Ring the bells
Melanie - November 6, 2009
Last week I had to drive downtown to pick up something at the official police headquarters. Thankfully it wasn't a relative.
I actually had to get a copy of a crime report for a friend of mine to mail to her insurance agent so she could be reimbursed for the thousands of dollars of camera equipment that was stolen out of the back of her car.
Wait, I'm going somewhere with this.
Anyway, as I meandered around the streets of downtown in what proved to many, MANY, failed attempts to locate the police station, I decided I needed some music to calm my nerves because the talk radio was just adding to my already high stress level. And do you know what I just happened to pull out?
My copy of Travis Cottrell's Ring the Bells Christmas CD.
And although I usually have a hard and fast rule (or maybe just a rule) about listening to Christmas music before Thanksgiving, I made an exception. Because if the shopping centers can start hanging garland and red bows the second the clock strikes midnight on the day after Halloween, then I can sing me some carols. I'm so glad I did.
I spent the next thirty minutes doing my best to end up going the wrong way on a one way street, but I didn't even care because I was singing Christmas songs at the top of my voice.
It had been almost a year since I'd listened to Ring the Bells and in that time I'd forgotten that In the First Light makes me cry every time and that his version of Frosty the Snowman is delightful.
In other words, Ring the Bells is a must-have CD for your Christmas collection. Best of all, you can download it on iTunes right now for only $9.90 by clicking here.
And you can even start listening to it before Thanksgiving. I won't tell.
Melanie
Melanie
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Pam
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Kris
Comments (3)
I love it so much - best Christmas CD ever.
Posted on November 6, 2009 11:44 AM
He sang In the First Light (my personal favorite from Ring the Bells)today at LPL in Springfield…it was AWESOME!!!!! The whole event was awesome!
Posted on November 7, 2009 8:16 PM
I decided a couple of years ago that the season was too rushed and flew by before I could blink and make some memories. So, I decided to begin listening to Christmas music much earlier. I’ve had his CD out for a few weeks now and my son’s favorite is Hark! the Herald Angels Sing. I cry every time I hear In the First Light, too. There’s just something about all the instruments and the drama in his voice. I love it! Chris Tomlin’s Christmas CD is incredible, too.
Posted on November 10, 2009 10:33 PM