{"id":3723,"date":"2010-11-15T10:52:16","date_gmt":"2010-11-15T10:52:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/idolchatter\/2010\/11\/new-christmas-music-2010.html"},"modified":"2010-11-15T10:52:16","modified_gmt":"2010-11-15T10:52:16","slug":"new-christmas-music-2010","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/idolchatter\/2010\/11\/new-christmas-music-2010.html","title":{"rendered":"An Early Look at New Christmas Music  for 2010"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"2010-take6.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/87\/import\/imgs\/2010-take6.jpg\" width=\"378\" height=\"378\" class=\"mt-image-right\" style=\"float: right;margin: 0 0 20px 20px\" \/><\/span><br \/>\nOkay, I held off as long as I could this year. I made it past Halloween, but this week I finally broke down and began listening to a little Christmas music.  I blame it on the record companies because they often release their latest Christmas offerings in October, tempting me to indulge in Christmas spirit early.<br \/>\nThis year, my search for new Christmas has once again introduced me to some artists I had never listened to before and reacquainted me with old favorites.Here are my  top choices for some new Christmas classics you should rush out and buy &#8211; or download- for the upcoming season.<br \/>\n<strong>Take 6, The Most Wonderful Time of the Year:<\/strong> Their Christmas album from long ago, &#8220;He is Christmas,&#8221; is a favorite of mine and this is just as good, if not better. There&#8217;s a fun take on &#8220;Grinch&#8221; and a very clever rendition of &#8220;Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairies.&#8221;<br \/>\n<strong>Future of Forestry,  Advent Christmas:<\/strong> A group I am not familiar with, but their version of  &#8220;The Earth Stood Still&#8221; is haunting.<br \/>\n<strong>Dave Barnes Christmas Tonight :<\/strong> Okay , I have not listened to Barnes before either,  but  he is definitely going ot be someone I listen to a lot more. &#8220;I Pray on Christmas&#8221; is my favorite song on this recording, and may be my new favorite for the holidays.<br \/>\n<strong>Bethlehem Skyline, Volume 2:<\/strong> This is a compliation recording with a variety of artists ont he Centricity label including Me in Motion and Downhere. 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