Artist, songwriter, and author Amber O’Brien has officially released her new Christmas project, BEHOLD: The Gift, available now on all major digital streaming platforms. Serving as the first installment of The BEHOLD Project, the seven-song album offers a cinematic, multi-perspective retelling of the Nativity story designed to help a new generation rediscover the wonder of the season ahead of Advent.

Produced and co-written by acclaimed producer Sal Oliveri (Chris Stapleton, P!nk, Kathie Lee Gifford, Danny Gokey) and created alongside musician and songwriter Todd Harrison Twining, BEHOLD: The Gift brings together an impressive cast of vocalists and studio talent. The project features Vanessa Campagna (“Waymaker”) as Mary and The Voice alum Carlos Santiago as Joseph, backed by a premier ensemble of session players and the Nashville Recording Orchestra.

The inspiration for the project came unexpectedly while O’Brien was holding her infant grandson, Gideon. Overwhelmed by the realization that Mary had literally held Heaven in her arms, O’Brien penned a poem for her book, Love. Always. Wins., imagining Mary holding Jesus for the very first time. A melody soon followed—becoming the track “All Will Be Made Right”—and sparked a collaboration with Twining, whose background in Jewish Studies and biblical knowledge paired naturally with O’Brien’s poetic and evangelical heart. With Oliveri stepping in to guide the production, the creative trio shaped a seven-track journey chronicling the love story of Mary and Joseph, the birth of Jesus, the flight into Egypt, and His dedication in Jerusalem.

To help families bring the music’s message into their homes throughout Advent, O’Brien is offering a free devotional to accompany each of the seven songs for those who join her email community on her official website. Listeners who sign up will also receive first updates on the project’s second chapter, BEHOLD: The Giver, slated for release in Spring 2027, which will follow Jesus from His childhood in Nazareth and the wedding at Cana to the Cross and the Resurrection.

Stream BEHOLD: The Gift today wherever you listen to music, and visit O’Brien’s official website to access the free Advent devotional series.