Album Of The Day: Essential Energy Christmas by Various Artists

Album Art of the Essential Energy Christmas EP - The background is some sacred art, visible is a young man with a golden halo and wings, while other things are shown but hard to make out. In the middle, it says 'Essential Energy' in a handwritten-style font in red, with 'Christmas' printed under it in a serif font in all caps. At the bottom, it lists the five artists, Jars of Clay, Third Day, Caedmon's Call, FFH and V*Enna. In the top right it has a green circle that says 'Free' in big letters and then 'with the purchase of any featured titles' in smaller print.

Released 25 years ago this Christmas season, this was a bonus EP you could only get by purchasing some specific album releases at certain retailers. It's not long, but it's got a few good versions of Christmas carols performed by bands on the Essential Records roster. Around this time, Third Day was still a rock band, and this shows in their excellent southern rock version of "O Come O Come Emmanuel". Jars Of Clay's previously released version of "Little Drummer Boy" is included and fits well here, as well as carols performed by pop-ier groups FFH and V*Enna. Another excellent track first released here is Caedmon's Call's version of "What Child Is This?" which brings an upbeat, folk-y acoustic vibe to the Christmas standard. This EP was a great bonus for purchasing another album, and it's some fun tracks that are not currently available online.

Release Year: 2000

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