Sidewalk Prophets

This is now my favorite Christmas song: “What A Glorious Night,” sung by the Sidewalk Prophets. But I’m getting ahead of myself.

The concert we attended tonight was a date on the band Newsong’s “Very Merry Christmas Tour,” but Sidewalk Prophets was one of a few other featured acts (along with Love and the Outcome, Audio Adrenaline and Jason Castro). The tickets were provided by Clare’s friend Theresa — Thank you, Theresa!

This song — both at the concert and on their Christmas CD — begins:
“Lights, please. And there were, in the same country, shepherds abiding the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. And lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them. … That’s what Christmas is all about, Charlie Brown.”
Yes, this is Linus’s famous soliloquy in “A Charlie Brown Christmas” (1965), and that’s how this song begins!

The Sidewalk Prophets apparently secured all the appropriate permissions to use Linus’s voice … including the widow of Linus’s voice-actor (Christopher Shea, 1958–2010).
Hear Sidewalk Prophets’ Dave Frey talk about making this song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U7_RZ8-whqk

One year ago (“Bird of paradise [SOOC]”): http://365project.org/rhoing/365/2012-12-10
Two years ago (“Carried on the plane…”): http://365project.org/rhoing/365/2011-12-10

[Micah]

Audio Adrenaline's song King's and Queen's is my all time favorite song that they have ever created! It's been stuck in my head for awhile now!

[Thom Mitchell]

@marco17 I liked their lead singer's voice. Listening to "Kings and Queens" now — I like it!

[Michelle]

Brilliant shot.. amazing light and great focus

[Danette Thompson]

I am so jealous!!

[Thom Mitchell]

@danette For what part(s)? I thought of you, Danette, while choosing this post and gathering all the links!

[Danette Thompson]

I love that song by Sidewalk Prophets. Last year, we went to see Casting Crowns. I was telling my friend about their Christmas song that is my favorite. It was too early for Chritmas but they sang it! I listen to it over and over. "I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day".

[Thom Mitchell]

@danette Listening now… Gorgeous piano at the beginning…

[Thom Mitchell]

@danette And the choral background.
And the orchestration. Powerful!

[Danette Thompson]

@rhoing I haven't been very good at being open to new Christmas music but I love some of these new ones! Glad you enjoyed it.

[Thom Mitchell]

@danette There are lots of great "standards" but there is -- apparently! -- a lot of really great *new* Christmas music!

[Rick Schies]

Nice shot Thom. Jason Castro, was he one of the Idol contestants a few years ago

[Thom Mitchell]

@digitalrn Very good, Rick! He was! (I didn't know that, but Clare did!)

[Thom Mitchell]

@danette You're probably familiar with this one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R2xxqRm3Hyg

[Danette Thompson]

@rhoing I have heard it just a few times. My local station is only playing occasional Christmas. I tend to listen to a station out of Charlotte, NC on my computer because they play only Christmas after Thanksgiving and it is a Christian station. (New Life 91.9). I like their choices, though they don't play this one, my Casting Crowns favorite or the one from Sidewalk Prophets. :-( Sidewalk Prophets play some of my other favorites.

[Thom Mitchell]

@danette I was listening to "You're Here" just now and thought of you, wondering if you were familiar with the song or with Francesca Battistelli. So I came back to this post and see I gave the link to a YouTube video. This is *still* one of my favorite *new* Christmas songs! Merry Christmas, Danette!

[Danette Thompson]

@rhoing thanks for thinking of me and bringing back this memory. While my station this year has played many songs I enjoy, including my Casting Crowns favorite (they did not play it last year), I don't think they are playing this Sidewalk Prophets song, which I love. Huh! Now I have to go listen!

[Danette Thompson]

And Merry Christmas!