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Christmas is one of my favorite times of the year. One of the main reasons I enjoy it so much is the music. At times, it seems like the whole world is singing about it—even when they try to keep it from happening by calling it a holiday instead of Christmas. It still seeps out everywhere because you can’t suppress such a joyous message. It all started at the birth of Jesus. Luke records how even then the whole world seemed to be singing. Mary sang. Zechariah sang. The angels sang.

With Christmas quickly approaching, we wanted to prepare you for a few events that are just around the corner in the new year.

George Whitefield was one of the primary instruments God used in the First Great Awakening. This revival and renewal of religion swept portions of Europe as well as parts of the American colonies between the 1730s and the 1770s. He often preached outside in the fields and wherever a crowd would gather. Many church officials were greatly displeased that a preacher would do such a thing.