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buzzz worthy. . . (Charlotte, NC) – December 20, 2016 – Christmastime would be incomplete without tunes reflective of the holidays. Gospel ensemble Steve Dalton & The Leviticus Singers of Charlotte are adding a new song to the soundtrack of the season with the track, “Jesus Christ Is Born”. The gifted ensemble, who has opened for artists such as Marvin Sapp, John P. Kee and Jonathan Nelson, recently released the seasonal single. The up-tempo song celebrates the birth of the Savior featuring familiar scriptures that detail the miraculous appearance of the Messiah. The song is currently available on  iTunes , Amazon and Google Play and can also be heard on the group’s  website .   The song’s uplifting theme conveys the heart of the leader of the ensemble, Steve Dalton. “The song means WORSHIP to me,” says Dalton. “Scripture says that the angels cried ‘glory to God in the highest’. It also says that when the Magi found him they bowed and worshiped. This song is...

buzzz worthy. . . The Distinguished Gentleman of Gospel croons his way through the holiday season with a special sacred Negro Spiritual  "Mary Had A Baby" .  This gentle Christmas melody is a lyrical story of the birth of our Savior set on a canvas of traditional gospel music. "For me, there is no spiritual more beautiful than Mary Had A Baby," Conrad shares.  "While there are several arrangements of this work, the one on which this recording is based stands alone in the Christmas repertoire!  Dr. Roland Carter's arrangement captures the simple melodic beauty of the Virgin Birth." Conrad brought on  Martin Luther Wardlaw  (of The Wardlaw Brothers) to assist in arranging and producing "Mary Had A Baby" based on the arrangement by Dr. Roland Carter, Professor Emeritus, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.   "Sacred Christmas music is special because it recounts and celebrates the birth of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ,...

buzzz worthy. . . Christmas classic "Silent Night" has never been sung like this before!  Legendary a capella group, Sweet Honey  in the Rock has recorded it as their first holiday record .     ( New York, NY) -- Grammy Award-nominated and globally revered   a cappella ensemble, SWEET HONEY IN THE ROCK has released an inspired version of the classic Christmas carol, "SILENT NIGHT," their first commercial holiday single ever on CDBaby.com. Sweet Honey will be debuting the song live on their current run of seasonal performances this month entitled, SWEET HONEY IN THE ROCK: CELEBRATING THE HOLYDAYS. Their holiday run will also cap the year-long celebration of their 40th Anniversary which finishes at the end of this year.   The group rushed into the studio to record last week after hearing a new arrangement of the popular Christmas carol that was written by Carol Maillard, one of its founding members. "It's a favorite of our Holyd...

(Los Angeles, CA) “Emmanuel” - one of the top selling gospel Christmas CDs of all-time - is now available in stores everywhere. Featuring the #1 hit single “Emmanuel”, Norman Hutchins & JDI Christmas is distributed worldwide by JDI Records/Universal Music Group. A Year-Round song geared not just for Christmas, Ebony Magazine says “Emmanuel is our favorite Christmas/365 days of the year song!” Featuring JDI Records’ stellar roster of artists - Norman Hutchins, James Roberson, DeNetria “Aretha” Champ, etc - plus special guest Nikki Potts of the Kurt Carr Singers, “Emmanuel” is a Year-Round classic! JDI/Universal Music Group Available on CD, Songbook, and Sing-Along Performance Tracks: http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/normanhutchins3