- Welcome, everybody!

- It's that time of year again.

- It's time for Music For The Holiday, 2021!

♪ Everybody say joy ♪ Joy to the world for the lord has come ♪ ♪ Let earth receive her King ♪ Let every heart prepare him room ♪ ♪ And heaven and nature sing ♪ And heaven and nature sing ♪ Go tell of his glory ♪ Go shout the new story ♪ The savior is born ♪ Let heaven, heaven, ♪ Let heaven and nature ♪ Joy to the world ♪ The lord has come ♪ Yes it has ♪ Let earth receive her king ♪ Let fields and flocks ♪ Rocks, hills and plains ♪ Repeat the sounding joy ♪ Repeat the sounding joy ♪ Go tell it his glory ♪ Shout out the new story ♪ The savior is born ♪ Heaven, heaven, heaven ♪ Let heaven and nature ♪ Joy to the world ♪ For the savior reigns ♪ And makes his blessings flow ♪ Joyful all ye nations rise ♪ Join the triumph of the skies ♪ ♪ With angelic hosts proclaim ♪ Glory to the king ♪ While the angels sing ♪ Joy joy joy joy joy ♪ The lord has come ♪ Yes he has ♪ Let earth receive her king ♪ Let every heart prepare him room ♪ ♪ Go tell it ♪ Go tell of his glory ♪ Shout out a new story ♪ Go shout a new story ♪ That the savior is born ♪ Heaven, heaven, heaven and nature sing ♪ ♪ Sing joy to the world ♪ Everybody say joy ♪ Joy to the world ♪ Sing joy to the world ♪ Everybody sing joy to the world ♪ ♪ Sing joy to the world ♪ Everybody sing joy to the world ♪ ♪ Sing joy to the world ♪ Everybody sing joy to the world ♪ ♪ Sing joy to the world ♪ Sing joy ♪ Sing joy ♪ Sing joy to the world ♪ Sing joy to the world ♪ Sing joy to the world ♪ Sing joy to the world ♪ Everybody sing ♪ Joy to the world (audience applauding) (chiming music) - [Jovonta] Thanks to Sarah Winter and the Music For The Holidays Mass Choir for kicking things off this year.

- You know, for me, Christmas would not be complete without hearing the incredible classic, "This Christmas."

- On stage now to perform "This Christmas," please welcome Ron Poindexter!

(audience applauding) ♪ Hang all the mistletoe ♪ I'm gonna get to know you better ♪ ♪ This Christmas ♪ And as we trim the tree ♪ How much fun it's gonna be together ♪ ♪ This Christmas ♪ The fireside is blazing bright ♪ ♪ We're caroling through the night ♪ ♪ And this Christmas will be ♪ A very special Christmas for me ♪ ♪ Hey - Merry Christmas, everybody.

♪ Yeah yeah yeah ♪ Presents and cards are here ♪ My world is filled with cheer ♪ ♪ And you ♪ This Christmas ♪ And as I look around ♪ Your eyes outshine the town ♪ They do this Christmas ♪ The fireside is blazing bright ♪ ♪ And we're caroling through the night ♪ ♪ And this Christmas ♪ Will be a very special Christmas for me ♪ ♪ Yeah ♪ Merry Christmas Y'all play a little bit.

(upbeat funky music) ♪ The fireside is blazing bright ♪ ♪ We're caroling through the night ♪ ♪ And this Christmas will be ♪ A very special Christmas from me ♪ ♪ Yeah this Christmas will be ♪ A very special Christmas from me ♪ ♪ Yeah this Christmas will be ♪ A very special Christmas from me ♪ ♪ Yeah this Christmas will be ♪ A very special Christmas from me ♪ ♪ Hey ♪ Merry Christmas ♪ Shake a hand ♪ Shake a hand ♪ Shake a hand ♪ Wish you Merry Christmas Merry Christmas, everybody.

(audience applauding) (chiming music) - Thanks, Ron.

That was was wonderful!

- Not just this Christmas, but every Christmas, the holidays are all about family, hope, and love.

- Singing, "Give Love," please welcome to the stage, the sensational, Tonya Hughes Kendrick.

(audience applauding) (mellow instrumental music) (woman singing) ♪ People making lists ♪ Buying special gifts ♪ Taking time to be kind to one and all ♪ ♪ It's that time of year ♪ When good friends are near ♪ And you wish you could give more ♪ ♪ Than just presents from a store ♪ ♪ Why don't you give love on Christmas Day ♪ ♪ Even the man who has everything ♪ ♪ Would be so happy if you would bring ♪ ♪ Him love on Christmas Day ♪ No greater gift is there than love ♪ ♪ People you don't know smile and nod hello ♪ ♪ Everywhere there's an air of Christmas joy ♪ ♪ It's that once of year when the world's sincere ♪ ♪ And you'd like to find a way ♪ To show the things that words can't say ♪ ♪ Why don't you give love on Christmas Day ♪ ♪ The man on the street and the couple upstairs ♪ ♪ All need to know there's someone who cares ♪ ♪ Give love on Christmas Day ♪ No greater gift is there than love ♪ ♪ Why don't you give love on Christmas Day ♪ ♪ Every little child on Santa's knee ♪ ♪ Has room for love underneath his tree ♪ ♪ Give love on Christmas Day ♪ No greater gift is there than love ♪ ♪ What the world needs is love ♪ Yes the world needs more love ♪ ♪ Give love on Christmas Day ♪ The man on the street and the couple upstairs ♪ ♪ All need to know there's someone who cares ♪ ♪ Give love on Christmas Day ♪ No greater gift is there than love ♪ ♪ What the world needs is love ♪ Yes the world needs your love ♪ ♪ Give love on Christmas Day ♪ Ooh every little child on Santa's knee ♪ ♪ Has room for your love underneath his tree ♪ ♪ Give love on Christmas Day ♪ No greater gift is there than love ♪ ♪ Love ♪ No greater gift than love (audience applauding) (chiming music) - Thank you, Tonya, for sharing your love with all of us.

- Before we continue on with more music, Sharon Smith-Akinsanya sat down to talk with pastors, Chris and Jori Thibodeaux from Family Life Center to hear about the love they are sharing this holiday season.

(chiming music) - I'm here today with pastors, Chris and Jori Thibodeaux from Family Life Center.

Pastor Jori, would you let me know what's going on with that, with your ministry?

I know you're about living your best life and all of those, but tell us about it.

- Yes, so important.

You know, in addition to the ministry, we have another arm which is called, Agape Oasis, and it's really our outreach into the community where we provide 24 hour childcare.

As a matter of fact, it was the first 24 hour childcare in the state of Minnesota.

- Awesome!

- Yeah, so important to reach people where they are and provide services for those that are working when we're asleep at night.

- Yes.

- Their children still need, you know, services and arms that are open there to receive them.

- Yes.

- But one of the other things that we're heavily involved in on the Oasis side is really about helping families that are in domestic abuse.

- Yeah.

- It's so crucial that we provide services and integrated services that are helping people to thrive past the trauma.

- We had an uptick in domestic violence during the pandemic, right?

- We absolutely did.

- So, you know, God bless you for being there.

- Thank you.

- Pastor Chris, I know you have something to add to that because we had a conversation earlier that I was very excited about, how important it is to be leaders, right?

In this world.

- Yes, yes.

- And so tell me more about that.

- Well, again, the mission of our church is live your best life now.

And what we tell people, is Sunday morning, it's great.

Play the music, you dance, your shout, and you sing, you scream at the pastor.

All of those are wonderful.

What happens on Monday?

- Yes.

- What happens on Tuesday?

- Yes.

- And so we believe you have to take the word of God out of the church's four walls and go out into the world.

Even what we're doing through our nonprofit work, so that people really can see the active love of Christ.

Because Jesus did not live inside of church buildings.

- Yes, right.

- He was walking streets.

He was laying hands on people.

He was talking to people.

- Yes!

- So we believe we live in a day and age that we didn't come to take sides.

We came to take over.

- All right!

- We want to take over boardrooms, school rooms, offices.

We want to make sure people of God are in the right position.

- Yes.

- 'Cause if we're in the right place, we can have the right influence.

- That is awesome.

You know, we're in the season.

What is this particular holiday season mean to both of you?

- I think we've had to pivot, and not panic.

- Yes.

- Even in the middle of a pandemic, and I think that this is a coming out season.

You know, we still look around, and though the pandemic still may be around us, it's still a time for us to celebrate.

- Yes.

- It's still a time for us to rejoice.

It's still a time for us to be present, to show up and enjoy the life that we currently have now.

- Absolutely.

- And unwrap this love that God has for us.

It's a gift, just like the song was talking about.

- Yes.

- So it's now, what are you going to do with it?

I can give you a gift, but the choice is up to you to unwrap it.

- Right, and receive it.

- Yes, and we believe it is a season for people to open up, and celebrate, and acknowledge the love of Christ on a day to day, hourly, minute basis.

- Yes.

- Yes.

- Because if not, you can get so caught up in what's going on around you that you forget to really be appreciative of the things that's going on right now.

- No question about that.

What is your fondest Christmas memory?

- My family originally is from New Orleans, and her family is originally from Mississippi, so my family does really, gumbo and etouffee.

- Yes.

- And her family is more, you know, macaroni and cheese and ham, so I said, babe, there is no turkey.

There's no ham, you better get a bowl.

(woman laughing) And so, we joked because then when we left Minnesota we would go to hers.

I was like, where's the rice and gravy?

Where's the shrimp?

- Yes.

- And what we found, we laugh, because it was really the first time our two families, we saw them mesh together.

- Yes.

- Two different experiences, two different ways of growing up, and so now when we start to smell the gumbo on one side of the family, we laugh and smile, and when we start to smell what's going on the other side of the family, we smile, but it brings us to this place of it's a season of love.

- It really is, and a time of coming together.

- Absolutely, togetherness.

- Yes.

- And we'll always remember that.

- Absolutely.

Togetherness and love.

- Yes.

- You know?

Thank you so much for giving us a little bit of your extra time to talk about Christmas and talk about the work that you're doing to impact our community.

Thank you so much.

- Thank you for having us.

- It's a pleasure to be here.

- Merry Christmas to you.

- Merry Christmas to you as well.

- Thank you.

(chiming music) - What can be more of a demonstration of love than the birth of the Messiah?

- Yes.

Continuing the music, singing, "Who Would Imagine A King," please welcome the talented, Grant Woods.

(audience applauding) (grand instrumental music) ♪ Mommies and daddies always believe ♪ ♪ That their little angels are special indeed ♪ ♪ And you could grow up to be anything ♪ ♪ But who would imagine a king ♪ A shepherd or teacher is what you could be ♪ ♪ Or maybe a fisherman out on the sea ♪ ♪ Or maybe a carpenter building things ♪ ♪ But who would imagine a king ♪ It was so clear when the wise men arrived ♪ ♪ And the angels were singing your name ♪ ♪ That the world would be different ♪ ♪ 'Cause you were alive ♪ That's what heaven stood still to proclaim ♪ ♪ One day an angel said quietly ♪ ♪ That soon he would bring something special to me ♪ ♪ And of all those wonderful gifts he could bring ♪ ♪ Who would imagine ♪ Who could imagine ♪ Who would imagine a king (audience applauding) (chiming music) - Wow, thanks Grant for the amazing performance.

- You know, great music spreads such joy.

Our next performer gives her gift of joy in the wrappings of jazz.

- Please welcome the legendary, Ginger Commodore, singing, "Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas."

- A one, a two, a one, two, three.

(upbeat jazz music) ♪ Have yourself a merry little Christmas ♪ ♪ Let your heart be light ♪ From now on our troubles will be out of sight ♪ ♪ Oh ♪ Have yourself a merry little Christmas ♪ ♪ Make the Yule-tide gay ♪ From now on our troubles will be miles away ♪ ♪ Oh ♪ Here we are as in olden days ♪ Happy golden days of yore ♪ Faithful friends who are dear to us ♪ ♪ Travel near to us once more ♪ Through the years ♪ We will be together ♪ If the Fates allow ♪ Hang a shining star upon the highest bough ♪ ♪ Oh oh oh ♪ And have yourself a merry little Christmas now ♪ (upbeat jazz music) ♪ Here we are as in olden days ♪ Happy golden days of yore ♪ Faithful friends who I dear to us ♪ ♪ Travel near to us once more ♪ Through the years ♪ We all will be together ♪ If the Fates allow ♪ Hang a shining star upon the highest bough ♪ ♪ And have yourself a merry little Christmas now ♪ ♪ Woo (audience applauding) (chiming music) - Ginger is such a great talent.

Thank you, Ginger.

- The talent just keeps on coming with our next musical guest.

- Performing the holiday classic, "O Holy Night," please welcome to the stage, the one and only, Lawrence Miles!

(chiming music) (audience applauding) (mellow instrumental music) ♪ O holy night the stars are brightly shining ♪ ♪ It is the night of our dear Savior's birth ♪ ♪ Long lay the world in sin and error pining ♪ ♪ Till He appeared and the soul felt its worth ♪ ♪ A thrill of hope the weary world rejoices ♪ ♪ For yonder breaks ♪ A new and glorious morn ♪ Fall on your knees ♪ O hear the angel voices ♪ O night divine ♪ O night when Christ was born ♪ O night divine ♪ O night ♪ O night divine ♪ Truly He taught us to love one another ♪ ♪ His law is love and His gospel is peace ♪ ♪ Chains shall He break ♪ For the slave he is our brother ♪ ♪ And in His Name all oppression shall cease ♪ ♪ Sweet hymns of joy ♪ In grateful chorus raise we ♪ Let all within us praise His holy Name ♪ ♪ Christ he is the Lord ♪ O praise His Name forever ♪ His power and glory ♪ For evermore proclaim ♪ O night divine ♪ O night ♪ O night divine - Merry Christmas.

(audience applauding) (chiming music) - Thanks Lawrence, for sharing your gifts.

- You know, there's nothing like youthful energy to deliver a message of hope during the holiday season.

But for youthful hope, delivered with style, please welcome Courtland Pickins and Known MPLS performing "Jesus Is The Reason For The Season."

(chiming music) (upbeat instrumental music) ♪ Hey hey ♪ It's the holiday cheer we 'bout to bring ♪ ♪ So rockin' around and all the families ♪ ♪ But god giveth ♪ With two verses of livin' ♪ Yo we keep in the back ♪ Yeah we're right on the side ♪ Speak in tongues if you have to ♪ ♪ 'Cause the devil's a lie ♪ Everyone let it be known ♪ Oh yeah ♪ Santa ain't got nothing on this ♪ ♪ Come on ♪ Jesus is the reason for the season yeah ♪ ♪ Yes he is ♪ Oh yes he is yeah ♪ Jesus is the reason for the season yeah ♪ ♪ Yes he is ♪ Oh yes he is yeah ♪ I don't need material things ♪ All I need is the love you bring ♪ ♪ This holiday ♪ I came to say ♪ That Jesus is the only way ♪ Jesus is the reason for the season yeah ♪ ♪ Yes he is ♪ Oh yes he is yeah ♪ Jesus is the reason for the season yeah ♪ ♪ Yes he is ♪ Oh yes he is yeah ♪ I don't need material things ♪ All I need is the love you bring ♪ ♪ This holiday ♪ I came to say ♪ That Jesus is the only way ♪ Jesus is the reason for the season yeah ♪ ♪ Yes he is ♪ Oh yes he is yeah ♪ Jesus is the reason for the season yeah ♪ ♪ Yes he is ♪ Oh yes he is yeah ♪ Oh ♪ Gloria ♪ Oh ♪ Gloria ♪ He is ♪ He's the reason ♪ One thing you should know everywhere you go ♪ ♪ He is ♪ He's the reason ♪ One thing I can say ♪ On this special day ♪ He is ♪ He's the reason ♪ One thing you should know ♪ Everywhere you go ♪ He is ♪ He's the reason ♪ One thing I can say ♪ On this special day ♪ Yes he is (audience applauding) (chiming music) - Thanks, Courtland Pickins and Known MPLS.

- I am so pumped up for Christmas.

- Now, we all get excited to hear our holiday favorites each year.

- Fact.

- Tonight, we are blessed to hear some of these traditional holiday favorites sung by Pastor Billy Russell from Greater Friendship Missionary Baptist Church, Pastor Jerry McAfee, from New Salem Baptist Church.

- Along with the incomparable, Marie Graham, and recording artist, Bernice Gregory.

- Together, they will sing, "O Come All Ye Faithful" and "Silent Night."

- "Go Tell It On The Mountain," and "Jesus Oh What a Wonderful Child."

(chiming music) (mellow piano music) ♪ O come all ye faithful ♪ Joyful and triumphant ♪ O come ye ♪ O come ye to Bethlehem ♪ Come and behold Him ♪ Born the King of Angels ♪ O come let us adore Him ♪ O come let us adore Him ♪ O come let us adore Him ♪ Christ the Lord ♪ Yes ♪ Silent night ♪ Holy night ♪ All is calm ♪ And all is bright ♪ Round yon virgin mother and child ♪ ♪ Holy infant so tender and mild ♪ ♪ Sleep in heavenly peace ♪ Sleep in heavenly peace ♪ Go tell it on the mountain ♪ Over the hills and everywhere ♪ ♪ Go tell it on the mountain ♪ That Jesus Christ is born ♪ Down in a lonely manger ♪ The humble Christ was born ♪ Brought us our salvation ♪ Yes sir ♪ That blessed Christmas morn ♪ O go tell it on the mountain ♪ Over the hills and everywhere ♪ ♪ Go tell it on the mountain ♪ That Jesus Christ is born ♪ Oh Jesus ♪ Hey Jesus ♪ Oh what a wonderful child ♪ Oh Jesus ♪ Hey Jesus ♪ So lowly meek and mild ♪ New life ♪ New hope ♪ New joy he brings ♪ Come on and listen ♪ To the angels sing ♪ Glory glory glory ♪ To the new born King ♪ Yeah ♪ Jesus ♪ Jesus ♪ Come on ♪ Oh what a wonderful child ♪ Keep calling his name ♪ Jesus ♪ Jesus ♪ So lowly meek and mild ♪ New life new hope ♪ New joy he brings ♪ Listen to the angels sing ♪ Glory, glory, glory ♪ To the new born King ♪ Jesus ♪ Jesus ♪ Jesus ♪ Jesus ♪ Oh Jesus ♪ Jesus ♪ Jesus ♪ Oh Jesus ♪ Jesus ♪ Oh Jesus ♪ My savior ♪ Jesus ♪ My keeper ♪ Jesus ♪ My healer ♪ Jesus ♪ My deliverer ♪ Jesus ♪ Your power ♪ Your power ♪ Jesus ♪ Oh Jesus ♪ Glory, glory, glory ♪ To the new born king ♪ Oh yeah ♪ Woo - Yeah!

(audience applauding) (chiming music) - Whoa, those songs sure bring back memories.

- I know.

The music isn't the only way to make the holiday special.

Others share their unique gifts in ways that make this world a little brighter.

- Spread joy for the holidays.

Let's take a look.

(chiming music) - Oh my goodness.

I'm here with Wayne Randolph Felton, the Arch Bishop of Holy Christian Church International.

- Yes, ma'am.

- Along with his lovely wife, First Lady, Deandre Felton.

- Thank you.

- Thank you for having us.

- Bishop, I know that your church is all about uplifting the community.

- Most definitely.

- You know, making sure that we're moving forward, right?

- Correct.

- And, I know education is important to you.

Tell me a little bit more about that.

- We have two programs in our church that are dynamic.

One's called Sons Of Glory and Blossom, for male and female.

And basically it's a educational apparatus that deals with life.

It deals with tutoring.

It deals with emotional stability.

It deals with preparation for academic success.

- Yes.

- And 100% of all of the students that come through that program from our church have graduated from college or have matriculated in college.

- Awesome.

- So what we're seeking to do is to keep a certain persons from becoming a permanent underclass by giving them the tools and resources so that they can be empowered to make life choices, because that's what an education ultimately does.

It gives you the ability to make choices.

- Absolutely.

We have to break the cycle.

And First Lady, I know that you are all about women.

- Yes, well I take both a spiritual and a practical approach in ministering to the women.

Getting them to understand exactly how to walk in this Christian way.

Not only spiritually, but practically.

- We've been through a lot, you know, over the past two years as a people.

Lots of trauma in our community, you know, so what does this holiday season particularly mean to both of you?

- To me, it's a celebration of life, right?

It is the birth of Christ, our savior, who is the hope of life.

- Yes.

- You know, we're dealing with a global pandemic that we've been trying to keep from becoming a global panic.

- Right!

- You know?

- Right.

(man chuckling) - You know, to not panic, but to live.

To make wise choices about your health, making those decisions that are gonna put people in a position to live a better quality of life, live longer, as well as not be a detriment to others around you.

- We came together as a community, as a church community, and really worked very, very hard to make sure that needs were met.

That our seniors, especially our seniors were taken care of.

And I give that glory.

- Vulnerabilities came to the surface and people who would usually walk in pride, had to cry out for help.

- Yes.

- So we fed the hungry.

We clothed the naked.

As you stated, we went after the seniors to be sure that they were secure, and I did everything I could to fight for the needs of them with the governor and the Minnesota department of health, working in cahoots with the Minnesota Council of Churches.

- Well, you know, that's what leadership is all about.

Making sure that we use our gifts to take care of our people.

- Absolutely.

- You know, as we think about Christmas, you know, I always like to ask about the fondest Christmas memory.

- Yes.

- That's Mrs. Christmas.

- Mrs. Christmas, yes.

I heard about the, all the decorations and things like that.

- Yes, I'm all about the holiday season period.

Every holiday is about the lights, the decorations.

- Christmas music starts.

- The smell.

In November 1st.

(woman laughing) November 1st, our family has a tradition.

- It's a light fit.

(group laughing) - That we listen to Christmas music, but it is the family gatherings, the grand babies, all of that.

It attributes to all of my fondest memories.

- We got married as students at Tuskegee and we were broke.

(woman chuckling) - Oh, well.

- Very.

- College students, I get that.

(woman laughing) - We had a tinsel Christmas tree bare at the bottom.

Nothing.

We couldn't even afford to go home for Christmas.

And I came home and I cried because I said, I'm not gonna be able to get my wife any Christmas gifts, so Christmas Eve, all these gifts from our families came in and were under the tree.

And I was like, yes!

(group laughing) That is my fondest Christmas memory.

- Thank you both for being here, sharing a little bit of your extra time with us during the holiday season.

- Thank you.

- Thank you.

(chiming music) - Please welcome to the stage, the one and only, David Hurst.

(mellow piano music) ♪ Chestnuts roasting on an open fire ♪ ♪ Jack Frost nipping at your nose ♪ ♪ Yuletide carols being sung by a choir ♪ ♪ And folks dressed up like Eskimos ♪ ♪ Everybody knows a turkey and some mistletoe ♪ ♪ Can help to make the season bright ♪ ♪ Tiny tots with their eyes all aglow ♪ ♪ Will find it hard to sleep tonight ♪ ♪ 'Cause they know that Santa's ♪ ♪ Santa's on his way ♪ He's loaded with lots of toys and goodies on his sleigh ♪ ♪ Yeah ♪ And every mother's child is gonna spy ♪ ♪ To see if reindeer if they really know how to fly ♪ ♪ And so I'm offering this simple phrase ♪ ♪ To kids from one to ninety-two ♪ ♪ Although it's been said many times many ways ♪ ♪ Merry Christmas to you - Ladies and gentlemen, Spencer Christensen.

(mellow guitar music) ♪ And so I'm offering this simple phrase ♪ ♪ To kids from one to ninety-two ♪ ♪ Although it's been said many times many ways ♪ ♪ Merry Christmas ♪ Merry Christmas ♪ Merry Christmas to you Merry Christmas, everybody.

(man giggling) (audience applauding) (chiming music) - [Jovonta] Thank you, David for that beautiful performance.

- Music can make us laugh and it can make us cry.

But our next song simply asks the profound question, "Mary, Did You Know?"

- Please welcome the incredible vocal talent of Lynnelle Lightfoot Goodman.

(chiming music) (mellow guitar music) (woman singing) ♪ Mary, did you know ♪ Mary, did you know that your baby boy ♪ ♪ Would one day walk on water?

♪ Mary, did you know that your baby boy ♪ ♪ Would save our sons and daughters?

♪ ♪ Did you know that your baby boy ♪ ♪ Has come to make you new?

♪ This child that you deliver ♪ Will soon deliver you ♪ Mary, did you know that your baby boy ♪ ♪ Will give sight to a blind man?

♪ ♪ Mary, did you know that your baby boy ♪ ♪ Would calm a storm with his hand?

♪ ♪ Did you know that your baby boy ♪ ♪ Has walked where angels trod?

♪ ♪ And when you kiss your little baby ♪ ♪ You kiss the face of God ♪ Mary, did you know?

♪ Oh Mary, did you know?

♪ Oh ♪ The blind will see ♪ The deaf will hear ♪ The dead will live again ♪ The lame will leap ♪ The dumb will speak ♪ The praises of the Lamb ♪ Mary, did you know that your baby boy ♪ ♪ Is Lord of all creation?

♪ Mary, did you know that your baby boy ♪ ♪ Will one day rule the nations?

♪ ♪ Did you know that your baby boy ♪ ♪ Was heaven's perfect Lamb?

♪ And the sleeping child you're holding ♪ ♪ Is the great I Am ♪ Oh yes ♪ He's the great I am ♪ Oh ♪ Mary, did you know?

(audience applauding) (chiming music) - Wow.

I am moved.

That is the power of music, honey.

- That is the beauty of the season, babe.

- Closing out tonight's great celebration of Music For The Holidays, 2021 is none other than Darnell Davis and The Remnant.

- Joined by special, guest vocalist, Kennadi Hurst from the Hurst Family Experience, singing, - "He is!"

- "He is!"

(chiming music) (upbeat pop music) ♪ He is the great I am ♪ He is strong and mighty ♪ He is mighty in battle ♪ He is ♪ Yes he is ♪ He is the light of the world ♪ He is the way, the truth and the light ♪ ♪ He is all that I need ♪ He is ♪ Yes he is ♪ The lord is good ♪ And his mercy endures forever ♪ ♪ Yeah ♪ And he rules and he reigns ♪ Every knee will bow to the king of kings ♪ ♪ Oh ♪ Oh he's incredible ♪ All powerful ♪ Wonderful ♪ Irreplaceable ♪ Joy and sorrow is for tomorrow ♪ ♪ He is ♪ He is ♪ He is the great I am ♪ He is calling my name ♪ He is mighty in battle ♪ He is ♪ Yes he is ♪ He is the light of the world ♪ Yes he is ♪ He is the way, the truth and the light ♪ ♪ He is all that I need ♪ Yes he is ♪ He is ♪ The lord is good ♪ And his mercy endures forever ♪ ♪ Yeah ♪ Oh ♪ He rules and he reigns ♪ Every knee will bow to the king of kings ♪ ♪ Yeah ♪ Yeah yeah ♪ He's incredible ♪ All powerful ♪ Wonderful ♪ Irreplaceable ♪ Joy and sorrow is for tomorrow ♪ ♪ He is ♪ He is ♪ The prince of peace ♪ The great I am ♪ The lamb of god ♪ The son of man ♪ Alpha omega ♪ God our savior ♪ Thank you Jesus ♪ Oh thank you lord ♪ Hey ♪ Because of who you are ♪ And what you've made ♪ Yeah ♪ Yes he is my rock ♪ My shield ♪ And he's always been my shield ♪ ♪ Everything to me ♪ He is ♪ He is ♪ Absolutely ♪ He beat the prince of hell ♪ He has restored my shield ♪ And because of him ♪ He is ♪ Yes he is ♪ Yes you've been my rock ♪ Stabling every area ♪ Yeah yeah yeah ♪ He is ♪ He is ♪ Clap your hands ♪ Get up on your feet ♪ You know who he is ♪ Oh my god ♪ Who's gonna take up the lord ♪ The lord got strong tonight ♪ My rock ♪ Yeah yeah yeah ♪ My shield ♪ And I'm so glad to call you my shield ♪ ♪ My everything ♪ Yes he is ♪ He is ♪ He is ♪ He is ♪ He is ♪ He is ♪ He is ♪ He is ♪ Yes he is ♪ He is ♪ Yeah (audience applauding) (chiming music) - Well, that's it for Music For The Holidays 2021.

We look forward to seeing you next year.

- We want to wish you and your family a Merry Christmas and a happy new year and happy second birthday to Cali.

Good night!

- Good night!

- Good night!

- Oh!

(parents chuckling) (family clapping) (chiming music) - [Male Narrator] Major funding for Music For The Holidays was provided by US Bank, Andersen Windows and Doors, Best Buy, Minnesota Timberwolves and Lynx, Xcel Energy Popleofcolorcareers.com, and the Arts and Culture Legacy Fund through Twin Cities, PBS.

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