it Must be Heaven

There are various ways that one can approach making a Christmas album as an artist. One can adhere to the classics, singing them the wat they were recorded back in the 1950s or 1960s, or you can take a completely original style – a la Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton’s 1984 classic disc Once Upon A Christmas.

Chris Young reveals the complete tracklist for his first Christmas album, “It Must Be Christmas”, set to release on October 14th. The collection features special guest appearances including country icon Alan Jackson on ‘There’s A New Kid In Town’. Country superstar Brad Paisley joins Young for a powerful rendition of ‘The First Noel.’ Legendary soul trio Boyz II Men lend their voices for an epic take on the Christmas classic, ‘Silent Night.’ Young co-wrote two original Christmas songs for the project – ‘Under The Weather’ and the title track ‘It Must Be Christmas.’

Accessible, but not mainstream. Simple, though hardly simplistic. Unfolding methodically but organically, without feeling confined to strict verse/chorus/bridge templates. Ambient, but by no means aural wallpaper. And definitely prog — but prog that can’t be pinned down with an easy label.

David Phelps is a singer, songwriter, and keyboardist known in the Christian music sphere as a popular solo artist and as a tenor for the Gaither Vocal Band (1998-2005, 2009-2017). Raised in Tomball, Texas in metropolitan Houston by parents in the fields of finance and education, his sisters, Sherri Proctor and Kari Lee, both spent time as professional musicians, sometimes alongside their brother. Phelps attended Baylor University, where he earned a music degree in vocal performance in 1992. He self-released his first album, Journey to Grace, two years later.

The humorous adventures of a group of American tourists taking an eighteen-day guided bus tour of nine European countries.