Mahalia Jackson is the winner for “O Holy Night”! Thanks for joining in again this year!
Read MoreO Holy Night—Final
We are down to two, and they are classics: #5 Mahalia Jackson vs. #7 Nat King Cole. Get your votes in by Friday night at 8 pm PST!
Read MoreIncarnation
(Message given at Wayside Friends Church on December 22, 2019) The song of the season I want to launch from tonight is actually just a part of a stanza from “Hark the Herald Angels Sing.” “Veiled in flesh the Godhead see; hail th’incarnate deity; pleased, …
Read MoreO Holy Night—Round 3
Some interesting battles—Classic Nat King Cole puts the new Pentatonix kids in their place. Gladys Knight faced a strong challenge but overcame Mariah. Get your votes in by 9 pm PST Christmas Eve, and then we will let the finals round carry past Christmas a …
Read MoreO Holy Night—Round 2
All the seeding held…except, in a very close, one vote battle, Mariah Carey overcame Kelly Clarkson in the #9 over #8. Get your votes in by Monday night at 9 pm PST!
Read MoreO Holy Night—Round 1
The submissions for O Holy Night have widely varying arrangements. I’m sure you’ll hate my seeding. I’m a bit shocked myself, as my number 1 seed breaks some of my cardinal rules: it’s a medley, there’s speaking in the middle. But the passion! Get your …
Read MoreO Come, O Come, Emmanuel winner is…
Once again, the pure sounds of the Benedictines of Mary emerge as the winners! I’ll work to get the bracket out for “O Holy Night” in the next couple of days.
Read MoreO Come, O Come, Emmanuel (2019)—Finals
I hate to say “I told you so”…actually, wait, I LOVE saying “I told you so”! I was right, I saw things six years ago, I’m a genius! You all (Steve Sherwood) yelled at me for not letting you vote, whined and complained, because the …
Read MoreO Come, O Come, Emmanuel (2019)—Round 3
Sigh. The people never vote like I think is right. The Civil Wars and Punch Brothers out breaks my heart. But here you go! Get your votes in by Sunday at 4 pm PST! And submit your favorite version of “O Holy Night,” as we …
Read MoreO Come, O Come Emmanuel (2019)—Round 2
Amy Grant won her way in, after all of the higher seeds won the other matchups. Time to vote in round 2! Polls close at 9 pm PST on Thursday!
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