Live Christmas songs recorded in prison released by Sara Groves

CRITICALLY acclaimed singer/songwriter Sara Groves will release her second Christmas album with 'Sara Groves O Holy Night Tour: Live The Prison Show'. The INO recording artist partnered with Hope Shows Ministry, an organization that produces Christian concerts in prisons and benefit events on behalf of prison ministry. Explained Sara, "When we began planning our Christmas Tour last year, we found a theme emerging - the story of Christmas is that Jesus enters suffering that wasn't his own, and invites us to follow him in this type of life, providing a cup of cold water, clothing and feeding the poor, and visiting the prisoner. The night culminated around a live phone-call from a friend and ex-inmate that spent 18 Christmases in prison. He shared what it meant to him to have prison ministry volunteers enter his story week after week."

Continued Sara, "It was simply providential that we got a call from Hope Shows asking us if we would be able to bring our O Holy Night Christmas Tour into a prison they partner with. Like any group of people, there is no monolithic persona for inmates. This is always the biggest surprise for anyone who visits. Our prison populations are made up of a diversity of men and women who are made in God's image, and Jesus himself asks us to not forget them (Matthew 25:36). We are giving this recording away for free so that you can enjoy the rawness of this night of music, and hear the fellowship we experienced."

The live album available for free download from www.saragroves.com.