Christmas with the Gettys

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ATLANTA (BP) — December is an especially busy time for Christian music artists Keith and Kristyn Getty. The couple, known for the modern hymn “In Christ Alone,” have been in the midst of their eighth annual Christmas tour. But Keith was quick to downplay the couple’s hectic schedule just a few hours before the tour’s opening concert.

“Are you kidding, my kids are at the aquarium. This an off day,” Keith said with a hearty laugh and a slap of the knees as he fielded a few questions from Baptist Press in Atlanta.

Getty discussed a range of topics that included their tour, Billy Graham, his favorite hymn writer, writing a song for Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, next month’s Evangelicals For Life event, and where churches are going wrong with music…