Andrew Peterson and Friends Reprise Popular Christmas Tour

October 6, 9:22 AMEntertainment ExaminerMike Parker

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Singer/songwriter and author Andrew Peterson recently announced dates for his highly anticipated and critically acclaimed Christmas tour. The event, which features Peterson’s acclaimed Christmas song cycle, Behold The Lamb Of God: The True Tall Tale of the Coming of Christ, will begin December 2nd in Elkhorn, NE, and will feature special guests and friends Bebo Norman, Jill Phillips, Andy Gullahorn, Andrew Osenga, Todd Bragg, Garett Buell, Cason Cooley, Gabe Scott and Ben Shive. This marks the ninth year Peterson and friends have taken their Christmas concert on the road. 

Nine years ago, Peterson composed his musical rendition of the Christmas story to remind people of the holiday’s true significance. Since then, he and a remarkable band have performed the songs each holiday season to sold-out crowds nationwide, as well as a highlighted performance in Peterson’s hometown of Nashville, TN at the famed Ryman Auditorium. Past events have featured such artists as Alison Krauss, Buddy Miller, David Wilcox, Phil Keaggy, Mindy Smith, Pierce Pettis, Matt Slocum and members of Nickel Creek, who have joined Peterson for an in-the-round segment of original material before gathering on stage to perform his musical, Behold the Lamb of God: The True Tall Tale of the Coming of Christ.

Responding to demand from fans of his Christmas concert, in 2004, Peterson recorded the songs on an album titled Behold the Lamb of God.  The album received the 2004 Best Album of the Year, World Christian Music’s Editors Choice Award.