New Music

I'm only a year behind but after listening to NPR All Songs Considered podcasts much of this year and specifically their Year in Review show I've made a list of new bands to check out in the new year (2009).

Bon Iver
TV on the Radio
Fleet Foxes
My Morning Jacket
Vampire Weekend
Blitzen Trapper
The Black Keys
Conor Oberst
Of Montreal
Sigur Ros

Top 5 Christmas Songs

Religious/Traditional
Silent Night
Joy to the World
Hark the Herald Angels Sing
O Come, O Come Emmanuel
Angels We Have Heard on High

Non-Traditional
Little Drummer Boy/Peace on Earth - Bing Crosby & David Bowie
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas - Frank Sinatra
Let it Snow, Let it Snow, Let it Snow - Dean Martin
(It must have been old) Santa Claus - Harry Connick Jr.
Feliz Navidad - David Crowder Band

And my favorite new relgious Christmas song: Welcome To Our World - Chris Rice
I just love what Chris writes in this song (if you don't have the song to buy it on iTunes NOW).

Tears are falling, hearts are breaking
How we need to hear from God
You've been promised, we've been waiting

Welcome Holy Child
Welcome Holy Child

Hope that you don't mind our manger
How I wish we would have known
But long-awaited Holy Stranger
Make Yourself at home
Please make Yourself at home
Bring Your peace into our violence
Bid our hungry souls be filled
Word now breaking Heaven's silence

Welcome to our world
Welcome to our world

Fragile finger sent to heal us
Tender brow prepared for thorn
Tiny heart whose blood will save us
Unto us is born
Unto us is born
So wrap our injured flesh around You
Breathe our air and walk our sod
Rob our sin and make us holy

Perfect Son of God
Perfect Son of God
Welcome to our world

Nine Years...and counting

Erin and I tied the knot nine years ago today in beautiful NW Arkansas in front of family and friends. What a gorgeous wedding. What a gorgeous bride. I hope the next nine years are just as enjoyable.