LOVE! A GOSPEL CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION – Joel Raney | Our old friend Joel Raney’s gospel-flavored musical reflects on the promise of peace delivered by the angels on the night of Jesus's birth. An original composition, Love Is Born, is used as musical bookends: its theme is briefly stated in the second movement and returns in full-blown gospel style at the end to provide an emotion-filled climax. In between, the Christmas story is told through scriptural narration and familiar carols set in a variety of styles ranging from jazz to gospel to calypso.