with an unapologetic Southern accent..." Here is Zach Williams & Laney Wilson performing a hot version of Go Tell It On The Mountain.

BONUS TRACK NO. 1 - Though technically not a Christmas song, today's first bonus track is one of the most powerful songs ever recorded proclaiming the power and blessings of Jesus Christ. Written by Williams in collaboration with Jonathan Smith and Casey Beathard and performed with Country Legend Dolly Parton, this powerful song brings restoration and love front and center - THERE WAS JESUS.

BONUS TRACK NO. 2 - Multi award-winning Christian Artist Anne Wilson joins Josh Turner, another multi award-winning country & gospel singer/songwriter, to perform a unique tune on the birth of Christ - The Manger.

BONUS TRACK 3 - As we ponder the immensity of the celebration on this day, I'll leave you with one of the most powerful songs of celebration ever recorded by the highest selling artist to ever win The Voice. From Tommee Profitt's concert Birth Of A King: Live In Concert - Jordan Smith performs Mary Did You Know.

BONUS TRACK NO. 4 -We bring the Funk celebrating the Birth of Our Lord. With some of the greatest gospel singers ever, including Larnelle Harris, Daryl Coley, Take 6 and Andrae' Crouch along with another forty or so accomplished singers, performing a funkified version of the Hallelujah Chorus - HALLELUJAH! - Directed by Grammy legend producer, composer, arranger and director Quincy Jones.