December 2008 Music Review
By Stacy Wendell

Praise God from whom all blessings flow. I greet you with the joy of Jesus as we celebrate this glorious holiday season. This month I am happy to share with you some brand new Christmas music for your consideration.

Our first CD is a holiday offering from Bishop Paul S. Morton entitled “Paul Morton Christmas”.  This project features original renditions of classic holiday songs. Overall I enjoyed the music on this CD and found it to be soothing. I have always found the music ministry of Bishop Morton to be inspirational and thought provoking. The one original track entitled “Christmas in Vain” is destined to become a holiday classic.

Next up is holiday music from former R&B recording artist Coko. You may remember her unforgettable vocals from when she was a member of the popular girls group SWV.  Much to our delight Coko is now a Gospel artist and her project “A Coko Christmas” is wonderful.  Her voice is rich with so many melodic tones. This CD offers a  few classic holiday songs and several original tracks like the dynamic song “We Thank You”. Pick this one up and add it to your holiday collection.

Finally this month is a compilation CD entitled “And There Was Christmas”. If you are on a limited budget, like most of us are this holiday season, and purchasing several CDs is just not something you can do, this project offering holiday music from various artist just might be what you need this year to get into the spirit of the season. The project offers music from Kirk Franklin, Marvin Sapp, 7 Sons of Soul, and Yolanda Adams just to name a few.  It’s full to the brim with good food for the spirit and holiday cheer.  I really enjoyed it.

Well that’s it for now. Be sure to check in next month as we feature new projects from Bishop Hezekiah Walker and Kurt Carr. Watch out for the return of “The Local Artist of the Month”. If you are a local artist I want to hear from you for Local Artist of the Month consideration. 

Stacy Wendell is the Traditional Gospel Music Director for WFDU-FM 89.1 and Stacy is also the host of Gospel Revelations, heard every Monday morning from 12:00 midnight -6:00 AM and Every other Sunday from 7:00 AM- 8:00 AM  Tune in and start your day off with a blessing.  Stacy is a proud member of Trinity Baptist Church in Hackensack, NJ (Rev. Jonathan B. Whitfield, Pastor) where she serves as a Missionary. Stacy is also currently in seminary studies at NY Theological Seminary in the Certificate program. Contact Stacy via www.gospelrevelations.com or call 201-692-2806 ext 5 or 201-503-9378