The latest work from Jeremy Pape is the innovative Christmas album, This is Christmas.  It was birthed from a deep desire to see people recapture (and in some cases, rescue) some of the great songs and hymns of Christmas.  By creating arrangements that highlight the lyrical content and reflect the emotion of these classic, traditional melodies, Jeremy brings a new life and freshness to a musical tradition we have all heard trampled by unwitting pop artists or tired church organists. 

“Every Christmas seems new to me,” says Jeremy.  “I’ve changed over the years.  The world has changed over the years.  The miracle of Christmas is that the story continues to meet me in a profound way in whatever new setting of history I find myself.”  He goes on to say about the albums only original piece, This Is Christmas, “even the title track is a response to that very miracle.  As the economic difficulties of this past year darken our horizons, the Christmas story beckons us to remember the hard journey of Mary and Joseph  but  ultimately join the angels in praising God for and birth of Jesus, a light that pierces our greatest darkness.”

This Is Christmas is a heart-felt, emotionally charged album that you will find yourself caught up in musically and spiritually, ultimately saying to yourself, “now this is Christmas!”