'for KING + COUNTRY’s A Drummer Boy Christmas LIVE | The Cinematic Concert Experience' Streams Today, Exclusively on the Angel Studios App and Angel.com
Four-time GRAMMY-award winning brothers Joel & Luke Smallbone star in cinematic concert experience of the season
(Provo, UT - December 16, 2024) Today, Angel Studios, the innovative platform that empowers creators to crowdfund, create, and distribute films series globally with full creative control, is streaming '
for KING + COUNTRY’s A Drummer Boy Christmas LIVE | The Cinematic Concert Experience!” The four-time Grammy-Award winning brothers, Joel and Luke Smallbone filmed their largest tour to date in front of a sold-out arena crowd of 12,000+ in Houston, Texas. This Christmas concert already boasts a 98% Popcornmeter on Rotten Tomatoes from its groundbreaking theatrical release, launching in early December as one of the top 30 highest-grossing concert movies of all time, and is now available for streaming, exclusively on the Angel Studios App and at
Angel.com.
“In this Christmas spectacular, the Smallbone brothers lead audiences on a sonic journey that blends the sights and sounds of the season with musical mastery, heartwarming storytelling, and the dazzling production that for KING + COUNTRY is famous for,” said Jared Geesey, Chief Distribution Officer at Angel Studios. “Filmed during their largest ‘A Drummer Boy Christmas’ tour, this festive phenomenon features never-before-seen live performance footage and breathtaking views that will be a magic experience for your family and loved ones this spiritual season.”
Directed by Joel Smallbone and Kadin Tooley and produced by Josh Walsh for WalshWorks Productions, “A Drummer Boy Christmas LIVE” was originally to be released early in December as only a 5-day Fathom Event. Demand surged, and after a $2.2M opening, the film pushed to a 15 day-run. Now, through the end of 2024, “A Drummer Boy Christmas LIVE” will be streaming exclusively on the Angel App and at Angel.com.
Since 2012, for KING + COUNTRY has been an anchor artist for Christian radio. The platinum-selling duo has achieved over 2 billion career streams, and have been awarded four GRAMMY Awards, an American Music Awards, a Billboard Music Award, 10 GMA Dove Awards, and 17 K-LOVE Fan Awards.
ABOUT FOR KING + COUNTRY: for KING + COUNTRY is one of the music industry’s most respected and decorated duos. Brothers Joel and Luke Smallbone have been awarded four GRAMMY® Awards, an American Music Award, a Billboard Music Award, 10 GMA Dove Awards, and 17 K-LOVE Fan Awards. Their 13 No. 1 songs have produced an astonishing 2 billion career streams. The RIAA Platinum-selling act’s live show has been hailed as a must-see concert event that continues to wow sold-out crowds whether in the U.S., Australia, Germany, Netherlands, or New Zealand. for KING + COUNTRY’s WHAT ARE WE WAITING FOR?, released this year, became the duo’s second Top 10 album on the Billboard 200; following their RIAA Gold certified album, BURN THE SHIPS, which also debuted in the Top 10 of the Billboard Top 200 Album Chart. The duo has had seven consecutive No. 1 songs including “For God Is Wfith Us,” “joy.,” “TOGETHER” (feat. Kirk Franklin & Tori Kelly),” and the 11-week Platinum smash, “God Only Knows.” The global hitmakers have collaborated with a diverse list of artists including Jordin Sparks, Hillary Scott, Dolly Parton, NEEDTOBREATHE andTimbaland, amongst others. Joel and Luke Smallbone are committed to numerous philanthropic efforts focused on human trafficking, children in need, as well as numerous programs in support of the arts. Additionally, “UNSUNG HERO,” Joel Smallbone's directorial debut film from for KING + COUNTRY Entertainment, was theatrically released via Lionsgate on April 26, 2024 and won the GMA Dove Award for “Feature Film of The Year.”Titled from the duo’s song of the same name that was dedicated to their parents, the biopic follows the Smallbone family’s immigration from Australia to the United States. For more information about for KING + COUNTRY visit: www.forkingandcountry.com.
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