After a decade of music featuring nine acclaimed recordings that have sold over 1.5 Million copies, sixstepsrecords will release 30 songs that celebrate the Passion journey, The Best Of Passion [so far], Dec. 26. Some of the best-loved, most sung songs in the world have been birthed by the Passion movement, championed by college students and sung by millions each Sunday in worship services throughout the world.

The tenth Passion project, The Best Of Passion [so far], features 11 of the top 50 and 22 of the top 500 CCLI songs. The two-CD set also includes 10 Top 10 radio hits and six No. 1 songs: “How Great Is Our God,” “Blessed Be Your Name,” “Indescribable,” “All Over The World,” “You Are My King” and “Holy Is The Lord.” Combining the amazing voices and songwriting of Chris Tomlin, David Crowder Band, Charlie Hall, Matt Redman and more, all of the tracks were recorded live at Passion gatherings and in front of as many as 40,000 college students at one time.

Opening with the never-before released version of David Crowder singing “Come And Listen” from the first night at Passion 06, disc one recaptures glimpses of Passion's early years from Passion '98 in Austin through the 2001 Passion Experience Tour. Disc two opens with songs from OneDay 03 and tracks Passion’s recent history. The disc closes with the project's second new bonus track never before featured on an audio CD: Shelley Nirider singing “Jesus, Lover Of My Soul,” which closed the OneDay gathering in Memphis. The project also includes Chris Tomlin singing “The Wonderful Cross,” formerly only available as an iTunes exclusive. (See full, 30-song track list below)

“As we set out on this Passion journey, recording live worship CDs wasn’t at the top of our priority list,” said Passion founder Louie Giglio. “Honestly, we were all a little stunned, and still are, as the soundtrack of Passion’s wave has continued to circle the globe. While we are symbiotically linked to the songs, our compelling vision stretches beyond music alone as we long to see this collegiate generation – 132 million strong around the globe – awaken to the greatness and goodness of the risen Christ.”

“It was a tough call trying to shrink Passion's musical history onto two CDs, but the result is an amazing collection than spans over a decade of Passion gatherings,” continues Giglio. “The music you’re holding is the result of a massive collaboration of gifted people, all pouring their energy into the process.”

The Best Of Passion [so far] track list follows:

Disc One:

1. Come And Listen – David Crowder Band
2. You Alone – Sam Perry
3. His Renown – Christy Nockels
4. You’re Worthy Of My Praise – Charlie Hall
5. You Are My King (Amazing Love) – Christy Nockels
6. Better Is One Day – Charlie Hall
7. Did You Feel The Mountains Tremble? – Matt Redman
8. Salvation – Charlie Hall
9. Grace Flows Down – Christy Nockels
10. We Fall Down – Chris Tomlin
11. Our Love Is Loud – David Crowder Band
12. Enough – Chris Tomlin
13. Famous One – Chris Tomlin
14. Blessed Be The Name – Matt Redman
15. How Great Thou Art – Charlie Hall

Disc Two:

1. Holy Is The Lord – Chris Tomlin
2. O Praise Him (All This For A King) – David Crowder Band
3. Sing To The King – Candi Pearson
4. Take My Life (And Let It Be) – Chris Tomlin
5. No One Like You – David Crowder Band
6. Marvelous Light – Charlie Hall
7. How Great Is Our God – Chris Tomlin
8. Here Is Our King – David Crowder Band
9. Indescribable – Chris Tomlin
10. All Over The World – Matt Redman
11. You Never Let Go – Matt Redman
12. Jesus Paid It All – Kristian Stanfill
13. You Are My Joy – David Crowder Band
14. Glorious – Chris Tomlin
15. Jesus Lover Of My Soul – Shelley Nirider

The next conference Passion is hosting will be Passion 07, a four-day indoor gathering in Atlanta for college students from around the nation and world January 1 – 4, 2007. More than 20,000 students are expected from all across the USA and internationally, with 24 countries already represented, including Afghanistan, Japan, Poland, South Korea, Malaysia, South Africa, Romania, Australia, Slovakia, Brazil, Ukraine and Ireland. Registration information, schedule and conference details can be found at www.268generation.com