Born Is the King
Born Is the King is the third Christmas worship album of Christian Contemporary music composed of Christmas music led by the Hillsong Church. The album includes two original songs composed by Hillsong as well as a selection of traditional Christmas Carols featuring Darlene Zschech, Matt Crocker, and other members of the Hillsong Team.
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| Released | 2011 | |||
| Genre | Contemporary Christian, Christmas music | |||
| Label | Hillsong Music Australia | |||
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Track listing
| No. | Title | Lead Vocals | Length |
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| 1. | "The Westward Procession" (Instrumental) | 0:32 | |
| 2. | "Joy to the World" | Jill McCloghry | 3:20 |
| 3. | "Born Is the King (It's Christmas)" | Matt Crocker | 3:21 |
| 4. | "Emmanuel" | Darlene Zschech | 4:35 |
| 5. | "We Three Kings" | Nathan Finochio | 2:56 |
| 6. | "O Come Let Us Adore Him" | Annie Garratt | 6:25 |
| 7. | "O Holy Night" | Dave Ware | 6:03 |
| 8. | "Silent Night" | Hayley Law | 2:07 |
Musicians
Lead Vocals:
- Darlene Zschech
- Matt Crocker
- Annie Garratt
- Jill McCloghry
- Dave Ware
- Hayley Law
- Nathan Finochio
Senior Pastors of Hillsong Church:
- Brian & Bobbie Houston
Critical reception
Louder Than the Music, a website dedicated to Christian music, wrote in its review Born Is the King is "eight tracks long but in those eight tracks you know Christmas is here" and gave a 4.5 stars out of 5.[1] Ryan Barbee of American website Jesus Freak Hideout gave the album 3.5 stars out of 5, commenting "it does have something to offer this holiday season, but the downside is that it's only eight tracks long and doesn't have the classic American holiday feel." He found the band rendered the traditional songs beautifully but described original song "Born Is The King" as "the antithesis of a 'White Christmas'" as it has "a very island-tropical melody with childlike fun".[2]
Charts
| Chart (2011) | Peak position |
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| ARIA Albums Chart | 55[3] |
| ARIA Top 20 Australian Albums Chart | 14[4] |
References
- Davies, Jono (4 November 2011). "Hillsong - Born Is The King Review". Louder Than The Music. Retrieved 21 December 2011.
- Barbee, Ryan (4 November 2011). "Hillsong, "Born Is The King: Christmas Music" Review". Jesus Freak Hideout. John DiBiase. Retrieved 2 December 2012.
- Ryan (bulion), Gary (6 July 2014). "Albums Pre 1989 Part 3 (ARIA Charts: Special Occasion Charts)". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung). Retrieved 9 July 2014.
- "Top 20 Australian Singles & Albums Chart". ARIA Charts. 19 December 2011. Archived from the original on 6 January 2012. Retrieved 21 December 2011.