Features

As we pack up the Christmas albums and look ahead to 2019, January is a great month to start your near with something new (and maybe spend some of those gift cards)! In our first new release roundup of the year, we have a beloved band returning from hiatus, new worship music and much more.

Building 429 performs their song 'Can't Walk on the Water' as part of their recent episode of CCM Magazine's 'Features on Film with Andrew Greer.'

From personal declarations of hope and strength to new congregational classics for worship, the last 12 months yielded numerous songs that will remain in our hearts and playlists for quite some time. This year we polled our staff and writers at CCM for their opinions on the year’s top songs. Here’s how the list shook out after compiling the results.

We polled our staff writers at CCM for their favorite albums in an attempt to generate a master list. While there was great variety among our staff, it was clear that a few albums made their way into the heads and hearts of everyone across the board.

If you’ve not yet traveled in the swampy stomp of Crowder’s newest album, just know it’s inhabited—just like the title might suggest. I Know A Ghost is haunted by a dynamic fusion of gospel, hip-hop and tradition roots music—all genres rooted in the deep South.

CCM artist Christmas song videos:

Mark Schultz performs his original Christmas song 'Different Kind of Christmas,' dedicating it to anyone who's holiday may be missing something this year.

Matthew West performs his song 'Mercy is a Song' for CCM Magazine at his recent filming of 'Features on Film with Andrew Greer'...

Mark Schultz stopped by the CCM Magazine studio yesterday and performed 'Letters From War,' dedicating it to the many families who will be separated by the military this Christmas.

CCM Magazine teamed up with Make-A-Wish to grant a young girl from Arizona's wish to meet Hannah Kerr this weekend in Nashville.