Kenny Rogers Christmas & Hits:
The Holiday Tradition Continues…
NASHVILLE, TN (Nov. 19, 2012) — Grammy Award-winning music legend Kenny Rogers will celebrate the 31st Anniversary of his Christmas & Hits Tour in 2012 with a festive show featuring live performances of holiday classics and his biggest hits. The one-of-a-kind vocalist and entertainer will perform at venues across America, once again joined by special guest Billy Dean, beginning on November 23rd in Catoosa, Oklahoma and wrapping December 23rd in Westbury, New York.
Rogers is known for creating an inviting atmosphere with his Christmas & Hits Tour, which consistently receives rave reviews and has become a holiday tradition in its own right since its start 31 years ago. The Christmas portion of this year’s inviting set will include heartfelt performances of traditional and original songs such as White Christmas, Silent Night, Joy To The World, and Mary, Did You Know. Local choirs and children will have an opportunity to showcase their talents, having once again been chosen to perform with Rogers in each city of the tour. Rogers will sing many of his timeless classics in the Hits segment of the show, including Lady, The Gambler, Islands In The Stream, Daytime Friends, Lucille, Ruby, Don’t Take Your Love To Town, She Believes In Me, Coward Of The County, Through The Years, and several more.
For more than half a century, Kenny Rogers, with his unique storytelling ability and soulful voice, has thrived as a singer, musician and showman on the international music scene. A beloved, universally known icon of American entertainment, Rogers has recorded some of the most revered music around the world. He has more than 65 albums to his credit and has sold more than 120 million albums worldwide, ranking him #8 on the R.I.A.A.’s list of Top Selling Male Artists of All Time. Rogers is the only artist to chart a record within each of the last seven decades. He has received countless honors, including three Grammy Awards, five Country Music Association Awards, eighteen American Music Awards, eight Academy of Country Music Awards and eleven People’s Choice Awards.
Rogers’ recently released his first autobiography titled Luck Or Something Like It which immediately became a New York Times Best Seller. In addition, Gaither Music Group has recently released two albums by Rogers in time for the holidays: Amazing Grace and Christmas Live! – the latter featuring performances captured on his Christmas and Hits Tour.
Rogers’ performances on his 2012 World Tour have generated rave reviews, including his hit-packed sets to overflowing crowds at the Bonnaroo Arts and Music Festival, Stagecoach, and CMA Music Festival, as well a successful sweep through New Zealand, Australia, and Asia. Named the 2012 Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum Artist-in-Residence, Rogers is currently working on a new album for Warner Bros. Records, which is due out in 2013.
2012 Kenny Rogers Christmas & Hits Tour Dates
With Special Guest Billy Dean
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11/23 11/24 11/25 11/26 11/29 11/30 12/01 12/02 12/04 12/05 12/07 12/08 12/10 12/12 12/13 12/14 12/15 12/16 12/19 12/20 12/21 12/22 12/23 |
Catoosa, OK Grand Island, NE Sioux Falls, SD Des Moines, IA Loveland, CO Mescalero, NM Albuquerque, NM Salina, KS Springfield, MO Richmond, KY Baton Rouge, LA Baton Rouge, LA San Antonio, TX Green Bay, WI Detroit, MI Springfield, OH Wabash, IN Prior Lake, MN Englewood, NJ Verona, NY Mashantucket, CT Lynn, MA Westbury, NY |
The Joint Heartland Events Center Washington Pavilion of Arts and Science Civic Center of Greater Des Moines Budweiser Event Center Inn Of The Mountain Gods Resort & Casino Legends Theater Stiefel Theatre For The Performing Arts EKU Center For The Arts O’Reilly Family Event Center L’Auberge Baton Rouge Casino Resort L’Auberge Baton Rouge Casino Resort Majestic Theatre Weidner Center For The Performing Arts Fox Theatre Clark State Performing Arts Center Honeywell Center Mystic Lake Casino Showroom Bergen Performing Arts Center Turning Stone Resort Casino Foxwoods Resort Casino MGM Grand Theater Lynn Memorial Auditorium Theatre at Westbury |
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