Merry Christmas, y’all!

Bydr.kim

Blind Boys of Alabama cover

If this music doesn’t get you into the holiday spirit, nothing will! Watch (and listen to) the Blind Boys of Alabama sing “Go Tell it on the Mountain” with Stephen Colbert, which aired on The Colbert Report last week. The original recording on their Grammy-winning 2003 album is available on iTunes or on their online store.

If you prefer the traditional hymn to gospel, Colbert also aired Musicorps and Aaron Neville singing “Silent Night” last week. Learn more about Musicorps.

Thanks, Stephen!

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