{"id":32587,"date":"2021-11-04T14:56:39","date_gmt":"2021-11-04T20:56:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mymerrychristmas.com\/?p=32587"},"modified":"2021-11-04T14:56:39","modified_gmt":"2021-11-04T20:56:39","slug":"jason-crabb","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mymerrychristmas.com\/x\/jason-crabb\/","title":{"rendered":"Being Home for Christmas by Jason Crabb"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>Home For <a href=\"https:\/\/mymerrychristmas.com\/x\/celebrating-20-years-of-the-merry-forums\/\">Christmas<\/a><\/strong><\/em>, the latest holiday offering from two-time GRAMMY Award winner and 22-time Dove Award honoree\u00a0<strong>Jason Crabb<\/strong>, is available everywhere now via\u00a0<strong>Red Street Records<\/strong>. The three-song EP was produced and arranged by the late\u00a0<strong>Tim Akers<\/strong>\u00a0(Reba McEntire, CeCe Winans), along with GRAMMY-winning\u00a0<strong>Rascal Flatts<\/strong>\u00a0founding member and Red Street CEO\u00a0<strong>Jay DeMarcus<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0pJkuPWhJ_w\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><\/center><\/p>\n<p>The project features two original selections as well as Crabb\u2019s new rendition of the<strong>\u00a0Mark Lowry<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>Buddy Greene<\/strong>-penned <a href=\"https:\/\/mymerrychristmas.com\/x\/celebrating-20-years-of-the-merry-forums\/\">Christmas<\/a> classic,\u00a0<strong>\u201cMary, Did You Know?\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0With its horn-studded R&amp;B groove, the nostalgic title-cut,\u00a0<strong>\u201cBeing Home For <a href=\"https:\/\/mymerrychristmas.com\/x\/celebrating-20-years-of-the-merry-forums\/\">Christmas<\/a>,\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0was written by Crabb,\u00a0<strong>Don Koch<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>Caleb Ward<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>Jordan Ward<\/strong>\u00a0and celebrates the importance of family above the trappings of the season. And\u00a0<strong>\u201cWho Could\u2019ve Dreamed?\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0is an inspirational pop ballad penned by Koch, Akers and\u00a0<strong>Tony Wood<\/strong>\u00a0spotlighting the true meaning of <a href=\"https:\/\/mymerrychristmas.com\/x\/celebrating-20-years-of-the-merry-forums\/\">Christmas<\/a> as Crabb proclaims, \u201cWho could have looked into that holy stable and seen the shadow of the cross?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0<em>Home For <a href=\"https:\/\/mymerrychristmas.com\/x\/celebrating-20-years-of-the-merry-forums\/\">Christmas<\/a><\/em>\u00a0EP previews Crabb\u2019s full-length holiday recording set for release next year. \u201cWhen I signed to Red Street and Jay asked me what I wanted to do, I told him a <a href=\"https:\/\/mymerrychristmas.com\/x\/celebrating-20-years-of-the-merry-forums\/\">Christmas<\/a> project was one of my dream records,\u201d Crabb shares. \u201cI\u2019ve been doing music for a while now, and you hope and pray for something that helps define your legacy. I think this <a href=\"https:\/\/mymerrychristmas.com\/x\/celebrating-20-years-of-the-merry-forums\/\">Christmas<\/a> project is that record for me. These are the songs I hope my grandkids will grab hold of and be proud of what Grandpa did.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was so honored to work with Tim Akers again, and this was his last project,\u201d Crabb says. \u201cHe was a friend and we\u2019d collaborated before, but this time was special. Tim was producing and arranging the strings for the record when his leukemia came back. He even sat in the hospital in his last days and worked on the music. Nashville lost an amazing talent in Tim, and I really want this record to honor his life. We <a href=\"https:\/\/mymerrychristmas.com\/x\/sneaking-christmas\/\">love<\/a> you, Tim.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home For Christmas, the latest holiday offering from two-time GRAMMY Award winner and 22-time Dove Award honoree\u00a0Jason Crabb, is available everywhere now via\u00a0Red Street Records. The three-song EP was produced and arranged by the late\u00a0Tim Akers\u00a0(Reba McEntire, CeCe Winans), along with GRAMMY-winning\u00a0Rascal Flatts\u00a0founding member and Red Street CEO\u00a0Jay DeMarcus. 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