IT’S BEGINNING TO LOOK A LOT LIKE CHRISTMAS FOR TOBY KEITH
10/17/07
“A Toby Keith Classic Christmas,” Featuring Special Guest Jewel,
Premieres November 24 on CMT
NASHVILLE – October 17, 2007 – Holiday classics take center stage for the one-hour holiday special, A TOBY KEITH CLASSIC CHRISTMAS, premiering Saturday, November 24 at 10:00-11:00 p.m., ET/PT on CMT. Singing yuletide favorites in front of an intimate Nashville audience, superstar Toby Keith delivers a scaled down performance reminiscent of a family gathering with a visit from special guest, Jewel.
Featuring stirring renditions of popular favorites, A TOBY KEITH CLASSIC CHRISTMAS includes “Winter Wonderland”, “I’ll Be Home For Christmas,” “Little Drummer Boy” and “The First Noel.” Keith and Jewel collaborate together on “The Christmas Song” and give a rousing performance of the spiritual “Go Tell It On the Mountain.”
Multi-platinum singer/songwriter Toby Keith has yielded five No. 1 albums in his career and recently marked 23 No. 1 singles with his latest chart-topper, “Love Me If You Can.” Keith’s new two-disc set, A Classic Christmas, in stores now, is the hitmaker’s first Christmas album in 10 years. The 20-track album features songs performed in A TOBY KEITH CLASSIC CHRISTMAS as well as other holiday classics.
A Toby Keith Classic Christmas is produced by John Small and Don Lepore of Picture Vision Pictures; Michael Salomon serves as Director. John Hamlin and Margaret Comeaux serve as executive producers for CMT.
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