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Happy second Advent Sunday to you. Back on Tuesday I played at Dulling Hall with my father and friends Mike and Allie Murphy. Full transparency I don’t normally enjoy playing in my hometown. I’m kind of like Jesus – (go read Mark 6:4 if you don’t know it already). But man it was a specialContinue reading “Day 7 of 37 Days of Christmas 2025 – Joyful, Joyful (We Believe) by SingKairos”

Dear Friends and Family, I am writing to you while sitting at a Mediterranean restaurant in Conway, Arkansas, with my dad. This is what the 37 Days of Christmas is all about: a couple of American guys enjoying something that first took place in another part of the world, and then telling everybody they knowContinue reading “Day 6 of 37 Days of Christmas 2025 – Sophia”

I was riding a plane when in the aisle next to me, a little child reached his arms up to his dad and said, “Abba, abba”. Linguist teach that the term, “Abba” does not mean “daddy” but more of an intimate respectful term…but hearing a little toddler say it, well it was quite tender. AndContinue reading “Day 5 of 37 Days of Christmas 2025 – ABBA To Me (The Choices Project)”

Gloria Gaither helped me write this song – or perhaps I helped her, don’t remember who brought the idea to the other person. She was moved by a couple of testimonies that was shared in her home church by families telling about how their children were used by God to bring spiritual healing. It remindedContinue reading “Day 4 of 37 Days of Christmas 2025 – And A Child Shall Lead Them (The Visitation 1989)”

We often talk about what is the best gift to give to someone. God has given us gift after gift, blessing after blessing, yet none better than bringing Himself to earth – dare say moving into our neighborhood so he could swing by and let us get to know Him. Emmanuel, You Came was writtenContinue reading “Day 3 of 37 Days of Christmas 2025 – Emmanuel, You Came (The Visitation 1989)”

Is this the best song every written? Nope!Is it written about the best live ever lived? Absolutely! “born of woman and Jehovah into a family living under law” and perfectly he lived! – Doug Star Child Is Given | Lyrics The silent night was brokenThrough pains and sounds of birthOur God appearedIn barren darknessStar ChildContinue reading “Day 2 of 37 Days of Christmas 2025 – Star Son Was Give (Whisper)”

Judah’s Great Lion – The Visitation 1989 Happy first (official) day of the 37 Days of Christmas in the year 2025! Check out the first family advent Sunday post if you missed it! Today I am sharing with you a song that my father, Doug Eltzroth, wrote while he was working as the “Composer inContinue reading “Day 1 of 37 Days of Christmas 2025 – Judah’s Great Lion”

My good friends Mike and Allie Murphy have created SingKairos which is a project focused on providing material for families to walk in love and sing to the Lord with full hearts. They are releasing a few of their upcoming collection (which I played and sang on) as Advent Songs. Before we officially start the 37 Days of Christmas tomorrow IContinue reading “Day -1 of 37 Days of Christmas 2025 – SingKairos”