CCM Links

Yes, that Lisa Whelchel. Every American child of the 70’s and 80’s is likely to remember Lisa’s character Blair on The Facts of Life. Most don’t know that she became a Christian at the age of ten, and has been involved in ministry for most of her life. Fewer still will have listened to her album, All Because of You.

All 10 songs from this 1984 album are available online as free mp3 downloads. Whether you remember Lisa from television or not, she’s a good example of what can happen when you turn your life over to God. Her ministry includes a full traveling and speaking schedule tailored especially for moms.

Go get ‘em!

Free mp3s by Matthew West from his album History:

History
Next Thing You Know
Only Grace

If you listen to Christian radio, chances are good you’ve heard Matthew sing. I find it interesting that he’d offer the first three songs from his album for free…but I’m happy that he has. I really enjoy both his music and his lyrics. His songs seem simple at first, but a few extra listens provide additional insight that gives each song another layer of meaning and impact. Go get em.

NOTE: these songs are in the .wma format, which requires Windows Media or the equivalent.

I’ve written about My Free Music Friday a couple of times. Some of you have been a little frustrated, though…they weren’t offering any new music for a while. Now that the improvements are complete, they’re back.

Today they’re offering three free downloads:

In Silence by Michael W. Smith
Our First Love by Michael Olson
Big Enough by Ayiesha Woods

Go get ‘em!

Free mp3 of Julian from Ashland from their album Telescopes.

While you’re there, you can also view the video for Julian.

Go get ‘em!

Free mp3s from Robin Welty:

Trading My Sorrows
Proclaim
When I Survey the Wondrous Cross
Blindingly, Brilliantly, Beautiful
Imagine Yourself Forgiven
No Tomorrow
How Many Days
All The Grace in the World
Move Me

Visit Robin’s website and click to the Music page. These are the real deal: studio-quality 128mbps downloads.

Free mp3s from Greg Walton:

Won’t Back Down
Emmanuel
Leanin’ On

Go get ‘em!

NOTE: these are the mp3s that Greg’s offering. There are also 17 .ram files, for those who love RealPlayer.

Free mp3s from The Awkward Romance…

from their MySpace page:
Hypochondriacs Needed

from their PureVolume page:
There are No Teams
490
Little Cloud Dog

Their MySpace tagline is “We’ve never heard of you either.” I think that’s funny…but for a group few have heard, they sound pretty good.

Free mp3s from As I Lay Dying:

94 Hours
Forever

Loud, fast, and strong. Go get ‘em!

Never heard of ApologetiX? You’re missing out!
Think “Weird Al gets saved”…and you’re still not quite there. These guys have been THE Christian parody band since, well…I can’t think of anybody else. I have only three of their albums, and can’t wait to get more. They turn some of the most memorable music on the radio into Christian songs, and they do it without being cheesy or stupid. Here are some of my favorites:

Look Yourself (parody of Lose Yourself by Eminem)
Corinthians (parody of In the End by Linkin Park)
Smooth Grandmama (parody of Smooth Criminal by Alien Ant Farm)

There are close to 20 songs available for download…all they want is your email address. I guarantee that you’ll like what they’re doing.

Visit their music page and try to download their free mp3s…they’ll walk you through the process. They’re like a breath mint you listen to. Collect the whole set!

Free mp3s from Another Dream:

I Found
For Love
Chronicles

Go get ‘em!