Album Of The Day: Smile In The Mystery by John Mark McMillan

Album Art of John Mark McMillan's Smile In The Mystery album - The background looks like a bunch of shiny paper slightly curved in a circle and with a bit of depth to it. In the middle is a darker shiny, glimmering paper that is in the shape of a stained glass window in a church with a pointy top. At the top, in a classic calligraphy font that's pretty small, it has the artist's name and the album title all on one line in a dark grey.

This seventh album from John Mark McMillan is a bit of a seasonal affair. This mini-album combines a number of new and old Christmas tunes with a few standards that are not really Christmas, but they fit well. Songs like "Baby Son" and "Lights" are new, original songs celebrating the season of Christ's birth. "Make You Feel My Love" and "What A Wonderful World" are not really Christmas songs in my opinion, but they fit here and are well-done covers. "Silver & Gold" from the "Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer" TV special of old is sung here by Sarah McMillan and it's beautiful. "Silent Night" has a special coda to with the "Smile In The Mystery" new ending reminding us of the magic of Jesus coming to earth. And this album of slow rock songs ends with "Joy To The World". I love John Mark McMillan's unique musical style and this is a fun collection of songs to listen to in this special season.

Release Year: 2018
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