A new bio from Nettwerk has been released with loads of information and very little hooplah:

Christmas Songs is the first holiday release from the band in their 12-year career, and will be the first release on their new label. The band brings new light to memorable Christmas songs such as “O Little Town of Bethlehem,” but also beaks new ground with their own original holiday songs such as “In the Bleak Midwinter,” “ Winter Skin” and “Evergreen.”

We'll look past the fact that Nettwerk is pushing a 135 year old hymn (Bleak Midwinter) as a Jars of Clay original only because of some of the fun information they decided to include:

Favorite Christmas Songs
Dan: Most likely because I grew up listening to this record at Christmas, and it has over the years just become tradition, I love the song “Aspen Glow” from John Denver's Rocky Mountain Christmas.
Charlie: “O Come, O Come, Emmanuel”
Steve: “Wonderful Christmastime” Paul McCartney, “Twelve Days of Christmas” Ray Conniff Singers
Matt: Anything off of the Muppets and John Denver Christmas Album

The article also gives us a few hints as to what we should expect musically, including two instrumentals and a revamped version of O Little Town of Bethlehem.

Go read all about their favorite Christmas memories (and more!) right here.

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