Four-time Grammy Award winning duo For King & Country have confirmed the release of their first ever full-length Christmas album ‘A Drummer Boy Christmas’ on Friday 30th October 2020.
Consisting of brothers Joel and Luke Smallbone, For King & Country have joined forces with producer Tedd T. on the album’s production, co-producer Benjamin Backus, executive producer Aqualung (Matt Hales) and Davide Rossi of Coldplay fame who provided the orchestral arrangements.
Discussing the Christmas theme of the album, For King & Country explained: “The miracle of Christmas captivated us long ago and has been laced into the DNA of the band. We felt it was the imperfectly perfect time for us to do our small part in telling the story of the redemption that Christmas offers to all of us. So, bake those chocolate chip cookies, make a little hot chocolate, strike up that cozy fire, and let us take you on a 44 minute and 49 second musical Christmas journey to celebrate the greatest story the world has ever known!”
The thirteen-track record includes two brand new collaborations with NEEDTOBREATHE and Gabby Barrett. The pair has also included two original Christmas songs entitled ‘Heavenly Hosts’ and ‘The Carol Of Joseph (I Believe In You).”
Regarding the original material, Joe Smallbone commented “It’s a daunting task to write a song in general let alone to be put in the company of some of the great and nostalgic songs ever written. With ‘The Carol Of Joseph (I Believe In You)’ – written from Joseph’s perspective – and ‘Heavenly Hosts’ we wanted to explore new depths and angles of that magical night.
‘A Drummer Boy Christmas’ Album Tracklisting:
- In The Bleak Midwinter (Prologue)
- Joy To The World
- O Come, O Come Emmanuel (feat. NEEDTOBREATHE)
- Won’t You Come
- Heavenly Hosts (Original Song)
- Silent Night
- A Christmas Monlogue
- Little Drummer Boy
- The Carol Of Joseph (I Believe In You) (Original Song)
- O Come All Ye Faithful
- Go Tell It On The Mountain (feat. Gabby Barrett)
- Angels We Have Heard On High
- In The Bleak Midwinter
For King & Country’s most recent multi-week No.1 hit ‘Together’ (feat. Kirk Franklin and Tori Kelly) has climbed into the Top 25 on the mainstream Hot AC chart. In addition, they have recently celebrated reaching the milestone of one billion total on-demand streams.
‘A Drummer Boy Christmas’ will be released on Friday 30th October 2020. Upon pre-saving/adding/ordering the album, you will receive an instant download of “Joy To The World” which was released on Friday 2nd October 2020. Pre-order the album here: https://forkingandcountry.Ink.to/ADrummerBoyChristmas