Singer/songwriter, author and theologian Michael Milton unveils his first Christmas CD, When Heaven Came Down, today. The 15-song collection of original compositions evokes a peaceful atmosphere in which to celebrate and contemplate the Advent and Christmas seasons.

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"When Heaven Came Down is a desire to express the drama, beauty and wonder of the Incarnation, when God became Man," Milton says about the new CD. "The songs range in feel from Celtic to ballads to symphonic. Yet the scarlet thread that ties them all together is, well, I will say it again, 'wonder.' It is my prayer that the listener will come away from this album sensing that heaven has come down personally, intimately, and hopefully. This album is also a gift to those who will one day declare these truths to others, as I have composed and recorded this album with 100 percent of proceeds from the CD itself going to scholarships at Reformed Theological Seminary."

Milton is promoting his new Christmas project through multiple media outlets, including upcoming interviews and reviews on LeSea Broadcasting Network's The Harvest Show, Cornerstone Television Network's Focus 4, TV 45's The Good Life and CCMmagazine.com, among others.

Milton employs acoustic guitar and accordion to accentuate his tender Advent ballad, "Fullness of Time," while Old English rhythms and whistles accentuate the lilting "Gift of Incarnation." Milton's voice takes on a plaintive, James Taylor-esque tone in his wistfully pensive "Wandering Star."

Milton is joined by his long-time vocal accompanist Cindy Gibbs on most of the songs, including the touching ballad "Jesus Came," a simple and yet poignant tune enhanced at first by Milton's gentle piano work before swelling with lush, yet understated, strings. Memories of his childhood years form the foundation for the Americana-inflected folk song "To Bethlehem," and Milton reminds us of the central role played by the man who raised the Savior of the world in the piano ballad "Joseph Was a Tender Man." Award winning singer/songwriter Buddy Greene ("Mary, Did You Know?") joins Milton on harmonica for the down-home "Carolina Christmas."

When Heaven Came Down is distributed to retailers through Reformed Theological Seminary (rts.edu/miltonmusic), Fortress Book and Music Service in the U.S. (fortressbookservice.com) and EP Books in the U.K. The music is available on Amazon and through digital download at iTunes and all major online distributors.

For more information about Milton and When Heaven Came Down, visit michaelmilton.org.

About Michael Milton:
Milton, the Chancellor and CEO of Reformed Theological Seminary, is an ordained Presbyterian pastor who earned his doctorate degree in theology from The University of Wales and holds multiple degrees from such respected institutions as Knox Theological Seminary, MidAmerica Nazarene University and the Defense Language Institute. He also currently serves as Professor of Pastoral Theology at Reformed Theological Seminary and writes commentaries that appear in national newspapers and publications.

The multi-talented pastor and musician, who Christianitytoday.com has compared to Neil Young, Steven Curtis Chapman and Dan Fogelberg, received rave reviews when his Through the Open Door CD was released in 2011, with Christianitytoday.com calling the music, "...musically opulent and emotionally stirring."

Milton has released three CDs, 15 books and writes for numerous popular and scholarly periodicals. He is the host/speaker of Faith for Living TV (faithforlivingtv.com), a nationally broadcast Bible teaching program. He was appointed to the College of Military Preachers, serves as a Chaplain in the U.S. Army Reserve and is an instructor at the Armed Forces Chaplain School. But anyone who has listened to his music can attest that "stuffy" is not a word that is found in his vocabulary. Much like his friend and sometimes musical collaborator, legendary Christian singer/songwriter Michael Card ("El Shaddai"), Milton has an uncanny ability to unpack complex theological concepts into everyday language that makes them both memorable and accessible.

Milton's current book releases include Silent No More from Tanglewood Publishing in the U.S. and Evangelical Press in the U.K., Songs in the Night: How God Transforms Our Pain to Praise from P&R Publishing, and the third edition of What God Starts, God Completes: Help and Hope for Hurting People from Christian Focus Publications.

For more information on Michael Milton, visit michaelmilton.org.

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