Born To Us

Hard rock renditions of popular carols
Mixing hard-rock and ballad-style renditions of popular carols with newly composed original songs, Born to Us is not your grandma's Christmas album. Curtis cranks it up on a number of tracks, electric guitars and drums expressing his obvious enthusisam for this holy season. Hip, joyful and reverent, Born to Us makes excellent listening throughout Advent and Christmas.

Innovative arrangements, jazz-influenced songs
Highlights include Curtis' innovative, pop-rock arrangements of "O Come All Ye Faithful," "Joy to the World," and six other traditional holiday favorites. "Angels We Have Heard on High" jumps and dances, showcasing his penchant for jazz and his amazing proficiency on trumpet.

World-beat songs, duet with Jesse Manibusan
"Gloria in Excelsis," an original, world-beat song, was selected to appear on Christmas Child, the Mercy Corps benefit CD. Co-written by Jesse Manibusan, "Someone Is Waiting" is also on that compilation, though in a slightly different arrangement. Featuring Jesse sharing lead vocals with Curtis, this heartfelt ballad is a call to action, a reminder that many need "more than just our prayers."

An electric retelling of the Nativity story
The title track, an electric-guitar-powered retelling of the Nativity story, bristles with energy. Rich in biblical imagery and homey details, it translates the mystery of the Incarnation into a modern musical language anyone can understand. Members of the holy family become real: "They found a lonely stable beneath the starry sky, to host the greatest moment ever known. She was young, they say, a girl of just 13."

Music that renews faith in the One born to us in Bethlehem
"Why would an infinitely large and powerful God come to our small and broken world?" Curtis asks in the liner notes. Hearing these 14 songs, you'll discover renewed faith in the awesome love of Jesus, the One who was born to us on a winter's night in Bethlehem.