Merry Christmas Radio

These days, actor turned drummer Billy Bob Thornton is busy with his new band the Boxmasters, touring in support of their debut double album. The actor is nothing if not prolific as a songwriter, as his three-man group’s 2009 follow-up is already essentially done and a separate Christmas album is in the works. The [...]

(HearitFirst) – The CD showcases a wide variety of Christmas classics done “pureNRG style” and features such favorites as “All I Want For Christmas,” “Jingle Bell Rock,” and “Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree.” The group once again teams up with producers Rob Hawkins and Mark Hammond, who produced their self-titled debut and the latest [...]

I know it’s only June, but December will be here before you know it, and thank goodness for that because Ledisi has a musical treat on the horizon to bring us all good tidings of joy. Sunday evening on the final night of the three-day Capital Jazz Festival, Ledisi headlined the secondary stage and [...]

In 2008, Tommy James’ long awaited Christmas album “I Love Christmas” will be released. The title track is already on thousands of radio Christmas playlists and a new single from the album; IT’S CHRISTMAS AGAIN, featuring the original Shondells: Mike Vale, Eddie Gray, and Ronnie Rossman, will be released to radio this Christmas season. Also in production [...]

Jazz icon AL JARREAU has scored a first – he’s announced plans to record a Christmas album in February (08). The singer recently released a Love Songs collection timed for St. Valentine’s Day (14Feb08), but he already has his sights on a bigger holiday. He’s planning to record standards like White Christmas and Joy [...]

Nashville, TN (July 7, 2008) – “The King of Country Music” George Strait will brighten this year’s holiday season with his album, Classic Christmas, to be released October 7. The album’s ten traditional holiday songs are Strait’s personal favorites and they were recorded with the Texas Troubadour’s own country flare.
Songs on the CD [...]

Sheryl Crow is following in the footsteps of Barry Manilow, George Straight and James Taylor in producing a Christmas CD marketed by Hallmark in 2008. These CDs are typically offered as an exclusive in Hallmark stores for one year before being repackaged for general distribution.
“I had been wanting to do this for awhile, [...]