“Christmas in July”
Timothy
LionHearted Productions (2011)
Available on iTunes, Tunecore
“Whatever happened to the War on Poverty?”
It’s the question that not only concludes Timothy Amukele’s “Christmas in July” but hovers over it like the voice of conscience, encouraging us to examine our own inner voices.
With post-graduate lyrics that evoke Sting’s notebook and an easy-going but insistent melody and arrangement, “Christmas in July” encourages us to open our hearts and lend a helping hand to the homeless. And not just at Christmas time but throughout the year. July or January, it doesn’t matter to Timothy: “give what God commands.”
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.