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This acoustically driven Christmas album is another glowing gem from Chris Tomlin's ever growing collection of records. Tomlin follows suit with many other contemporary Christian albums, and tries to create a balanced set of tracks. He does favor a certain acoustic sound, although he does include some rock songs. Glory in the Highest is more of a celebration album, one that focuses on the true worship attitude of Christmas, rather then highlight his own talents. Tomlin features many different artists on the album, including good friend Mat Redman, as well as some vocalists that he has fostered on his worship team. He also includes some strong original songs, ones that he worked closely with other artists on. He doesn't neglect the original Christmas carols, but at the same time, strives to put a unique twist on them.
Chris Tomlin sets the mood for this album right away with a carol-like version of O Come All Ye Faithful, sticking to the original roots of the song, while also adding a worship tone to the track. The album continues with more of the same, worship themed carols. Interestingly, a lot of these carols sound very similar, perhaps because of the limitations or restrictions to what Tomlin has set out to do with this album. Some of Tomlin's own worship material is included, such as title track Glory in the Highest. Finally, Tomlin closes out the album with more original material that feature certain artists.
Overall, this is a very decent album. A lot of the songs would be great in a church worship setting, and some would even work in cafes! Some of the songs do sound a lot a like, but the unique original material makes up for the similarity in other tracks. Once again, Chris Tomlin has used his musical gift to craft a Christmas masterpiece.
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