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Diamond Rio Has New Deal and Christmas CD
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8/30/2007
Stephen L. Betts
Diamond Rio has signed with Word Records, a Christian music label. They’re slated to release their first Christmas album, A Diamond Rio Christmas: The Star Still Shines, on Oct. 9. The album will feature classic holiday songs along with the original title track.
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The Victorian era was a golden age in the history of Christmas. And nothing is more Victorian than the Christmas tree. That is the subject of this article found at Victoriana.com.
There’s something phony about Christmas trees these days. I’m not talking about artificial trees because even folks living in lands absent of pine trees [...]

The other day the Coterie Theatre had the feel of an old Hollywood soundstage.
In a room backstage Harry Connick Jr. was writing new music on an electronic keyboard hooked to his laptop and cueing printouts for musical director Molly Jessup, who was at an upright piano in the theater leading a cast through the [...]

Time to fire up the 400 disc DVD player, and watch the first request movie for review, Christmas with the Kranks. The first thing I will point out is that this DVD does allow you to pick widescreen or full screen for your viewing pleasure. The second is that I have never read the book Skipping Christmas so I will not be able to comment on similarities and differences…

MGM will release Pink Panther’s Pink Christmas, a single disc release featuring 81-minutes of Pink Panther including “Pink Christmas”. The price will range from about $10 at discounters to $15 at full MSRP. The disc will be released on November 6th, 2007.  
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On September 25, Time-Life Music and BET J will jointly present “Love’s Holiday: A Gospel Christmas.” The CD features several big-name artists: Whitney Houston, Cristina Aguilera, Mary Mary, Alicia Keys, Gladys Knight and Patti LaBelle, to name just a few.
The fourteen-track compilation features both traditional and new gospel-inspired Christmas recordings by both established [...]

There’s room at this inn: The Inn at Christmas Place, an entirely Christmas themed hotel, claims to be four-star and full of old world charm.  
Draped with red bows and garland, The Inn at Christmas Place  puts you in the holiday mood the moment you arrive. The lobby features a gigantic Christmas Tree, a [...]

Mannheim Steamroller solicited ideas from fans in selecting a favorite Christmas tune to be showcased on their newest Christmas CD. The winner? The Christmas Song. On October 9th, 2007 the Steamroller will release The Christmas Song CD featuring a surprise guest vocalist.
Announcement of the new CD was followed with a promise that the 2007 holiday [...]