BY : Milton Quintanilla Crosswalk Headlines Contributor
Christian worship duo For KING + COUNTRY is gearing up to bring Christmas to the big screen next month in exploring the true meaning of the annual holiday. The new project, titled “A Drummer Boy Christmas Live,” comes months after singers Joel and Luke Smallbone featured their family’s story in the biopic Unsung Hero. The brothers promise to deliver a “sonic journey that blends the sights and sounds of the season with musical mastery, heartwarming storytelling, and dazzling production.”
In an interview with CBN News, Joel Smallbone expressed excitement in bringing the show to audiences.
“One of the things that we love is Christmas tours,” he said. “And we’ve done one almost every year since the beginning of the band.”
The show was originally a live concert that the band performed at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas, with 12,000 people in attendance. Due to the shortness of the Christmas season, they plan on showcasing the musical experiences in theaters nationwide since the Christmas season is short.
“It’s really beautiful,” Smallbone said. “This year, more than ever, I feel like we desperately just need to kind of keep the main thing the main thing, and these great hallmarks of humanity that are love, and joy, and peace, patience, kindness, goodness — let’s put them back in the driver’s seat this Christmas.”
Overall, Smallbone said the upcoming project is all about honoring the birth of Jesus Christ, which is the true meaning of Christmas.
“This is singing about baby Jesus, and this is singing about the redemption of humanity, and this is singing about BC to AD,” he said.
Following the release of the movie, Smallbone said For KING + COUNTRY will take a year off touring, marking the first time the band has done so since its formation.
“We’re … going away to write and record … and we’re also going away to work on our next feature film that is going to production next fall,” he said, explaining that the band will return afterward to perform these upcoming projects.
“A Drummer Boy Christmas Live” is slated to have a limited theatrical release from Dec. 5-9.
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