JFH News: Rend Collective Releases New Album, "Christmas in Belfast"

REND COLLECTIVE RELEASES NEW HOLIDAY ALBUM CHRISTMAS IN BELFAST

Irish-Folk Worship Band Delivers Festive Renditions of Holiday Classics and Cozy New Originals Including �The Reason� and �Room At The Inn�

Rend Collective Releases New Album, 'Christmas in Belfast'

NEWS SOURCE: The Media Collective
November 3, 2025

Nashville, TN... Nov. 3, 2025 – One of Capitol Christian Music Group’s top-performing Christmas music artist, Rend Collective announces therelease of its highly-anticipated new holiday album today. On the project titled Christmas In Belfast, the platinum-selling worship band from Northern Ireland delivers a cozy collection of three intimate originals, plus five Irish-folk inspired versions of beloved seasonal classics.

Christmas In Belfast follows the notable success of the band’s two previous Christmas album releases, Campfire Christmas, Vol 1 (2014) and A Jolly Irish Christmas, Vol 2 (2020), which included the fan-favorite, jovial original “Christmas In Killarney.” Both seasonal albums have tallied over 100 million combined streams to date.

“I want this album to feel like being in the neighborhood pub with your loved ones before heading off to Christmas Eve service,” describes founding member Chris Llewelyn.

In that vein, the “Christmas in Belfast (Sláinte!)” title track is a festive Irish sing-along anthem for all, while the album also features tender originals “The Reason” and “Room At The Inn” (with singer-songwriter Chris Renzema), bringing listeners into a more intimate setting much like the night Jesus was born. The group adds its signature Celtic production to classics “Carol Of The Bells” and “Feliz Navidad,” and worshipful radio singles, “Mary Did You Know” and “A Christmas Hymn (to the tune of “Come Thou Fount”). The merry album experience wraps with the instrumental “A Spontaneous Outburst of Joy,” showcasing the group’s spirited, communal modern worship sound.

Christmas In Belfast track list:

1. A Christmas Hymn (to the tune of “Come Thou Fount”)
2. The Reason
3. Christmas in Belfast (Sláinte!)
4. Mary Did You Know
5. Room At The Inn (Chris Renzema)
6. Carol Of The Bells
7. Feliz Navidad
8. A Spontaneous Outburst Of Festive Joy

About Rend Collective:
Hailing from a small town off the coast of Northern Ireland, Rend Collective wants to be known as a celebration band. The group’s authentic and energetic style of worship has attracted an international audience, with songs like “Build Your Kingdom Here,” “My Lighthouse” and “Counting Every Blessing”. With over 1 billion career streams, the band’s most recent albums have hit the highest non-Christian charting that any worship album has ever achieved in the U.K. In 2018, Rend Collective sold out their hometown show at the SSE Arena in Belfast making it the largest attended Christian concert in the country. With good reason too, Rend Collective continually draws in fans across the world with their electric performances and a good dose of Northern Irish charm. From playing sold out gigs in Canada, mainland Europe, Scandinavia, Brazil, Hong Kong and the U.S., alongside “Boldly I Approach” becoming the most popular hymn in the German church, the band is undeniably a global force. Earlier this year, the band released its FOLK! album and is currently headlining the FOLK! tour in support. Despite all this, Rend Collective seems to be doing it differently than most other artists before them, living and working—singing and sharing the laundry duties—as a tight-knit family, even touring with their young children most of the time. The word “Collective” is not just in their name, but in their foundations forming the heart and strength of their ministry.

About Capitol Christian Music Group:
Capitol Christian Music Group (CCMG) is the world's leading Christian Music company and market leader in recorded music and music publishing. CCMG operates several divisions, including CCMG Label Group, Sparrow Records, Motown Gospel, Tamla Records, ForeFront Records, sixstepsrecords, Jesus Culture, Commercial Partnerships and CCMG Publishing. CCMG is home to artists Chris Tomlin, Amy Grant, TobyMac, Tasha Cobbs Leonard, Tauren Wells, Anne Wilson, Jeremy Camp, We the Kingdom, Tye Tribbett, Crowder, Josiah Queen and many others. Capitol CMG Publishing, in addition to publishing most of the CCMG labels' premier artist/writers, represents many of the leading writers in Christian/Gospel including Ben Glover, Ed Cash, Tommee Profitt, Kirk Franklin, Jeff Pardo and many more. Key Distribution and Publishing Administration partners include Primary Wave/The Gaither Music Group, Centricity Music, Maranatha Music, The Belonging Co, and Getty Music. Led by Brad O’Donnell and a strong executive team of long-time Christian and Gospel music veterans, CCMG is characterized by a passionate commitment to their artists, songwriters, customers, business partners, and one another, as well as a strong spirit of community service.