A Crowder Christmas| Posted October 26, 2022
Crowder follows up his previous Christmas release, the David Crowder Band’s 2011’s Oh For Joy EP, with Milk & Cookies: A Very Crowder Christmas. The title is a nod to Crowder’s excellent 2021 album Milk & Honey. The project features four interludes narrated by Crowder Burl Ives’ style, festive and sometimes humorous originals, re-imagined classics and creative collaborations. It will be a nice collection to your Christmas music collection.
Below are a few comments about each song: Prelude: It Came Upon a Midnight Clear – After the narration, there is a brief version of “It Came Upon a Midnight Clear”, written by Edmund Sears. Thanks Giver – This is an easy-going song about God turning one into a thanks giver, was written by David Crowder, Jeff Sojka and Ben Glover. The song features guitar, drums, bass, piano, backing vocals, and a guitar solo.
Key lyric: You make joy out of simple And ordinary things
You fill life up with stories
I’d never think to dream
So this holiday I wanna praise
The One who’s making a saint
Out of this sinner
The One who’s turned me into this thanks giver I’ve Heard About You – This was the first song released from the album. It was written by David Crowder, Jeff Sojka and Ben Glover. This song features guitar, drums, bass, and backing vocals. The song speaks to the fact that it is during Christmas season that most people hear about Jesus.
Key lyrics: Could it be true what I've heard about You? Interlude I: Milk The Elf Song – This song was written by David Crowder, Jeff Sojka and Ben Glover. This humorous song is about giving Santa’s elves some respect – and a pay raise. The song features Crowder’s swamp rock sound, with guitar, bass, drums, and backing vocals.
Key lyric: Let’s talk about fairness Elf awareness The Ballad of Mrs. C (She’s Sick of the Beard) – This humorous song is about Mrs. Claus, who is really sick of everything related to Christmas. The song features guitar, drums, bass, and backing vocals.
Key lyric: Cause it’s always HO, HO, HO Up here in the Northern Pole
Had enough Christmas cheer
It’s Christmas all year
Yeah she’s tired of his crazy career
And she’s sick of the beard
She’s sick of the beard Christmastime Is Here – This song was written by David Crowder, Jeff Sojka and Ben Glover. The song, which has a Nat King Cole sound, features piano, acoustic guitar, bass, drums and a guitar solo.
Key lyric: Play some Bing and Sinatra And hang up the stockings
Cause Christmastime is here Interlude II: Cookies Your Praise Goes On – This song was written by David Crowder, Jeff Pardo, Jeff Sojka and Ben Glover. The song tells us that what happened that night will ring on forever, till every song has been sung. The song features piano, drums, bass, backing vocals, and a memorable chorus.
Key lyric: Your praise goes on never ending Your praise goes on, how sweet is that sound
It’s been 2000 years, we’re still singing Your song
Hallelujah
Your praise goes on Go Tell It on the Mountain – This song was written by John Wesley Work, and features Ricky Skaggs. The song features guitar, mandolin, bass, drums, and backing vocals.
Key lyric: Go, tell it on the mountain Over the hills and everywhere
Go, tell it on the mountain
That Jesus Christ is born White Christmas – This song was written by Irving Berlin. This rocking version features guitar, bass, backing vocals, drums, and a guitar and fiddle solo.
Key lyric: May your days be merry and bright And may all your Christmas' be white Carol of the Bells – This song was written by Mykola Leontovych and Peter J. Wilhousky. It features Tommee Profitt, guitar, backing vocals, strings, bass, drums and bass.
Key lyric: Words of good cheer From everywhere
Filling the air
Christmas is here December 26th (Auld Lang Syne) – This song, written by David Crowder, Jeff Sojka and Ben Glover, includes some of the “Auld Lang Syne”, written Robert Burns. The song features piano, organ and backing vocals.
Key lyric: Should old acquaintance be forgot And never brought to mind?
Should old acquaintance be forgot
And days of auld lang syne? Postlude Favorite Songs:
Thanks Giver
I’ve Heard About You
Your Praise Goes On
Go Tell It On The Mountain
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