Born Is the King explained

Born Is the King
Type:EP
Artist:Hillsong Church
Cover:Hillsong-Born_Is_The_King.jpg
Released:2011
Genre:Contemporary Christian, Christmas music
Label:Hillsong Music Australia
Chronology:Hillsong Music Australia
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Born Is the King is the third Christmas worship album of Christian Contemporary music composed of Christmas music led by the Hillsong Church. The album includes two original songs composed by Hillsong as well as a selection of traditional Christmas Carols featuring Darlene Zschech, Matt Crocker, and other members of the Hillsong Team.

Musicians

Lead Vocals:

Senior Pastors of Hillsong Church:

Critical reception

Louder Than the Music, a website dedicated to Christian music, wrote in its review Born Is the King is "eight tracks long but in those eight tracks you know Christmas is here" and gave a 4.5 stars out of 5.[1] Ryan Barbee of American website Jesus Freak Hideout gave the album 3.5 stars out of 5, commenting "it does have something to offer this holiday season, but the downside is that it's only eight tracks long and doesn't have the classic American holiday feel." He found the band rendered the traditional songs beautifully but described original song "Born Is The King" as "the antithesis of a 'White Christmas'" as it has "a very island-tropical melody with childlike fun".[2]

Charts

Chart (2011)Peak
position
ARIA Albums Chart55[3]
ARIA Top 20 Australian Albums Chart14[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Davies. Jono. Hillsong - Born Is The King Review. Louder Than The Music. 21 December 2011. 4 November 2011.
  2. Web site: Barbee. Ryan. Hillsong, "Born Is The King: Christmas Music" Review. Jesus Freak Hideout. John DiBiase. 2 December 2012. 4 November 2011.
  3. Web site: Albums Pre 1989 Part 3 (ARIA Charts: Special Occasion Charts) . Ryan (bulion) . Gary . Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung) . 6 July 2014 . 9 July 2014 .
  4. Web site: Top 20 Australian Singles & Albums Chart. ARIA Charts. 21 December 2011. 19 December 2011. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120106051658/http://www.ariacharts.com.au/pages/charts_display_australian.asp?chart=1U20AUS&chart2=1G20AUS. 6 January 2012.