Check out this new interview with Britt Nicole from Backstage Pass on the "This is Not a Test" tour. She shares some details about her Christmas traditions growing up as well as that her and her family have had to unexpectedly move houses, making their Christmas a unique one! Britt Nicole's portion begins at the 2:54 mark. ENJOY and Merry Christmas! :)
Britt Nicole and her family will be spending this Christmas with Josh's family in Canada. We hope that they have an amazing time together celebrating Jesus' birth. Hopefully they will enjoy this time of relaxation between tours! :)
That's right, Nicgolds! We are in the FINAL HOURS of Britt
Nicole's Christmas sale! Have you been holding off on making your
purchase? Don't wait any longer!
1. Head on over to www.brittnicole.com.
2. Click on "Shop."
3. Browse through all of Britt Nicole's amazing merchandise.
4. Make a selection (or two or three ;) ) and add them to your cart.
5. When checking out, use the code "Christmas" to get 25% off of your order! :)
**Make sure to place your order no later than 11:59 p.m. tonight to get your discount!
Comment below if you have bought something from her store or are planning to! :) Happy shopping!
Check out this Group 1 Crew video from 2012. In it, you will hear Britt Nicole's Christmas wishes (along with many other Christian artists' wishes). Enjoy! :)
That's right, Nicgolds! We are in the FINAL DAYS of Britt Nicole's Christmas sale! Have you been holding off on making your purchase? Still need ideas for yourself or that special loved one?
1. Head on over to www.brittnicole.com.
2. Click on "Shop."
3. Browse through all of Britt Nicole's amazing merchandise.
4. Make a selection (or two or three ;) ) and add them to your cart.
5. When checking out, use the code "Christmas" to get 25% off of your order! :)
**Make sure to place your order no later than December 31st to get your discount!
Comment below if you have bought something from her store or are planning to! :) Happy shopping!
Have
you ever wondered what is on Britt Nicole's Christmas playlist? Wonder
no more! :) Check out her Christmas Spotify playlist to hear all of her
favorite tunes! Turns out Britt and I have a TON of favorites in common!
I own the Royalty hat, the "It's Your Time to Shine" shirt, and the "I'm Pretty Stinkin' Awesome" tanktop, and I can say that they are not only AWESOME, but very comfy as well! :) You WON'T regret buying them!
With no shows until November 7th, Britt Nicole has been using her down time to work on her next album. Check out some shots below! What do you hope she writes a song about?
We are so excited for your new music & are praying for you, Britt!
God will do MIGHTY things through you in this new season! :)
"Britt Nicole
is one of my favorite female artists. She has an incredible heart for
her ministry, is a wonderful role model for girls of all ages and has an
excellent singing voice. She has an infectious and upbeat musical
style, layering her strong and distinguished vocals over the top of one
hooky melody after another. Britt really has emerged as one of the top
female vocalists in any genre, and the messages of her songs are great
for anyone struggling with identity issues as evidenced by her hit song
"Gold."
Her excellent, Grammy-nominated album, Gold,
was re-released earlier this year, and features the aforementioned hit
title track, as well as "All This Time" and "Ready or Not." She's also a
new mom with her baby daughter, Ella Brave Crosby, having been born
this past year. She contributed to the WOW Christmas collection with a stunning rendition of the Christmas hymn, "O Come All Ye Faithful." I had the great opportunity to speak with Britt about her cover tune, and this is what she shared with me.
Please tell me about the story behind recording "O Come All Ye Faithful."
I love Christmas time. I have a big family and we all get together. I
usually go home to North Carolina, but this will be the first year that
I'm not going home. I'll be staying here in Nashville with my husband
and baby daughter. We'll have our first Christmas together as new
parents.
Normally when I go home, my grandfather has a big log house and we
eat lots of food, read the Christmas story and open presents, and my
grandfather loves to sing Christmas songs. We sit around the fireplace
and he says that before we open any presents we need to take time to
pray and sing and think about the meaning of Christmas songs, and read
from the Bible. We would always sing "O Come All Ye Faithful," and I
love how the song has a special place in my heart from singing it with
my family.
I love so many songs, and chose this one for a couple of reasons.
Mainly I love the song because it takes you to a place of worship.
Honestly, we were looking at a lot of different songs to record for the WOW Christmas project. Every artist would choose a different song. I was so happy that this song was available, because it is traditional.
I've only released one other Christmas song, "Last Christmas," to
Japan, which is kind of random. It's a fun, pop song, but not about the
heart of Christmas. I was really thankful that I landed on a song that
led me to a place of worship. I really didn't expect the song to do that
as much as it did.
My husband produced the song, and I was singing it in the studio and
words really spoke to me while I was singing them for the recording. It
is a worship song—not just a Christmas song. I really felt the presence
of God while I was recording it. Now when I listen to it, I go to a
place of worship. I love that, because that's what Christmas is all
about, the birth of Jesus and the worship of Him as our King and as our
Lord. To be able to do that with my first ‘real' Christmas song that
I've released was very cool. I really like how it turned out.
Which Bible verses connect to the message of the song? Matthew 2:1-6 (The Voice): "Mary
and Joseph name their baby Jesus, but sometimes He is referred to as
'Immanuel,' because by coming to dwell with us, living and dying among
us, He would be able to save us from our sin. Jesus was born in the town
of Bethlehem, in the province of Judea, at the time when King Herod
reigned. Not long after Jesus was born, magi, wise men or seers from the
East, made their way from the East to Jerusalem. These wise men made
inquiries. These men from the East come looking for the One who has been
born who will save His people from sin. Wise Men: 'Where is
this newborn, who is the King of the Jews? When we were far away in the
East we saw His star, and we have followed its glisten and gleam all
this way to worship Him.' King Herod began to hear rumors of the wise
men's quest, and he, and all of his followers in Jerusalem, were
worried. So Herod called all of the leading Jewish teachers, the chief
priests and head scribes, and he asked them where Hebrew tradition
claimed the long-awaited Anointed One would be born. Scribes and Priests: 'An
ancient Hebrew prophet, Micah, said this: But you, Bethlehem, in the
land of Judah, are no poor relation—For from your people will come a
Ruler who will be the shepherd of My people Israel.'
What's the takeaway message?
When you read that Scripture and the wise men ask, "Where is this
newborn?" right away my mind went to my baby. I just had Ella a few
months ago, and thinking of her as a tiny newborn—and she's really
tiny—who can't do anything or say anything, to think at that moment the
wise men were coming to see the Savior of the world as tiny little baby,
that's amazing to me. Now that I've experienced having a baby, I
keep thinking about how God came in that form.
He could have come so many different ways, as a King, riding on a
horse, but He came in humility and it shows who Jesus is. That speaks a
lot to me about the character of God. We want people to notice us, and
we want to be recognized, but Jesus came as a baby. This time of year is
a time to come and worship God. I'm thinking about shopping for gifts,
and it is easy to get caught up in the distractions of the season.
That's not what it is about at all. It is nice to give gifts, but we
need to keep our focus on Jesus. I hope when people hear this song that
they experience God's presence. God is here right now. He's with you
wherever you are. He is alive. Go to that place of worship.
Lyrics: O come all ye faithful
Joyful and triumphant
O come ye, o come ye to Bethlehem
Come and behold Him
Born the King of angels O come, let us adore Him
O come, let us adore Him
O come, let us adore Him
Christ the Lord Let us come
Let us come
Let us come
Let us come Sing choirs of angels
Sing in exultation
Sing all ye citizens
Of Heaven above
Glory to God
Glory in the highest Come and adore Him
Come, let us adore Him
O come, let us adore Him
Christ the Lord Let us come
Let us come
Let us come and adore Him Come and adore Him
Come, let us adore Him
O come, let us adore Him
Christ the Lord
That Matthew 2:1-6 Bible account in The Voice translation really sets
the scene for the Christmas story. We are familiar with the story, but
these words give some context about how God prophesied that Jesus would
be born in Bethlehem, in Micah 5:2, and told us through His prophet
Isaiah that His Son would be named Jesus, sometimes called Immanuel,
"because by coming to dwell with us, living and dying among us, He would
be able to save us from our sin." That's the Christmas story. Jesus
came to live among us, not as royalty, but in poverty, "with no place
for the Son of Man to lay His head."
Jesus lived the perfect life that we can't live and died the death
that we all deserve so that we could live with Him forever. We know from
Romans 10:9 (NKJV), "that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus
and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you
will be saved." That's the ultimate reason that Christmas is such a
celebration, and is the reason that Christians throughout the world
worship with all of our hearts, minds and souls along with the words of
this song.
As stated by the wise men in Matthew 2:4, "When we were far away in
the East we saw His star, and we have followed its glisten and gleam all
this way to worship Him." No matter how far away you are from Jesus,
follow His star and worship Him. As Britt sings in the song, "let us
come, let us come, let us come and adore Him…Christ the Lord." Amen.
Merry Christmas!
Posted December 17, 2013 | NRT Lead
Contributor Kevin Davis is a longtime fan of Christian music, an avid
music collector and credits the message of Christian music for leading
him to Christ. He lives in Pennsylvania with his wife and three
daughters.
Credit goes to: http://www.newreleasetuesday.com/article.php?article_id=1243
Britt Nicole talked about the upcoming Christmas celebrations in a recent interview. She said, "I love Christmas time. I have a big family and we all get together. I
usually go home to North Carolina, but this will be the first year that
I'm not going home. I'll be staying here in Nashville with my husband
and baby daughter. We'll have our first Christmas together as new
parents."
Britt Nicole instagrammed a couple of photos from their Christmas this year... Ella's FIRST! :) How exciting! Check them out below!
"We had a wonderful Christmas and we hope you did too! Here's some pics from our day ! :) #christmasmorningyahhhhhhh .... We rolled over and took a pic! :) ha"
- Britt Nicole
"My babe @charlessweet made a good turkey! :)" - Britt Nicole
"#ilovegivinggifts" - Britt Nicole
"I loved this gift, so I put it on right away! :)" - Britt Nicole
Joshua Crosby was SUPER pumped about the present his wife @itsbrittnicole
gave him for Christmas... a UAD APOLLO that lets you track, mix, and
master music. :) He said, "My wife is the best ever! Who does this! @itsbrittnicole#soblessed#UADapollo" Happy producing Josh!
Ella got some Jordans! :)
Britt Nicole made a healthy cheesecake! "I
made a healthy cheesecake, it has no cheese... Crazy, made from
cashews, honey, coconut oil, lemon.... And the pie crust is made from
pecans and dates! :) it was great! :)" - Britt Nicole
"Daddy and Ella relaxing after the gifts !! :)" - Britt Nicole
We here at Glow want to wish you all a VERY Merry Christmas! Also, a very Merry Christmas to the Crosby/Waddell family... especially little Ella Brave as it is her first Christmas! :)
We want to leave you with this verse from Romans 15. It is our wish for you this year. :) Merry Christmas Nicgold family! :)
Have you ever wondered what a typical Christmas in the Crosby household includes? Wonder no more! Josh Crosby (Britt Nicole's husband) filled us in and even gave us a video! It includes Ella watching White Christmas on the couch... can it get any CUTER? Watch the video below! :)
"Time for the Crosby fam tradition! WHITE CHRISTMAS, decorating the tree & cooking up the cider! Ella is enjoying it!" - Joshua Crosby
Britt Nicole is having a Christmas giveaway! Details below!
One winner will receive one signed Britt Nicole poster, one signed Gold CD, one WOW Christmas CD, one 2014 day planner, one scarf, one pair of earmuffs, one necklace, one headband, one bracelet, one bottle of nail polish, two decorative Christmas trees, one belt, one wallet, one pair of earrings, one watch, one monogram mug, assorted Christmas decorations and gift wrap. Retail value under $200.
One entry will be selected in a random drawing. The winner will be announced December 14, 2013.
First of all, thank you SO MUCH to our Nicgold/Glow fans for voting us to 1st place in a Britt Nicole edit contest! You guys/gals rock! Thank you so much for all of your support!
Also, Sheila (Britt's Mom) is now following our account on Twitter! :)
So cool! Sheila, if you are reading this, thank YOU for raising such an
amazing daughter! She is doing amazing things for the kingdom of Christ!
You rock! :)
Britt Nicole & her husband Josh got to go out on a date together this past Wednesday. Her back-up dancer Laney Redmon watched Ella for them! :) So sweet! Glad they got to have some one-on-one time!
Josh was pretty excited last night because Ella went to sleep on her own! Yay for more sleep/relax time for Britt & Josh! :)
Ella & her adorable headband! :)
Britt Nicole & her best friend Jenn celebrating Jenn's birthday with their kiddos! :) So sweet! Maybe it will be a new generation of best friends?!
This is my "Ready or Not" edit that I made the other day. :) LOVE!
Britt Nicole put up Christmas decorations already. I LOVE the style of her ornaments! :)
Britt Nicole performing at Girls of Grace!
Some lucky fans got to meet her backstage!
And finally, an OLD video of Britt Nicole on the drums! :) She's such a rockstar!
Britt Nicole is featured on Tenth Avenue North's new Christmas single "We Three Kings." She sounds absolutely beautiful!
This past June, Britt announced that she was working with them in the studio, but fans had no idea what the collaboration would entail. Now we know! :)
Make sure you purchase it on iTunes if you have not already!
It's official! Britt Nicole announced today that her new Christmas single will be "O Come All Ye Faithful." You can find it on iTunes on 9/24. Support our girl & buy it! :)
