Here’s the next instalment of “Sunday News Roundup”, this time a special supersized edition from the 8th til the 21st December. Enjoy reading the scoop on the latest news, and be sure to check out Sunday News Roundup again in 2015 as we take a break!

• Throughout the past couple of weeks there have been plenty of music videos that have released. The Katinas (“O Holy Night”), Family Force 5 (“Sweep The Leg“), Ginny Owens (“In The Bleak Midwinter”), All Things New (“Why Can’t It Be Christmas All Year?”), V Rose (“No Better U”), Rhett Walker Band (“Redneck Christmas” and “Jingle Bells”), Derek Minor (“Party People”), Misty Edwards (“Little Bird”), Shuree (“My Kind Of Christmas”), Mark Schultz (“Different Kind Of Christmas”), Crowder (“Ain’t No Grave” and “This I Know”), Lecrae (“Say I Won’t”), Needtobreathe (“More Heart, Less Attack”), and A Jesus Church (“Realms Of Glory”) all released over the past 14 days; what do you think of these videos?
• Apart from music videos, there are lyric videos and audio slides as well that premiered. Relient K (“Be My Escape”), Jamie Grace (“Born Tonight”), Phil Wickham (“Glory”), Jamie Jamgochian (“12 Days Of Christmas (How I Long To Sing)”), Rapture Ruckus (“Volcano”), Mat Kearney (“Just Kids”), Jeremy Camp (“Living Word”) and Fireflight (“Resuscitate”) all premiered new songs and videos; what do you think of them?
• Ex-Hawk Nelson frontman Jason Dunn is launching a new fan funded project for Lights Go Down’s debut EP; are you going to support the record?
• Time for TV news! There were updates and casting announcements for the new shows Scream Queens, Roadies, Titans, Kryton, Atlanta, Recovery Road, Dark Matter, Mr Robot and American Crime Story; while the cult classic Smash may be going to Broadway soon. Keifer Sutherland is unsure about his role in future 24 seasons, and while Broadchurch season 2 is starting in 2015, the American counterpart Gracepoint was cancelled after 1 season. USA’s Playing House and Syfy’s Continuum were both renewed, as well as Rizzoli and Isles. The press release and trailer for Orphan Black season 3 was also shown this past couple of weeks, and we also learned about familiar faces returning to The Mentalist and a Shield/Avengers crossover. And NBC announced their midseason schedule as well- what do you think of the news ad which excites you the most?
• TV/movie news part 2! The Sundance Film Festival has announced their line-up for 2015, while the plot for Finding Dory has been revealed, as well as details about Captain America 3. The nominees for the 2015 Golden Globe Awards have also been unveiled, as well as a new trailer for the MTV show Eye Candy, premiering in 2015. The company Sega has been hard at work developing movies from their games, while Ewan McGregor has been cast as Jesus and Satan in a controversial new ‘Biblical’ movie about an imagined part in the New Testament. While Showtime is now available to stream on X-Box, and Hulu has announced a multiyear new streaming concept; we also found out the top selling TV shows on iTunes. There were also a trio of articles about the 4^th season of Once Upon A Time! Who’s excited for new shows and movies in 2015?
• 2014 has been a big year for TV, check out the biggest moments in many TV shows!
• Want to buy a limited edition guitar from Jamie Grace? Then take a look here and enter into this competition!
• A couple of Trip Lee’s songs have been remixed in this documentary about producer Gawvi (who produced Rise); check it out!
• There’s only a few days to go, but catch Rend Collective’s new Christmas album streaming in full on New Release Tuesday! Enjoy!
• Longing to hear Christmas music? Check out the KLove Christmas player here!
• New albums and album announcements galore! Check out news about Kevin Max’s new Pledge Music Campaign for Broken Temples; and press releases for new projects from Jamie Grace, Bethel Music, Brittany Jester, Mark Schultz and Michael W Smith’s already released Christmas album! Chris Rice, Sixteen Cities, Kerrie Roberts, Nichole Nordeman, The Vespers and Mat Kearney also have new projects in the works, though Silverline have called it quits on their recording career. Melissa Greene, formerly of Avalon, has joined a new group called Timothy’s Gift, and you can expect new music from them in 2015 as well. Which new album are you excited for?
• Check out this powerful article about Spotify, then read Indievisionmusic’s poll about how we acquire our music! How truthfully can you answer that question without creating controversy?
• Third Day is embarking on the Soul On Fire Tour during the first half of 2014, and 1 Girl Nation is touring as well in support of their Christmas album and their upcoming new studio album releasing in April 2015; who’s excited for both these tours?