Israel & New Breed - A Timeless Christmas

Published Monday 14th January 2008
Israel & New Breed - A Timeless Christmas
Israel & New Breed - A Timeless Christmas

STYLE: Gospel
RATING 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
OUR PRODUCT CODE: 20942-11666
LABEL: Integrity Gospel 000768400128
FORMAT: CD Album
ITEMS: 1
RRP: £4.99

Reviewed by Tony Cummings

Although released in 2006, this is likely to sell for many a holiday season to come featuring as it does not only one of the big selling acts in gospel praise but also a bevy of guest vocalists including Matthew Ward (he of the extraordinary 2nd Chapter Of Acts chops), Jonathan Butler, Marvin Winans, CeCe Winans and more. Happily, 'A Timeless Christmas' avoids the worst excesses of the Yuletide genre and after a rather unnecessary and grandiose intro featuring Tchaikovsky's "Nutcracker Suite" features a number of Israel Houghton originals such as "Everybody Knows", "Hark" and "Least Of These" (the latter seguing into the mainstream evergreen "Put A Little Love In Your Heart"). The "Christmas Worship Medley" was rather exhausting but throughout Israel and guests are in fine voice. New Breed play impeccably too. As I said, you'll be hearing this for quite a few Christmases in the future.

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Product Description
There doesn’t seem to be a better way to follow-up the gold selling Live From Another Level and the recent Alive From South Africa, than a stunning seasonal release, A Timeless Christmas.
Who better to capture the reason for the season than the Grammy-Nominated, Dove, Stellar & Soul Train award-winning group Israel & New Breed.
Their innovative style, fused with a classical element truly makes A Timeless Christmas an album to be treasured for years to come.
The album is a mix of mostly Christmas standards with a few new Christmas favourites.

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