Mary Mary tops Billboard charts

Mary Mary's The Sound released last week and claimed the #7 spot on the Billboard Top 200, the week's third highest debut, behind AC/DC and the High School Musical 3 soundtrack. This is their second Top 10 debut.

Fireproof Passes $23 Million

Fireproof has passed $23 million in ticket sales and just missed remaining in the Top 10 for the fifth straight week!

This total doubles the amount their last movie, Facing the Giants, pulled in and eclipses their budget 40-fold.

The music effectively uses music by Christian artists.

Extreme Home Makeover and Christian Artists

Mark Schultz will be appearing this month on Extreme Makeover: Home Edition.

The show has a history of featuring Christian Artists including:
Mark Schultz
Sanctus Real
Sandi Patty
David Phelps
Yolanda Adams
CeCe Winans

Believers such as:
LeAnn Rimes
Randy Travis
Jeff Foxworthy
Martina McBride
Laura Bush
List here

They have also partnered with Christian organizations such as Focus on the Family and Lifeway

Newsboys Concert Before Intimate Crowd Premieres on TV

The Newsboys concert filmed before an intimate crowd premiered this weekend on Gospel Music Channel. It was an entertaining viewing, but infinitely more compelling live. Unfortunately, GMC also cut out Peter's testimony/call-to-action - apparently for length.

We attended the taping earlier in the year.

Christmas CDs on the radar

Upcoming Christmas CDs I'm interested in checking out:

Casting Crowns - Peace on Earth
BarlowGirl - Home for Christmas
Faith Hill - Joy to the World
Kristin Chenoweth - A Lovely Way To Spend Christmas
Mandisa - It's Christmas
pureNRG - a pureNRG Christmas
Sara Groves - O Holy Night
Shane & Shane - Glory in the Highest: A Christmas Album
Sixpence None the Richer - The Dawn of Grace

You can view the 10 Best Christmas CDs of all time here - will one of these make it into the Top 10?