Welcome to another joyful episode of the Collide Kids Podcast! Host Christen Clark is joined by the talented Yancy, a worship leader and Dove Award winning children's music artist with a passion for crafting fun, high-quality music for kids. In this festive episode, Yancy talks about her dedication to creating energetic worship songs. She introduces her new Christmas single, "Go Tell It (on the Mountain)," now streaming on all platforms.

The conversation is filled with Christmas cheer, discussing holiday traditions, favorite festive foods like sausage balls and peppermint bark, and her excitement for early Christmas preparations. Yancy shares her musical journey, starting from a summer camp song to focusing on children's worship, with the support of her father's involvement in children's ministry.

And Listen to Episode #13 to hear how Yancy's got started in music!

Stay tuned for the "Kids Only" segment featuring Yancy's son, Rhythm, and his joke. Join us for an episode full of Christmas joy, inspiring stories, and delightful music—perfect for the holiday season!

LINK: yancyministries.com

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**Finding Purpose in Unexpected Paths**: "And I finally got to a place, released my first kid's album back in 2006, and then still didn't even know for sure that was the path God had for me. And as I walked stuff out just the following, like, 18 months or so, just a lot of things in my life changed, and it just became more and more obvious that God was opening up doors for me to do music for kids and for families, and there were people asking me to do that."
— Yancy [00:08:29 → 00:08:56]

"Full Circle Moments": "It's like that my first group of preteens and stuff are all now, you know, married and having kids of their own and working jobs at their first church."
— Yancy [00:09:55 → 00:10:05]

**Passion for Music in Children's Entertainment**: "When I started doing stuff for kids, it didn't mean that I wanted my musical art to be any less. You know? Like, I still want to write songs that have a great catchy pop hook."
— Yancy [00:11:26 → 00:11:41]

"Creating Music for Kids": "Just kinda able to put all those things together, but definitely happy, fun, energetic."
— Yancy [00:13:00 → 00:13:06]

Different Take on Christmas Music: "There is a lot of Christmas music out there that is just maybe a little more reserved or even drab. And, and so, yeah, my, you know, like my Christmas music is super happy."
— Yancy [00:17:12 → 00:17:22]

Christmas Morning Playlist Must-Have: "The track's a party, and I'm excited for all the Collide Kids' podcast listeners to play it with their families and add it to their playlist when they're doing their things in the car or maybe even when they're opening presents on Christmas morning and just have fun singing along with this song that just reminds us that we have a job to do, and that's to tell the story of Jesus."
— Yancy [00:20:52 → 00:21:23]

**Holiday Music Must-Haves**: "Go Tell It will be added to that

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