Here is the link to the Advent Week #3 playlist. Or just listen to it below!
I added some extra songs that I was going to make into a week #4 playlist but since Christmas is happening this week i thought i would give you all the Advent tunes I have left right now!
(or if you reading / listening to this during a year that does have 4 full weeks of Advent... You're welcome! ;-)
If you’ve been checking out my Noistrade recommendations are a few more…
Fiction Family :: Holiday EP
This is a group made of John Foreman, lead singer of Switch and one of the guys from the blue grass group Nickel Creek. I love their stuff and was stoked to see they put some Christmas / Holiday music together. It’s not traditional tunes but i’ve been enjoying it!
Matt Wertz :: Snow Globe
Matt is a singer / songwriter guy from Nashville. He’s a friend and a great guy with great music! This isn’t the entire album but a selected few songs from it. The song Snow Glob is GREAT! If you like it you should REALLY check out the music video. And go buy the album!
Blood:Water Mission :: Give Love on Christmas
Blood:Water Mission is a great non-profit with some great musical connections. I believe the proceeds of this album goes to support their ministry of giving clean water. They also put together a compilation last year for Christmas, you can download that as well.
EXTRA
I wanted to share a resource I use throughout the year, The Upper Room Devotional. They have great meditations every day accompanied by scripture readings, the daily office, and a few other cool things. It comes daily to your inbox! A great resource!
They also have an Upper Room app for you to check out!
They have had some great Advent devotionals! Really, because they are following the lectionary, a lot of their devotionals are fitting for the season.
Here is a bit from one...
OUR HEARTS – our spirits – wait for the coming of the Christ child. We have worked hard during this Advent season to listen to God’s voice, to turn over our fears and worries, to make a place in all the chaos to be able to welcome God into our lives and hearts. During these last days of Advent, we continue to wait. May these final days include times of quiet. Open wide the door to our hearts. Let there be spaces, silences, and open places. Let us give ourselves the gift of time.
- Beth A. Richardson
Child of the Light
From page 75 of Child of the Light: Walking Through Advent and Christmasby Beth A. Richardson. Copyright © 2005 by Beth A. Richardson. All rights reserved. Used by permission of Upper Room Books. http://bookstore.upperroom.org/ Learn more about or purchase this book.