{"id":88928,"date":"2024-11-08T17:47:33","date_gmt":"2024-11-08T16:47:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/?p=88928"},"modified":"2024-11-12T12:55:37","modified_gmt":"2024-11-12T11:55:37","slug":"get-ready-for-christmas-joy-for-king-countrys-holiday-album-hits-hard-with-a-drummer-boy-christmas-live","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2024\/11\/get-ready-for-christmas-joy-for-king-countrys-holiday-album-hits-hard-with-a-drummer-boy-christmas-live\/","title":{"rendered":"Get Ready For Christmas Joy: for KING + COUNTRY\u2019s Holiday Album Hits Hard With &#8216;A Drummer Boy Christmas (LIVE)&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The powerhouse sibling duo for KING + COUNTRY is back this season with a new gift for fans: &#8216;A Drummer Boy Christmas (LIVE)&#8217;, capturing all the soul-stirring emotion of their famed Christmas show.<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This album is a tribute to the duo\u2019s stunning seasonal performances that have become a beloved holiday tradition, with the live setlist featuring their crowd-pleasing &#8216;Little Drummer Boy&#8217;, alongside new renditions of &#8216;Silent Night&#8217; and &#8216;Do You Hear What I Hear&#8217;. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This year, the Smallbone brothers are bringing the Christmas cheer live to audiences in Los Angeles, New York, London, and Nashville, in addition to cities on their <em>UNSUNG HERO 2024 Tour<\/em>, where they\u2019re dazzling crowds with an innovative production that only they can pull off. 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