10 Christmas music releases to add to your holiday playlist
Passion – Hope Has a Name
Worship group Passion also released their first-ever Christmas album, Hope Has a Name,in time for the holidays.
Led by worship leaders Kristian Stanfill, Brett Younker and Melodie Malone, the album also features Crowder and Chidima. Passion was asked to perform their track, "O Come All Ye Faithful (His Name Shall Be)," from the new holiday album at the 98th annual National Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony.
The popular worship band felt led to create a Christmas album as a way to express their love and devotion to God during the holiday season.
Hope Has a Name, includes co-writing and production from Jacob Sooter, Matt Maher, Jeff Pardo, Sean Curran, Stefan Cashwell, Kirby Kaple of Housefires and Aodhan King and Ben Fielding of Hillsong Worship.
The album has five original songs and two classics.