Andrew Peterson on Beholding the Lamb of God for Over 25 Years

Gather round ye listeners come…Andrew Peterson is back.

Watch the full conversation on YouTube.

Songwriter/author Andrew Peterson has been singing about the birth of Jesus every Christmas for over 26 years in the form of a Christmas concept album and tour called Behold the Lamb of God (catch the tour or watch the livestream—available to watch until 1/31). In this special episode, Russell joins Andrew in the Chapter House–Andrew’s writing cabin–to talk about a tour that’s spent twenty-six years creating a Christmas tradition for thousands across the world.

Together, they swap stories about the origins of the album, the strange power of minor-key Advent songs, and the backstage chaos you never see—covert clementines, nightly TED talks, and the annual fear of forgetting a song that might contain more names than any other song ever written. They also talk honestly about exhaustion, longing, and why the story of the incarnation keeps surprising them after all these years.

Plus: Wingfeather cosplay, Randy Travis covering “Labor of Love,” British carol-singing that’ll blow your hair back, and why both of them have very strong opinions about the First Noel.

If you’ve ever wondered what makes this Christmas tour feel more like liturgy than concert—or why the gospel still sneaks up on people who think they’ve heard it all—this conversation is a warm, funny, deeply human place to land.

RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:

Get 10% off the Behold the Lamb of God Livestream on December 12th from the Ryman Auditorium (watchable until January 31) with code RUSSELL10. Get tickets for the tour and livestream here.
Andrew Peterson’s The Wingfeather Saga
Randy Travis’ version of Labor of Love

KEEP UP WITH RUSSELL:

Sign up for the weekly newsletter where Russell shares thoughtful takes on big questions, offers a Christian perspective on life, and recommends books and music he’s enjoying.
Submit a question for the show at questions@russellmoore.com

Subscribe to the Christianity Today Magazine: Special offer for listeners of The Russell Moore Show: Click here for 25% off a subscription.

“The Russell Moore Show” is a production of Christianity Today
Executive Producer: Clarissa Moll
Host: Russell Moore
Producer: Leslie Thompson
Associate Producer: McKenzie Hill
Senior Producer: Matt Stevens
Audio engineering by Kevin Morris
Video producer: Sam Cedar
Theme Song: “Citizens” by Jon Guerra

Our Latest

Review

This ‘Screwtape for Our Times’ Will Challenge and Confound You

Brad East

The Body of This Death is difficult to classify, difficult to read, and absolutely worth your time.

Should-I-leave-my-church-over-calvinsim-and-arminianism

The Russell Moore Show

Should I Leave My Church Over Calvinism and Arminianism?

Russell answers a listener question about whether a church’s differences over Calvinism and Arminianism mean it’s time to leave his church.

Was Abraham Lincoln a Christian?

Marvin Olasky

In his younger years, Lincoln was a skeptic. But as he aged, he turned toward biblical wisdom—and not only when in the public eye.

Killing People Is Not the Same as Allowing Them to Die

Matthew Loftus

And the church of Jesus Christ has to offer people a better way of thinking about life and dependence if we want to push against the horrors of euthanasia.