Due out Oct. 26, the disc features such potential Christmas chestnuts as “Santa’s Disco,” “Fruitcake” and “Jingle Those Bells” (see full tracklist and album trailer below). According to a news release announcing the project, “the response the Superions have received from playing this record for friends has been hysterical laughter.”

Schneider formed the Superions two years ago with keyboardist Noah Brodie and programmer Dan Marshall; the trio previously has released an EP and a limited-edition 12-inch single. As for the new Christmas disc, Schneider writes, “It’s hard to say who our musical influences for this project were, because we don’t want to get sued.”
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Tracklist: The Superions, Destination… Christmas!

1. “Santa’s Disco”
2. “Fruitcake”
3. “Chillin’ at Christmas”
4. “Teddy and Betty Yeti”
5. “Christmas Conga (Jungle Bells)”
6. “Jingle Those Bells”
7. “Under The Tree”
8. “Crummy Christmas Tree”
9. “Laughter At Christmas”
10. “Christmas Tears”
11. “Santa Je t’aime”

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Boyle’s debut, I Dreamed A Dream, sold more than three million copies in the U.S. in just over a month after being released late last November, making her follow-up a very big deal within the music industry. What do you think of this report? Would you buy a Susan Boyle Christmas album?

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The 2010 Twelve Days of Christmas jaunt will kick off in Florida on December 8, with the Ryman dates on December 21 and 22 to wrap things up.

Gill called the holiday tours “our favorites,” and his wife is similarly stoked.

“Christmas audiences are special,” Grant said in a statement. “They tend to involve the whole family, and their emotions are a wonderful mix of anticipation and reverence. It’s a thrilling experience for both of us.”

Fans can expect a mix of Christmas chestnuts and both artists’ hits. Ticket and on-sale date info as soon as we have it.

Check out the full run of Twelve Days of Christmas tourdates after the jump.

Vince Gill and Amy Grant Twelve Days of Christmas tour

Dec. 8 — Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall / Sarasota, FL www.vanwezel.org
Dec. 9 — King Center For The Performing Arts / Melbourne, FL www.kingcenter.com
Dec.10 — Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall / Ft. Myers, FL www.bbmannpah.com
Dec.11 — Ruth Eckerd Hall / Clearwater, FL www.rutheckerdhall.com
Dec.13 — Peace Center For The Performing Arts /Greenville, SC www.peacecenter.org
Dec.14 — Durham Performing Arts Center / Durham, NC www.dpacnc.com/
Dec.17 — Crown Theatre / Fayetteville, NC www.crowncoliseum.com
Dec.18 — War Memorial Auditorium / Greensboro, NC www.greensborocoliseum.com
Dec.19 — Cabarrus Arena / Concord, NC www.cabarrusarena.com
Dec.20 — Fox Theatre / Atlanta, GA www.foxtheatre.org
Dec.21 — Ryman Auditorium / Nashville, TN www.ryman.com
Dec.22 — Ryman Auditorium / Nashville, TN www.ryman.com

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And now, the reality star and her eight children are in talks to produce a holiday album that consists of Gosselin’s favorite religious classics.

According to Popeater.com, Kate is pitching a CD of holiday songs sung by herself and all her children. Gosselin sees herself as a modern day Maria from The Sound of Music. Although, this time, the family singers won’t be the Von Trap family; they will be the Gosselins.

If produced, Gosselin will not be the first reality star to produce an album. Three of the women from the Bravo’s Real Housewives franchise have released music. Not to mention that Jessica Simpson, at the height of her reality show career, released a Christmas CD where she sang “The Little Drummer Boy” in a duet with her younger sister, Ashlee.

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McPhee will be releasing a Christmas album for the holiday season this winter and one of the tracks, she reveals, will be “Oh Holy Night.”

No word on whether McPhee will do Christmas as a blonde or a brunette.
 

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Ozzy even hinted that there will be a TV special component to the Christmas album.

Sharon Osbourne, Ozzy’s wife-a-ger, told the publication that she’s discussed the idea with Ozzy and that “he’s trying to forget it actually exists.”

The Ozzman’s publicists could not confirm or deny that these plans are solidly in the works.

Thanks for the report to Noisecreep.com.

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NEW YORK, May 7 (UPI) — The 1990s U.S. pop trio Wilson Phillips is working on its first Christmas album, which is to be released in October, Sony Masterworks said Friday.

Comprised of Chynna Phillips, Carnie Wilson and Wendy Wilson, the female singing group is best known for its hits “Hold On,” “Release Me” and “You’re in Love.”

The three are reuniting with their original music producer, Glen Ballard,on the Christmas-themed album.

Ballard co-wrote Michael Jackson’s hit single “Man in the Mirror” and produced Alanis Morissette’s “Jagged Little Pill” album. He was also the main producer behind Wilson Phillips’ self-titled 1990 debut album, which sold more than 10 million copies worldwide.

“Reuniting Wilson Phillips with the multitalented pop producer and songwriter Glen Ballard on an album featuring Christmas favorites and newly written songs is certain to become a holiday classic,” Alex Miller, senior vice president and general manager of Sony Masterworks, said in a statement.

The trio is also expected to announce tour dates in the near future, the act’s record label said.

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“Reuniting Wilson Phillips with the multi-talented pop producer and songwriter Glen Ballard on an album featuring Christmas favorites and newly written songs is certain to become a holiday classic,” states Alex Miller, Sr. Vice President & General Manager  of Sony MASTERWORKS.

At a different stage in all of their lives, the trio of Wilson Phillips is excited to finally be back together and musically share the joy, love and happiness of the holiday season not only with their families, but with their fans too. As one of the most popular 90’s female pop group, the Wilson Phillips Christmas album is sure to be one of the most buzzed about albums of the 2010 holiday season featuring 15 classic Christmas songs including “White Christmas,” “Santa Claus is Coming to Town,” “Winter Wonderland,” “The Christmas Song,” and many more.  There will also be a few new Holiday songs on the album that Wilson Phillips and Glen Ballard are writing together.

In anticipation for the release of their upcoming Christmas album, Wilson Phillips performed live on Wednesday, May 5th, 2010 in San Antonio, TX at Hyatt Regency Hotel and will also be announcing more upcoming tour dates in the near future.

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Originally issued on CD in 2008, A NEW THOUGHT FOR CHRISTMAS will now be re-launched as a two-disc set – with a bonus live DVD of Melissa and her band performing all the songs from the album. A NEW THOUGHT FOR CHRISTMAS: DELUXE EDITION will arrive in the physical and digital marketplace October 27th on Island Records.

Melissa Etheridge has been a core Island Records artist since the release of her critically-acclaimed eponymous RIAA double-platinum debut album of 1988. For several years, Melissa’s popularity built around such memorable songs as “Bring Me Some Water” (from her debut), “No Souvenirs” (from 1989’s 1989’s Brave And Crazy) and “Ain’t It Heavy” (from 1992’s Never Enough), for which she won her first Grammy for Best Female Rock Vocal.

Melissa hit her commercial and artistic stride with her fourth album, 1993’s Yes I Am, featuring the massive hits “I’m the Only One” and “Come to My Window,” a searing song of longing that brought her second Grammy. The album went six times platinum and spent more than two and a half years on the album chart. In 1995, she issued her highest charting album, Your Little Secret (#6 on the Billboard Top 200), which included the hit single, “I Want to Come Over.” Her astounding success led Melissa to receive the Songwriter of the Year honor at the ASCAP Pop Awards in 1996, and the Academy Award© for Best Original Song for “I Need To Wake Up” in 2007.

Melissa has made a number of high profile television and public appearances in September as ambassador for “Pinktober” 2009 Breast Cancer Awareness Month. She is currently recording a new studio album planned for release early next year.

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News of the reunion between Dupri and Carey broke a few weeks ago, when the two engaged in a suggestive tweet exchange. The announcement came not long after Carey had decided to end work on her ‘Angel’s Advocate’ remix album, which pulled songs from her 2009 ‘Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel.’

Although it’s still to early to speculate about what the inside of the still-untitled album might sound like, we do now have a better idea of what the outside might look like. As the BoomBox reported this week, Carey is currently shooting the album cover for her new album, with the help of renowned (and controversial) photographer David LaChappelle.

In an interview with The Times, the photographer said that the new album cover will feature a graffiti skyline, a “hideous” silver tree, and fake reindeer. As LaChappelle says, “Mariah wanted real ones. Flown from Nebraska. Can you imagine, real reindeer?”

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The album, titled, Angels Advocate, was set for release on March 30, 2010. But her record company has reportedly pulled the plug on the album.

Even though the album won’t see a proper release, according to Mariah Daily Journal, “It won’t go to waste”.

Her team has said this in a statement, “We are looking to go possibly to another studio album or Christmas album. The decision hasn’t been totally made yet. It’s a creative process that cannot be rushed.”

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On the heels of the highly anticipated CD, Andrea is gearing up for a special string of holiday concerts in the U.S., kicking off in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida on November 28th. Additional stateside promotional activities around the release of My Christmas will also include high-profile TV appearances, as well as the stunningly beautiful Public Television special of the same name, airing nationally this holiday season.

Tour dates include:

November 28 — Bank Atlantic Center, Ft Lauderdale, FL
December 3 — Air Canada Center, Toronto, Canada
December 5 — IZOD Center, East Rutherford, NJ
December 10 — SaveMart Center, Fresno, CA
December 12 — MGM Grand, Las Vegas, NV
December 13 —  Honda Center, Anaheim, CA

Andrea’s heart-warming new CD, coupled with his special live concerts are destined to make My Christmas the ultimate holiday musical event of the year. Both will feature traditional carols and favorites in English, with a few
selections also featuring Italian and German. The lush, beautiful arrangements and Andrea’s unmistakable vocals both on disc and on stage are unmatched. With one of the world’s most recognizable voices in music, Andrea Bocelli
continues to defy categorization, age barriers and labels of all kinds. A global household name, he has sold over 60 millions albums to date.

My Christmas Tracklisting:
1. WHITE CHRISTMAS/BIANCO NATALE
2. ANGELS WE HAVE HEARD ON HIGH
3. SANTA CLAUS IS COMING TO TOWN
4. THE CHRISTMAS SONG with Natalie Cole
5. THE LORD’S PRAYER with The Mormon Tabernacle Choir
6. WHAT CHILD IS THIS with Mary J. Blige
7. ADESTE FIDELIS
8. TANNENBAUM
9. JINGLE BELLS featuring THE MUPPETS
10. SILENT NIGHT
11. BLUE CHRISTMAS with Reba McEntire
12. CANTIQUE DE NOEL
13. CARO GESU’ BAMBINO
14. I BELIEVE with Katherine Jenkins
15. GOD BLESS US EVERYONE

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In other news, Straight No Chaser has announced plans to release “CHRISTMAS CHEERS,” a new full-length holiday album this fall. The release will feature a new batch of holiday classics reworked in Straight No Chaser’s inventive and original style. Next week, the group will perform some of these new arrangements in a live concert set to air on PBS this holiday season as part of the PBS December Pledge Drive. More details on the album and PBS concert coming soon.

Straight No Chaser recently released “SIX PACK,” an EP of six non-holiday cover songs ranging from “Rehab” to a medley of “I’m Yours” and “Over The Rainbow.” The physical and digital EP can be ordered exclusively through the group’s website, www.sncmusic.com.

Taking off from the runaway success of “The 12 Days Of Christmas,” “HOLIDAY SPIRITS” saw Straight No Chaser re-energizing holiday classics such as “The Christmas Song,” “Silent Night,” and “Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)” with their captivating and powerful vocal arrangements. Fueled by appearances on “ABC World News Tonight,” “CNN Headline News,” and the “Today” show, among others, the album spent 14 days in the #1 slot on Amazon, and 5 days at the top spot overall on iTunes. The group’s now famous version of “The 12 Days of Christmas” peaked in the top 10 on the Christmas radio chart and reached the top 15 at Hot AC. On their first-ever headline tour in December 2008, Straight No Chaser sold out shows across the country.

Founded at Indiana University in the fall of 1996, Straight No Chaser’s goal was to expand the boundaries of the traditional college a cappella group. From the start, they viewed themselves more like a local band that just happened to use their voices as their instruments. As original member Randy Stine comments, “We take the music very seriously; we just don’t take ourselves too seriously.” In the process, they are reinventing the idea of a cappella on the modern pop landscape.

The 10-man group performed at campus events and sorority functions, and soon found themselves headlining their own concerts. Within two years, Straight No Chaser was touring nationally. They opened for artists like Lou Rawls, performed at Chicago Cubs and White Sox games, and blew away a sold-out Carnegie Hall crowd at the National Championship of Collegiate A Cappella.

In 1999, the graduating members of Straight No Chaser chose their replacements, ensuring that the new tradition they had created would continue on with successive generations of IU undergrads. Then, in 2006, the unexpected happened — Indiana University decided to host a reunion concert for the original members. In honor of the event, Randy Stine posted footage from one of their 1998 concerts online.

To the group’s surprise, Straight No Chaser’s version of “The 12 Days of Christmas” — interpolating Toto’s “Africa” — became the hottest viral video of the holiday season, eventually receiving more than 10 million views online. Among those millions of viewers was Atlantic Records Chairman/CEO Craig Kallman, who tracked the group down and promptly signed them to the label.

The birth of Straight No Chaser’s second life is a story of talent, drive, and some very good luck. But their goal remains the same as it was back in their college days. As Stine says, “We want the audience to not miss the instruments, be surprised by what we’re doing, and in the end, appreciate the songs in a whole new way.”

For up-to-the-minute news and information, visit www.sncmusic.com, and www.myspace.com/sncmusic.

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STRAIGHT NO CHASER
ON TOUR FALL/WINTER 2009
Tickets on-sale Aug. 14 unless otherwise noted by *
Additional dates to be announced soon.

SEPTEMBER
24 Bloomington, IL Bloomington Center for the Performing Arts
25 Wabash, IN Honeywell Center
26 Elyria, OH Stocker Arts Center

OCTOBER
23 Klamath Falls, OR Ross Ragland Theater
25 Eugene, OR Hult Center for the Performing Arts
26 Vancouver, BC The Clutch
27 Portland, OR Aladdin Theater
29 Medford, OR Craterion Performances
30 Napa, CA Napa Valley Opera House

NOVEMBER
5 Ridgefield, CT Ridgefield Playhouse
7 Milwaukee, WI Potawatomi Casino* (on-sale date TBD)
8 Minneapolis, MN Fine Line Music Café
11 Toronto, ON Queen Elizabeth Theatre* (on-sale Aug. 21)
12 Belleville, ON Empire Theatre* (on-sale Aug. 21)
13 Montreal, PQ Cabaret Juste Pour Rire* (on-sale Aug. 21)
14 Schenectady, NY Proctors Theatre
15 Buffalo, NY University at Buffalo Arts Center
18 Atlanta, GA Center Stage
22 Bel Air, MD Amoss Center
27 Seattle, WA Nordstrom Recital Hall
28 San Francisco, CA Palace of Fine Arts Theatre* (on-sale Aug. 23)
29 Los Angeles, CA Wiltern Theatre* (on-sale Aug. 23)

DECEMBER
1 Canton, OH Palace Theatre
3 Louisville, KY Brown Theatre
4 Piqua, OH Edison Community College
5 Indianapolis, IN The Murat Centre
6 Royal Oak, MI Royal Oak Music Theatre
8 Iowa City, IA University of Iowa, Hancher Auditorium
9 Arkansas City, KS Cowley College
10 Bartlesville, OK Bartlesville Community Center
11 Junction City, KS C.L. Hoover Opera House
12 Lawrence, KS Lied Center
13 Chicago, IL Park West
15 St. Louis, MO Harrah’s VooDoo Lounge
17 New York, NY Nokia Theatre Times Square
18 Glenside, PA Keswick Theatre
19 Boston, MA Berklee Performance Theatre
21 Alexandria, VA Birchmere
22 Alexandria, VA Birchmere
23 Raleigh, NC Progress Energy Performing Arts Center

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The album’s title cut, “A Cherry Cherry Christmas,” reportedly is filled with references to many of Diamond’s greatest hits. The song was newly written and recorded by Diamond specifically for the 2009 holiday season.
Among the album’s classic tracks will be Diamond’s take on “Amazing Grace,” as well as his renditions of holiday standards including “Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas,” “White Christmas,” “Jingle Bell Rock,” “Joy to the World” and a medley of “Deck The Halls/We Wish You A Merry Christmas.”

The Grammy Award-winning Rock and Roll Hall of Famer, who has sold more than 125 million albums worldwide, was recently named the 2009 MusiCares Person of the Year.

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Now That’s What I Call A Country Christmas

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The NOW That’s What I Call Music! series is a joint venture from EMI Music North America, Sony Music Entertainment, and Universal Music Group. To date, the NOW series has generated sales of over 200 million albums worldwide, and has sold 73 million copies in the United States.

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Susan Boyle is to appear in a Christmas TV special according to reports. The Scottish singer was runner-up in this year’s Britain’s Got Talent.

It has been rumoured that Susan will perform in front of celebrities for a festive “An Audience with Susan Boyle”.

The 48-year-old will sing tracks from her debut album, according to the News of the World.

Susan will also talk about her life before and after winning the talent contest in an hour-long show.

The programme is being tipped as ITV’s biggest winner in the Christmas ratings battle.

A source told the newspaper: “Everyone is really excited about the show.

“With the huge worldwide appeal of Susan, the show could be screened right across the globe and potentially be one of the biggest ratings successes for ITV ever.”

Susan’s debut album is expected to go straight in at number one with the advance sales alone.

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The one-hour special, which will take place in Hudson’s hometown of Chicago, will follow the star as she “relives her childhood Christmases with musical performances shot on location at the small neighborhood church where she brought the congregation to its feet week after week; the music academy where she studied; and other Chicago sites,” ABC said in a press release.

Hudson will also visit with family and “childhood friends and others whose influences have been instrumental in her rise from humble beginnings to Hollywood stardom.”

“I am thrilled that Jennifer chose ABC to be the home for her very first holiday special,” said Vicki Dummer, senior vice president, Alternative Series, Specials and Late-Night, ABC Entertainment Group. “I can’t wait to hear her take on Christmas classics as we discover what she loves about her hometown of Chicago.”

No specific airdate or time has been announced yet for the special.

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That’s right — on Diamond’s upcoming ‘A Cherry, Cherry Christmas,’ the singer rocks a pretty hilarious and dead-on cover of Sandler’s ‘The Chanukah Song,’ the actor-comedian’s list of famous Jews that features such witticisms as “Paul Newman’s half Jewish, Goldie Hawn’s half too/put them together, what a fine-looking Jew.” Diamond even addresses the dearth of Chanukah songs at the beginning of his version, saying, “There are so many beautiful Christmas songs around and so few Chanukah songs, so I thought we’d try this one for you.”

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