Calling all lovers of Disney music! You’ll want to listen to the Humdingers Barbershop Quartet as they sing a unique medley of beloved Disney songs. These harmonizers Performed live during the Saturday Night Spectacular for the 2018 Barbershop Harmony Society International Convention.
The dapper gents were dressed up in traditional looking barbershopper costumes, complete with colorful vests and boater hats right down to the white spats over their shoes. Most notably seen, and most non-traditional for this style of music, are the unique looking instruments they each were utilizing during the performance. Each member of the quartet held one in each hand and the sound would ring out as they shook them much like a handbell! Of course, we had to know what these mysterious looking instruments were! They are called “Deagan Organ Chimes” and look similar to cut-down organ pipes mounted on a board of wood. The sound is produced when the instrument player shakes the chime. It reminded us a little bit of the sound of a steel drum or a marimba (similar to a xylophone). Those most familiar with barbershop quartet competitions will know instruments other than voices are not traditionally used, so this added a fun and unique experience to their performance.
The playful medley of popular Disney tunes had a very recognizable line up. Songs featured included everything from “Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah” and “Whistle While You Work” to “It’s a Small World” and the Mickey Mouse Club theme song. Some comical choreography coupled with a little tap number round out this creatively performed toe tapping routine. Thanks to these catchy classics, which of these Disney tunes will get stuck in your head today?
Keith Urban surprised his "number one" fan, Marissa English, at a hospital in Ohio last week before his concert there. Keith is no stranger to treating his fans well and seems to love to brighten their day with a wonderful surprise. Keith sang ‘Amazing Grace’ with his wife, Nicole Kidman when they were visiting a hospital a few years back. He’s also known for pulling a fan on stage with him to play guitar with him when he noticed the man’s sign.
Marissa had tickets for Urban's show in Toledo, but wasn’t going to be able to go due to her declining health. Marissa, 25, was born with a several health conditions, including cerebral palsy, severe scoliosis, and a cyst on her brain.
Keith learned Marissa was sad to miss his show when a group of her nurses reached out on social media to make sure he knew. It turned into a social media campaign to invite the singer to the hospital when the nurses’ post got hundreds of retweets!
Keith also dedicated his concert to his ‘number one fan’ Marissa.
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Andrea Bocelli and son, Matteo, are at it again with another stunning live performance on Dancing with the Stars! We love watching this father-son duo realizing their musical dreams together. As part of the Disney-themed evening on DWTS, the song was a perfect choice as part of the evening’s line up.
With their backs to each other, each seated at a beautiful grand piano, the pair begin playing their hit song “Fall on Me” featured in Disney’s ‘Nutcracker and the Four Realms”. Beginning with Matteo singing the verse in English, Andrea follows singing in Italian. Their stunning vocals compliment each other and it’s clear that they truly love performing together. There is something truly moving about seeing Matteo look over to his shoulder to watch his father sing.
While the duo performs their new hit, professional dancers take the floor in a stunning choreographed couples dance. With sweeping turns and dips, they bring the emotion of this beautiful song to life! Hanging chandeliers, lit in a champagne pink to match the women’s dresses, add to the elegance of the performance.
The Disney film “Nutcracker and the Four Realms” opens in theatres November 1. It gives a new twist on the classic Christmas ballet story that so many have come to enjoy as part of their holiday traditions. In Disney’s film, Clara is given a key by her godfather, Drosselmeyer, to a sealed box containing a gift from her recently deceased mother. But the key falls into a parallel world containing the Land of Sweets, Snowflakes, Flowers, and the Fourth Realm. Clara must travel through them and defeat tyrant Mother Ginger to find her beloved treasure.
This stunning duet is part of Bocelli’s newest album,“Si”. The album also features Matteo’s half-brother Amos, who is an exceptionally talented pianist as well. What a beautiful gift to be able to share their talents with the world as such a stunning collaboration!
This is a heartbreaking video, but it's a must-see. So grab some tissues, and make sure you watch all the way to the end for an amazing show of God's love in the midst of tragedy!
When the couple Katelyn and Michael Alsop went in for their 20-week ultrasound, they were eager to see their growing baby and find out the sex. Michael played with their toddler in the examining room. Katelyn filmed the daddy-daughter antics as the family giggled in anticipation. This video would show the last happy, carefree moment the family would share before world as they knew it was wrecked.
The ultrasound technician stepped away to grab the doctor for the results but seemed to be gone for an unusually long time--so long that Katelyn began to worry. Michael assured her that the doctor was probably just held up. But when then their doctor entered the room “and basically shattered so many of our dreams within just a few minutes. The words that haunt me are, ‘I'm concerned, your baby is very sick'," said Katelyn.
In that moment their world completely changed. Now the couple is sharing their stillbirth story in hopes that it will inspire others who may be facing unexpected battles in their life. “The Story of James Michael” is a video project that shares the emotional journey that impacted this family’s faith in an overwhelming way.
Doctors thought the baby would survive 3-4 weeks. The couple named their baby James, but Katelyn would continue to carry him for another 11 weeks, all the while knowing he would never take a breath once she delivered him. Michael shared, “we kept saying, and we would say it almost every night as we were praying . . . 'God we’re gonna love him while we have him.'”
When baby James was born, the family were surrounded by close friends, including a friend who agreed to photograph their short time together in the delivery room. Doctors had prepared them that due to the swelling they might not get to even see James’ face. But Katelyn’s prayer was answered. “Jesus, just let us see his face. Please just let us see his little face.” Due to baby James’ positioning in the womb, his face didn’t swell as expected and they were able to experience the beauty of seeing their son that they had prayed so fervently for.
Katelyn points to James 1:2-4 on her Katelyn James Photography blog: “Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.”
“It’s hard to understand a verse like that in the midst of normal life. Little trials that are annoying and frustrating seem pointless…. but when you experience tragedy, it almost seems easier to realize that God has a purpose in it, because there is no other explanation. There isn’t any other type of hope that can come from losing a child. After experiencing a stillbirth and the journey that we just walked through with James, I can honestly say that we have never known the Lord more intimately.”
For Katelyn and Michael, this hard journey has had extreme ups and downs but drew them closer to their faith. They knew that God had a plan and are excited to help encourage others with their story. Watch and be inspired by this godly couple's incredible faith. Again, make sure you watch all the way through to the end because the last moment of this video shows how this faithful family truly puts their trust in Jesus. This is one surprise in the midst of a dark season that will leave you in tears!
We lift up this family in our prayers and hope that they will continue to see God’s hand in their life as they enter this new season in their lives!
Award-winning country artist Josh Turner shares his excitement over returning to his Christian roots with new gospel album “I Serve A Savior”. The album is particularly special to Turner as his wife and boys are performing with him in some of the albums songs.
“Doin’ a gospel record has always been on my list of things to do. I grew up in a Christian home, so I grew up readin’ the Bible.”
In the album, the song “The River (of Happiness)” was written by Turner’s wife, Jennifer, and oldest son, Hampton. The pair teamed up with the rest of the Turner boys to sing along with Josh. It was a true family project and what a great way to involve his kids and wife!
“The songs that make up this record are all songs that really mean something to me. We live in an age that there’s not a lot of hope in entertainment, and I know from experience that the message in the songs from this records are of true hope. And it’s hope that you actually cling to and count on.”
Fans have been asking Turner for a gospel album for years. Not only is the album a dream come true for Turner, but it answers a much desired request from his supporters. With so much upheaval in the world right now, this album with it’s encouraging gospel messages are perfect to lift the weary.
“My faith is the most important thing to me,” shared Turner. “I want people to hear the sentiment and heart behind this record. I want them to feel the same inspiration that I felt. I want [fans] to feel that and hopefully they’ll make these songs a part of their life.”
Jason and Elliana from Dancing with the Stars: Juniors are back in a big way with an adorable Disney themed foxtrot to “You’ve Got A Friend In Me” (Toy Story).
Dancing with the Stars: Juniors might be one of our favorite shows. We love seeing couples like Jason and Elliana enjoying their time on the dance floor! This adorable foxtrot is no exception. The duo start out on stage sitting in an oversized chair like Andy’s dolls, Woody and Jessie, from Disney/Pixar film, ‘Toy Story’. When the coast is clear, the “dolls” come to life and being their dance. These two couldn’t be more perfect for this piece, both bring such a joy to the stage with their dancing!
Elliana graced the stage with her beautiful leg extension, pirouette turns and perfectly-timed arabesque. She’s such a talented dancer and a perfect partner for actor Jason Maybaum’s huge personality! From the moment they stepped out on the dance floor, it was clear that they were going to ham up their performance just like the Toy Story characters would have!
“You've got a friend in me, You've got a friend in me
You've got troubles, and I've got 'em too
There isn't anything I wouldn't do for you
We stick together and we see it through
'Cause you've got a friend in me, You've got a friend in me”
The two looked to have such a good time performing this fun cowboy/cowgirl dance number. We hope they will be friends for a long time after the show has completed!
We are loving Dre & Leah’s version of this worship classic “I Could Sing Of Your Love Forever”. There is no doubt that they are truly worshipping during their recording. We were eager to sing God’s praises along with them!
“I Could Sing Of Your Love Forever” was originally written by Martin Smith of the band “Delirious?”. It quickly launched as a popular worship song that captured the heart song of the believer. The lyrics were simple, but the message had a powerful reminder of the outpouring of God’s love in our lives.
“Over the mountains and the sea
Your river runs with love for me
And I will open up my heart
And let the healer set me free.”
Husband and wife team, Dre & Leah offer a brand new spin on this classic worship song. This acoustic set has a very upbeat tempo and adds to the joy of the moment of worship. Dre & Leah shared on Vimeo “[we] connected with this song and saw it as an opportunity to express their love as a duet and show forth God's love to His people in this rendition.” This anthem truly does share God’s love and wakes our soul up with praise!
“Oh, I feel like dancing
It's foolishness I know;
But when the world has seen the light,
They will dance with joy,
Like we're dancing now.”
We love the mix of vocals with bongos, guitar, piano, and flute. We truly found ourselves feeling like dancing and wanting to shout our love to the Father!
“I could sing of your love forever,
I could sing of your love forever,
I could sing of your love forever,
I could sing of your love forever.
I could sing of your love forever.”
Beloved singer Michael Buble’ doesn’t hold any punches when he talks about the liver cancer diagnosis that his son, Noah, received in 2016. “It sucked, and it still sucks. Because what we went through was the, capital ‘T-H-E’, the worst possible thing that you could hear as a parent and maybe as a human being. I much rather that it had been me. There were many times that I wish it had been.”
Michael was raw and real as he shared just how down he was during this terrible time in his life, confessing that there were days he could barely get out of bed. “There were a million times that my wife and I were just surviving. Struggling to survive and to breathe, and more times than people could understand, some days when we wish we didn’t wake up.”
But one thing gave him the strength to truly push through and be there for his son. The power of prayer. He could feel the prayers pouring over his family from complete strangers who cried out to God for Noah’s healing. “We felt the love of those people. We knew they were praying for us. We knew there was goodness out there. It gave us faith in humanity. It was just massive.”
The news anchor switched to a happier topic, pointing out how many people think of Christmas music when they think of Michael Buble. The star responded that he would have predicted that. He shared that his love of Christmas and that season’s music was so authentic, pure and real that it makes sense to him that this is what he would be best known for.
When the host pressed Michael to admit his success, Michael was very quick to point out that fame is not what matters to him at all. The crooner shared that as he sat in the hospital after receiving his son’s diagnosis, “I remember how clear things became to me. And part of that clarity was I promised myself that I never wanted evil, or that narcissistic part of this business is, I couldn’t stomach it anymore. I know that life was too short. And I couldn’t possibly digest any more of it. I never ever again did social media again after that day. In that minute that I found out, I knew I would never go back.”
Michael continued, “Ignorance has become the greatest bliss for me. I could never have imagined that I could be this free and this happy. I want to be a good dad. A good family dude who happens to love making music.”
He added, “Even before this had happened for our family and my boy, I had really lost my way. I lost the joy. I had forgotten why I loved this in the first place. And I had started to let the ego and the false self into myself. I wasn't enjoying it. Even though this is rotten, what happened. That perspective has changed my life in the biggest way.”
Michael and his wife have reported that little Noah is doing much better after his treatment. Praise God for how prayers were answered for this toddler’s healing!
Using creative arts, Chaddah Dance Company's production of Encounters of Hope brings awareness of Human Trafficking through beautifully choreographed dance, and a powerful media presentation. This production will take you through real stories in the lives of 6 children and women that have been trafficked in India. You will also hear from the director, Amy Pernie, as she shares her heart for these precious women and children of India and the HOPE of Jesus that has been shared. Our goal is to bring our production to as many as will have us. We do not charge for our performances and we are willing to travel anywhere, all we need is a stage to perform and a place to sleep, even if it's a floor in a building. Please consider helping us spread the word that there is hope in this tragic epidemic that is modern day slavery run rampant in our world.
Please share this with your pastors, creative arts directors, performing arts company, ANYONE who you think may be interested in hosting our performance. These girls work very hard to bring you this production and you will be moved to do something, I promise you that.
Texas 2nd grader is chosen on her birthday to break a board in front of all the 2nd and 3rd graders... her emotion says it all. What’s impossible with God?
Here's a little something I'm working on but it's just a draft. I will be changing the voice over and adding orchestral music to the background. Just wanted some feedback.
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![Award-winning country artist Josh Turner shares his excitement over returning to his Christian roots with new gospel album “I Serve A Savior”. The album is particularly special to Turner as his wife and boys are performing with him in some of the albums songs.
“Doin’ a gospel record has always been on my list of things to do. I grew up in a Christian home, so I grew up readin’ the Bible.”
In the album, the song “The River (of Happiness)” was written by Turner’s wife, Jennifer, and oldest son, Hampton. The pair teamed up with the rest of the Turner boys to sing along with Josh. It was a true family project and what a great way to involve his kids and wife!
“The songs that make up this record are all songs that really mean something to me. We live in an age that there’s not a lot of hope in entertainment, and I know from experience that the message in the songs from this records are of true hope. And it’s hope that you actually cling to and count on.”
Fans have been asking Turner for a gospel album for years. Not only is the album a dream come true for Turner, but it answers a much desired request from his supporters. With so much upheaval in the world right now, this album with it’s encouraging gospel messages are perfect to lift the weary.
“My faith is the most important thing to me,” shared Turner. “I want people to hear the sentiment and heart behind this record. I want them to feel the same inspiration that I felt. I want [fans] to feel that and hopefully they’ll make these songs a part of their life.”](https://media.swncdn.com/godtube/2018/10/22/554793--8064dc66-a113-4539-9570-a1a3b6e0cf6a-thumb.jpg)
![We are loving Dre & Leah’s version of this worship classic “I Could Sing Of Your Love Forever”. There is no doubt that they are truly worshipping during their recording. We were eager to sing God’s praises along with them!
“I Could Sing Of Your Love Forever” was originally written by Martin Smith of the band “Delirious?”. It quickly launched as a popular worship song that captured the heart song of the believer. The lyrics were simple, but the message had a powerful reminder of the outpouring of God’s love in our lives.
“Over the mountains and the sea
Your river runs with love for me
And I will open up my heart
And let the healer set me free.”
Husband and wife team, Dre & Leah offer a brand new spin on this classic worship song. This acoustic set has a very upbeat tempo and adds to the joy of the moment of worship. Dre & Leah shared on Vimeo “[we] connected with this song and saw it as an opportunity to express their love as a duet and show forth God's love to His people in this rendition.” This anthem truly does share God’s love and wakes our soul up with praise!
“Oh, I feel like dancing
It's foolishness I know;
But when the world has seen the light,
They will dance with joy,
Like we're dancing now.”
We love the mix of vocals with bongos, guitar, piano, and flute. We truly found ourselves feeling like dancing and wanting to shout our love to the Father!
“I could sing of your love forever,
I could sing of your love forever,
I could sing of your love forever,
I could sing of your love forever.
I could sing of your love forever.”](https://media.swncdn.com/godtube/2018/10/22/554790--4bdab60b-5924-44ce-aa87-8428902f0f22-thumb.jpg)
