Kim Walker-Smith Drops First Christmas Album

 Kim walker smith has released her first ever Christmas album. The worship leader known for her roles with the Jesus culture Movement, released the album "When Christmas Comes" on Tuesday this week.

Her second studio album after her collaboration with her husband and photographer Skyler Smith on  folk album  Home, Kim explains that
"We're making something fun and creative, but an album that still carries my heart in worship. I wanted a mixture of both-songs that could show my heart of worship and songs that are just fun and a part of Christmas, a part of magical childhood memories."

She goes on to state how working in the studio enabled her to do a lot more and expand her creative paleatte which added fun and excitement to the project.When Christmas Comes boasts well-known classics and respected carols side-by-side, and one original, "Tell Me the Story," written by Anthony Skinner. All 17 tracks reflect vivid memories for Kim, who grew up in a small farming town where a group of senior citizens hosted a Christmas event each year for the families in their community. Kim recalls the excitement she and her siblings experienced anticipating the annual party, which included breakfast with Santa, caroling and a "gift shop" where she could choose gifts for her family. "It made you feel so grown up and special," she remembers. "We couldn't wait for all our family members to open our presents and see what we picked out for them

The album is produced by Jeremy Ewardson(Jesus Culture, Kari Jobe, Michael Smith) and brings a new feel to ever green classics, the track list include

	Name	Artist	Time
1	Tell Me the Story of Jesus		1:40
2	Silent Night		5:18
3	Angels We Have Heard on High		3:25
4	It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas		2:06
5	I'll Be Home for Christmas		3:13
6	The First Noel		3:26
7	Away in a Manger		3:14
8	Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas		3:24
9	Let It Snow		2:20
10	O Come, O Come, Emmanuel		3:47
11	O Come All Ye Faithful		4:18
12	O Holy Night		5:55
13	Carol of the Bells		2:37
14	Winter Wonderland		1:40
15	Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer		2:55
16	White Christmas		3:13
17	The Christmas Song		2:02

 

Kim brings alive the essence of the season with her signature tone and soaring vocals, adding a mordern day feel to all time classics.  Kim finally states that

"I know that at the core of who I am, I am a worship leader. I am someone who loves Jesus and loves to adore and worship Jesus. So, no matter what I do, that just comes out of me naturally,It comes out in these songs celebrating the whole reason for Christmas-it's Jesus, that He came to change our lives and set us free. The message of the gospel is the whole theme of Christmas and why we celebrate and what makes it so wonderful."

So start the yuletide on an awesome note with When Christmas Comes you can preview the album here  www.youtube.com/watch?v=6BrlsxsiEGE  or order on iTunes, stay locked to Behind the Rythm for the full album soon.
Go kim we love you!!