Behold the Lamb of God

When it comes to music, I am a picky guy. I just like what I like. But I reach a new level of picky (=annoying) when Christmas season rolls around. I like subtle, quiet, well crafted songs done in new and interesting ways that provoke awe and wonder of Jesus. My favorites are A Charlie Brown Christmas and Shawn Colvin's Holiday Songs and Lullabies. Unfortunately, there just isn't a lot of quality stuff out there. Perhaps that has to do with the consumerist nature of Christmas. Sad.

Happily, I have a new album to recommend and it might turn out to be my favorite of all. It is by a relatively unknown guy named Andrew Peterson who pieced together a bunch of tunes over a few years. It is called Behold the Lamb of God. But this is more than a Christmas album. It is a history of Israel. He begins with the covenant of Moses, moves to a people who have sinned against God and need a savior, finally reaching the climax, the birth of Christ. This is significant because it tells the true story of God and Christ which, to my dismay, is not well known, even in the church.

So this is my Christmas album of the year. How can you beat biblical theology and good music wrapped up together? I commend it to you and hope it helps you make much of Christ this Christmas!

Here is a performance from the record by guest Derek Webb: