The Grammy Award-winning choir, Rev. Stef and Jubilation, is poised to lift hearts and put listeners into the holiday spirit with its latest effort, A Jubilation Christmas. The album will debut on Tuesday, Oct. 29, with a pre-release party held at the Panasonic Corporation in Newark. The album will also be available for purchase on iTunes, Amazon and CD Baby. The acclaimed choir will also host a virtual and live listening party on Saturday, Nov. 23 at the First Baptist Church of Lincoln Gardens in Somerset.
A Jubilation Christmas is filled with classic holiday tunes including “Hark the Herald Angels Sing,” “The First Noel,” and “The Little Drummer Boy.” In addition, the choir celebrates the memory of crooner Ray Charles with a fresh rendition of “Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer.” A soulful rendition of “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” featuring Susu Bobien and Harold Dudley also graces the album. Gospel singer Angel Lite Garret joins the choir for a new version of “Do You Hear What I Hear” In addition, the choir’s founder and creative director Rev. Stefanie Minatee, affectionately known as Rev. Stef, offers her signature rendition of “O Holy Night.”
The full track listing includes fresh arrangements of “The Little Drummer Boy,” “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas,” “Hark the Herald Angels Sing,” “Do You Hear What I Hear,” “Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer,” “O Holy Night,” “The First Noel,” “God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen,” “Jesus What a Wonderful Child,” and “The Kwanzaa Song.”
Written by : Bob Marovich
Bob Marovich is a gospel music historian, author, and radio host. Founder of Journal of Gospel Music blog (formally The Black Gospel Blog) and producer of the Gospel Memories Radio Show.
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