Album Of The Day: Joy by Steven Curtis Chapman

Album Art of Steven Curtis Chapman's Joy album - A color photo of a man in front of a grey and white background singing in profile to a silver microphone. He's wearing a white T-shirt and holding a white guitar with a black neck and black strap. He's singing open-mouthed with a smile and is wearing black-rimmed glasses. Above this photo, the top quarter or so is a red background with the word 'Joy' printed in huge letters, and the artist's name printed next to it on three different lines in smaller font. It also has the Reunion Records logo and at the top it says 'Cheerophonic' in small lettering.

This is Steven Curtis Chapman's 3rd Christmas album and 17th studio album. Opening with "Joy To The World" and with a bit of a throwback look on the cover, this album is more upbeat and has a bit more of a classic vibe than his previous Christmas albums, though I like his first Christmas album the best. Nearly half the songs are originals that mix really well with the beautiful arrangements of classic carols and standards. "Christmas Kiss" is a beautiful love song and "Christmas Time Again" is a fun song about the festive season returning. Throughout the '90s and into the '00s, Steven Curtis Chapman was one of the best artists in Christian music, and his Christmas albums including this one are very life-giving to me this time of year.

Release Year: 2012
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