AccuRadio Song Of The Day-David Phelps

Artist:David Phelps

Song:O Holy Night

Album:The Best of David Phelps

David Phelps is best known as a member of the Gaither Vocal Band. He also has a solo career specializing in Christmas music. By my count, he has released five Christmas albums. When I listen to most Christmas albums, the artist seems to be going through the motions. Phelps puts a lot into his performances of Christmas music. It's the same audience that listens to Bill Gaither so they take their music very seriously. He was born Oct. 21, 1969 in Tomball, TX which is a suburb of Houston. His parents are both teachers. His sister Sherri sings and has toured with him. His other sister Kari plays trumpet. Phelps earned a music degree at Baylor University. He led the Baylor Religious Hour Choir. After self releasing a 1994 album, Phelps got the attention of Bill Gaither who was looking for a replacement for Jonathan Pierce in the Gaither Vocal Band. Phelps joined in 1997. He served two stints in the Gaither Vocal Band, 1997-2005 and 2009-2017. Meanwhile, he signed a record deal with Spring Hill Records. His first album was the 2000 album Joy Joy. It was a Christmas album. The album is mostly Christmas standards including O Holy Night. Phelps is accompanied by the Millar Brass Ensemble. His sister Kari played trumpet for them. Phelps usually self produces his albums. He also writes songs. After two albums on Spring Hill, Phelps signed with the much larger Word Records. He recorded several albums for Word before leaving in 2008. This budget comp covers the Spring Hill and Word recordings. That's when Phelps returned to the Gaither Vocal Band. He also signed a solo record deal with Gaither. So he toured regularly with Gaither and appeared on his TV shows. Since leaving Gaither in 2017, Phelps records for his own label. He released an album in 2024. And yes, he released a Christmas album on his own label in 2018. So he is certainly aware that Christmas music is his specialty. Here's David Phelps performing O Holy Night on the Gaither Family DVD Christmas in the Country.