Features

Award-winning country duo Jed and Claire stopped by the CCM Magazine studio and gave us this incredible Christmas medley.

When it comes to writing, recording and leading songs that embody the heartbeat of the church, there's no name more familiar or trusted than Matt Maher. So when it comes to musically celebrating Advent there could be no musician better suited than Matt. Andrew Greer sits down with the Dove Award winner in this special holiday edition of CCM Magazine's 'Features on Film with Andrew Greer.'

Casey J was an elementary school teacher as recently as a few years ago, but her decision to obey the impulse to pursue music full-time was rewarded with a Stellar Award for New Artist of the Year in 2016 on the strength of her debut, The Truth.

Michael W. Smith starts the conversation in much the same way he finishes it—with effusive praise for his favorite time of year. In fact, he can’t stop saying so. On six different occasions, the Gospel Music Hall of Fame member says “I love Christmas” in some form or another.

Traditionally, the Thanksgiving holiday marks the time of year when Christian radio stations start spinning and promoting a lot of Christmas music...or even nothing but Christmas music!

Holly Starr is having more fun than ever. The 27-year-old singer-songwriter has tested various sounds over the years, venturing between acoustic fare to pop/rock to songs with a more worshipful bent. But Starr’s most recent foray into writing with artist/producer Matthew Parker has thrown her a creative curve into the world of electronic dance music (EDM).

This year's Songwriter of the Year – Matthew West – gets personal about living life "all in" at home and on the road in this all-in episode of CCM Magazine's "Features on Film with Andrew Greer".

Few seasons connect through music like Christmas, with familiar holiday tunes drawing out memories of cheer-filled Christmas mornings, family gatherings, and thoughts of the perfect gift. Yet, all too often those songs turn stale as we hear them repeated over and over again, covered by different artists. Here are ten of our favorite CCM Christmas originals, written and performed by the artist, in no particular order.

If you want to not only get an early start on an artist to watch for 2019, we’ve got a special holiday surprise for you. Mallary Hope might be a new artists in Christian music circles, but she’s a seasoned country pro who now feels called to spread the gospel with her music.

JJ Weeks has a new single “Days Like These” that releases on all digital platforms Black Friday Nov. 23. CCMmagazine.com has the EXCLUSIVE premiere of the Story Behind the Song.