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Reviewed by Graeme Crawford Rocknations is the youth ministry of Abundant Life Church in Bradford and this album is live worship from their Youth Conference in August last year. RPM are the Rocknations house band and lean towards a high energy punk style. The songs are full of catchy hooks and sing-along choruses and while they seem quite simple, they are perfect for their target audience. The title track and "Now Or Never" encapsulate these attributes perfectly, while "Greatest Of All" and "Th...

Reviewed by Tony Cummings A two CD compilation offering 30 Christmas songs and carols from the crème-de-la-crème of Americas CCM talents. Some of the tracks (like Newsongs "The Christmas Shoes", Amy Grants "A Christmas To Remember", Point Of Graces "Jingle Bell Rock" and Relient Ks "Deck The Halls") come from best selling Christmas offerings of yesteryear. But other tracks here (TobyMacs "O Come All Ye Faithful", Chris Tomlins "Angels We Have Heard On High", Kutless "It Came Upon A Midnig...

Reviewed by Stella Redburn Its hard to make a Christmas album that makes much impact but the best selling singer/songwriter from Nashville has succeeded with this one. Of the 12 tracks Matthew has written seven himself and they are all strong, catchy songs which balance perfectly the five remaining tracks which are classic Christmas repertoire. Matthew says, "I wanted it to be a fun record," and it certainly is! Right from the opening notes of the opening number "Come On, Christmas" we are swep...