''Christmas Vol. 2'' is the second Christmas worship EP of

Contemporary worship music Contemporary worship music (CWM), also known as praise and worship music, is a distinct genre of Christian music used in contemporary worship. It has evolved over the past 60 years and is stylistically similar to pop music. The songs are of ...

band

Planetshakers Planetshakers is a contemporary worship music band, a central part of Planetshakers Church in Melbourne, Australia. With over 30 albums, the band toured annually to the US, UK, Europe, South Africa, Asia, South America, Australia and New Zealan ...

. Planetshakers Ministries International and Venture3Media released the EP on 23 November 2018.

Critical reception

Awarding the album four stars at

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, Andrew Greenhalgh states, "Filled with plenty of ''Planetshakers'' cheer, Christmas Vol. 2 will be a welcome musical treat for longtime fans." Tony Cummings, indicating in a nine out of ten review from

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, says, Christmas Vol. 2 is an album "with such a beautiful melody is given an appropriately slow and reverential arrangement." Rob Allwright, gave a seven and a half review of ten stars by One Man In the Middle states, "Like the previous release this is a four track EP which features the Planetshakers style of worship blended with some Christmas classics and this release also has an original track on it." Rating the album four stars by New Release Today, Jake Frederick describes, Final Word: "Christmas, Vol. 2 is a great album to help celebrate the season. The fresh take on the classic carols will keep this EP a part of Christmas collections in the years to come." Joshua Andre, specifying in a four and a half star review for 365 Days of Inspiring Media, replies, Overall an enjoyable EP that continues my reinvigorated interest for

a bit more; this track list has certainly taken me by surprise, well musically at least, of what the band is capable of. Even though the album still is more electronic than it needs to be; Planetshakers have nonetheless done Australia proud with their latest Christmas anthems and dance melodies, full of inspiring messages and uplifting lyrics about Jesus!

Track listing

References

{{Planetshakers 2018 Christmas albums Planetshakers albums Christmas albums by Australian artists