How This Iconic Christian Artist Is Getting Ready for Christmas
By Movieguide® Contributor
Christian artist Amy Grant and her husband, Vince Gill, are getting ready to celebrate the most wonderful time of the year with a new Christmas album.
“There’s nothing in the world that I love more than watching @amygrantofficial shine, and she might shine the brightest when she does Christmas music,” Gill posted on Instagram, announcing their “When I Think of Christmas” album. “We have shared stages together for over 30 years and I’ve loved every note of it. I hope everyone enjoys this collection of holiday songs!”
“Christmas music is a portal to wonder and awe,” Grant told Fox News, “to nostalgia and ‘remember when,’ to hope and how-we-wish-it-could-be.”
“And because we return to the same playlists year after year, those songs have become the backdrop for our collective memories of gathering, of family, of gift giving, of celebration and solitude,” she added.
Christmas has been the backdrop to Grant and Gill’s relationship since the beginning. He was captivated when he heard her sing her hit “Tennessee Christmas.” The two wouldn’t meet until 1993 while working a televised holiday concert and eventually married in 2000. They collaborated on Christmas projects and concerts throughout their relationship.
“I’ve recorded a lot of Christmas music over the years, and I’m excited to add two new songs to this collection, especially the song Vince and I close our Christmas concerts with, ‘‘Til The Season Comes Round Again,’” Grant concluded. “I hope these new songs find a place on playlists, whether it’s during the holiday season or all year ‘round.'”
The album comes as the couple get ready to make their return to “Nashville’s historic Ryman Auditorium in 2024 for their 14th annual ‘Christmas at the Ryman’ residency.”
Per Ryman, “For many years, the ‘Christmas at the Ryman’ shows have been the ultimate holiday tradition, with music fans from across the country and around the world flocking to the historic venue to hear two of Nashville’s most cherished performers. Last year, Grant and Gill celebrated their 100th ‘Christmas at the Ryman’ show during their sold-out residency, making them the first artists to headline 100 shows at the Ryman.”
Movieguide® previously reported on Grant:
Though Amy Grant has returned to the stage since her serious bike accident a year and a half ago, she is still recovering from her injuries, including needing to relearn how to sing.
In July 2022, Grant was riding her bike with a friend near her home in Nashville, Tennessee, when she hit a pothole and was thrown onto the pavement. Though she was wearing a helmet, she suffered a serious brain injury after being knocked out for 10 minutes…
The most significant injury from the accident, however, was a cyst in her throat that went “into hypergrowth” following the accident…
“I actually had to learn to sing again,” she told E! News.
While the road to recovery was difficult, Grant found support from her fans, her faith and her husband, Vince Gill…
“And [Vince] said, ‘Things happen to people every day, and you just have to take it one day at a time, and we’re here, and I love you.’ And that just kind of made every day of the journey okay. And I do feel fantastic,” she continued.
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