Showing posts with label Hollywood Christmas Parade. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Hollywood Christmas Parade. Show all posts

Sunday, December 6, 2015

Taylor Hicks Goes "Silent" For The Holidays

TAYLOR HICKS RELEASES NEW 'SILENT NIGHT' SINGLE
IN CELEBRATION OF HOLIDAY SEASON


‘In Your Time’ and ‘Under The Radar’ albums available now
 

Taylor Hicks celebrates the Holiday Season by doing what many other popular artists before him have done. His own version of "Silent Night" - all the popular people are doing it, peer pressure, peer pressure!

Taylor Hicks, the Alabama-bred entertainer who first won over the hearts of America by winning the fifth season of "American Idol," is making a lots of heads (and ears) turn with his inspiring version of a Christmas classic – just in time for the holiday season.

The million-selling recording artist has just released his stirring take on the standard “Silent Night,” which he says is very meaningful to him.

“I remember going to church on Christmas Eve and singing ‘Silent Night’ would just give me chills… All the lights in the church went dark. We would all sing softly together as we lit candles down the aisle. With the Nativity on the altar and being surrounded by my closest friends and family, it really made me feel the true spirit of Christmas – and still does to this day,” Taylor said.

“When we recorded the single a couple months ago, it was well after midnight. The studio was dark and we lit candles to help get us into that same spirit. What we laid down that night was very heartfelt, and I really hope the fans can feel that, too. There’s too much darkness in the world today – and my hope is that this song can shed some light into those dark places."

“Silent Night” has already become the number one streamed song on the weekly PlayMPE Chart for the Christian music format, and is also being worked to pop radio and Holiday-oriented stations. The single is also available digitally through iTunes and Amazon.

The singer is getting himself in the holiday spirit with his appearance in the Hollywood Christmas Parade over Thanksgiving weekend, which will air on December 11 at 8pm ET/PT on the CW Network. He will return to his home state by helping to light the Alabama state capitol tree in Montgomery on Friday, Dec. 4th. Taylor will then lend skiing talents to the Deer Valley Celebrity Skifest (#DVSKIFEST) on CBS December 13.

"One of my favorite things about the holiday season is having the opportunity to give back," said Taylor. "Toys for Tots is a wonderful charity that I look forward to working with every year. There is no better feeling than being able to give back and be a small part of making a child’s Christmas extra special."

As 2015 wraps up for Hicks, the singer can point to a very busy past twelve months. Hard at work on a new album set for release next year, the singer has also seen two of his previous albums released digitally for the first time - 1997’s In Your Time and 2005’s Under The Radar. Hicks has also made his mark on the culinary world as a partner in Saw’s Juke Joint, located in the Birmingham area. The eatery has become one of the most popular restaurants in the region for barbecue.

TAYLOR HICKS ON TOUR:
Dec. 04 Annual State Christmas Tree Lighting / Montgomery, AL
Dec. 13 Celebrity Skifest Competition / CBS Network
Jan. 16 Bartlett Performing Arts Center / Bartlett, TN (SOLD OUT)
Feb. 13 Pastime Theatre / Winfield, AL

For more information, visit TaylorHicks.com and follow him onTwitterFacebook and Instagram

Friday, December 4, 2015

Tis' The Season To Stay "White" With Sandy Zacky


"I'm dreaming of a white Christmas / Just like the ones I used to know / Where the treetops glisten and children listen / To hear sleigh bells in the snow" - White Christmas 

Everyone has a Christmas tradition. Hollywood has it's Christmas Parade, Rockefeller Center lights it's tree and The Grinch tries to steal it every year and never succeeds, give up green guy!

Here at Entertain Me every Holiday Season we trot out Sandy with a "Y" not "E" Zacky and her take on the the classic chestnut, minus the open fire, White Christmas.

Written by Irving Berlin and immortalized by Bing Crosby in the classic movie of the same name. This is song never grows old, really it doesn't.

So stay white with Sandy Zacky - 'tis the season!

Listen, after the jump


                                                              White Christmas
                                                                 Sandy Zacky 


Celebrate The Holidays With Sandy at: 
https://www.facebook.com/The-Sandy-Zacky-Fan-Page-142692019103428/
https://www.reverbnation.com/sandyzacky
www.sandyzacky.com/    
www.showmetalkradio.com/zacky.php

Tuesday, November 17, 2015

Taylor Hicks Is An Infinite Hero

Taylor Hicks is ALWAYS on the move, check it!


Taylor Hicks, one of America’s most beloved musical artists, is wrapping up 2015 on a high note with several performances that are reminding fans across the world of his deep and varied musical talent.

On November 11, the singer took part in a special Veterans Day event held in Foothill Ranch, CA. Hicks performed the National Anthem and an intimate acoustic performance of his song "Nineteen" for Infinite Hero Foundation’s Racing to Reimagine Recovery Race. In addition to sharing his musical gifts, Hicks also took part in various events which included a motorcycle tribute ride, hosted by John Paul DeJoria’s Peace*Love*Happiness Charity co-founder Gary Spellman, Medal of Honor recipient and former Army Sgt. Kyle Jerome White and former Navy SEAL Jason "Jay" Redman, and aRacing to Reimagine gala event. Infinite Hero Foundation combats the most difficult front line issues – mental and physical – facing military heroes and their families.

Just a few days prior, Hicks brought his music to the Grand-Reopening of Hilton Los Cabos Beach & Golf Resort in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. The singer wowed the crowd with his blue-eyed soul stylings by joining forces with cover band Liquid Blue. The collaboration took place to celebrate the rebuilding of the hotel, which had been tragically demolished by a hurricane. The Hilton resort underwent a multimillion-dollar fixup after being extensively damaged by Hurricane Odile in September 2014. The musical chemistry between Hicks and Liquid Blue was so tight and harmonious that the staff and management at the Hilton are making plans to have them return soon.

The next few weeks are going to be exciting ones for Hicks’ fans. While Taylor puts the finishing touches on his new album to be released in early 2016, two of his albums – 1997’s In Your Time and 2005’s Under The Radar will be released November 19th in their limited editions digitally for the first time. In Your Time features a brand new recording of "Somehow,” while the latter album will give fans the opportunity to hear an unreleased track, “No Place I’d Rather Be.”

Hicks is in the midst of an extensive tour including holiday-themed stops in California for the Hollywood Christmas Parade on November 29, as well as the annual lighting of the official State of Alabama Christmas Tree in Montgomery on December 4. He will then lend skiing talents to the Deer Valley Celebrity Skifest  (#DVSKIFEST) live on the CBS Television Network on December 13. He will pick back up his touring schedule January 16 in Bartlett, TN, and is in the midst of adding dates to his 2016 itinerary.

TAYLOR HICKS ON TOUR:
Nov. 29 Hollywood Christmas Parade / Hollywood, CA
Dec. 04 Annual State Christmas Tree Lighting / Montgomery, AL
Dec. 13 Celebrity Skifest Competition / CBS Network
Jan. 16 Bartlett Performing Arts Center / Barlett, TN (SOLD OUT)
Feb. 13 Pastime Theatre / Winfield, AL

For more information, visit www.TaylorHicks.com and follow him on TwitterFacebook and Instagram.

Monday, November 5, 2012

It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like: PTXmas...!



Photo: Ryan Parma
Hey Pentatonix fans, it's beginning to look a lot like Christmas....Yep Halloween is over and Christmas is coming.

PTX is releasing an album for the season, and as I am sure you PTX groupies out there know, everything they do either enhances the original song they cover, or makes it better, so have a PTXmas, I know I will...!


PENTATONIX SET TO RELEASE CHRISTMAS EP – PTXmas – NOV. 13, 2012

LOS ANGELES, CA - On November 13, vocal sensations and winners of season 3 of NBC’s “The Sing-Off,” Pentatonix, will release their first-ever Christmas EP – PTXmas – via Madison Gate Records (the album is available for pre-order now on the iTunes store -https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/ptxmas/id572957637).

This news coincides with the band’s announcement of a second North American tour, kicking off January 24 at Los Angeles’ Henry Fonda Music Box and continuing through March, 2013.  The 2013 tour announcement comes in the middle of the band’s current sold-out tour, which will keep Pentatonix on the road through late December.   Full tour dates are listed below and are available via the band’s website here: www.ptxofficial.com/tour.  Limited VIP tickets for the 2013 tour will go on sale this Friday, November 2, with general ticketing commencing on Saturday, November 3.  
In other exciting news, Pentatonix has been chosen to perform at the Coca-Cola Red Carpet LIVE! @ The 2012 American Music Awards” pre-show on November 18.  The show will stream live for fans worldwide starting at 5pm ET / 2pm PT. 

Viewers will be able to watch the live show on ABC.comAMAs365.comCokemusic.comLivestreamUstreamYouTube, and through AP Live Entertainment.

PTXmas will feature 6 classic holiday songs (track listing below) and the group will debut a video for “Carol Of The Bells” on November 13, alongside the album release.  Entertainment Weekly magazine will also stream an exclusive full-length track from the EP beginning today.  Click here to listen:  http://music-mix.ew.com/2012/10/31/pentatonix-christmas-ptxmas-carol-of-the-bells

Surrounding the EP release, Pentatonix will be making various appearances including performing at the famed Hollywood Christmas Parade (set to air on the Hallmark Channel in December) and appearing in their only LA area Christmas performance as special guests of radio station  94.7 The Wave’s Christmas Concert at the Nokia Theater on Sunday, December 16.

“We all love the holiday season and are excited to share some of our favorite Christmas songs on this CD.  We hope everyone enjoys listening to them as much as we enjoyed recording them,” says Pentatonix. 

“We’re excited to bring Pentatonix fans a little extra holiday cheer this season.  With their unique arrangements and vocal stylings, Pentatonix adds a new twist to these classic holiday songs and has produced a collection of music that will brighten up anyone’s year-end festivities,” said Madison Gate Records executive, Shelly Bunge.

Full Track Listing for PTXmas
Angels We Have Heard On High
O Come, O Come Emmanuel
Carol Of The Bells
The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting On an Open Fire)
O Holy Night
This Christmas
  
2012 TOUR DATES
November 2012
3                      Live at SoJam                         Raleigh, NC
7                      Mill City Nights                      Minneapolis, MN
8                      The Majestic Theatre             Madison, WI
10                    The Englert Theatre             Iowa City, IA
11                    Old Rock House                     St. Louis, MO
14                    Lincoln Hall                            Chicago, IL
15                    Blind Pig                                 Ann Arbor, MI
18                   American Music Awards
27                    Revolution                             Ft. Lauderdale, FL
28                    House of Blues                      Orlando, FL
29                    Variety Playhouse                 Atlanta, GA
December 2012
1                      Cat’s Cradle                            Carrboro, NC
2                      Jefferson Theater                  Charlottesville, VA
4                      Sound Stage                           Baltimore, MD
5                      The Howard Theatre               Washington DC
6                      Mohegan Sun-Wolf Den       Uncasville, CT
8                      Westcott Theatre                  Syracuse, NY
9                      Phoenix Concert Theatre     Toronto, ON
10                   Hollywood Christmas Parade Concert – Hallmark Channel
13                   Home & Family Show on Hallmark Channel
15                    Hard Rock Café                     Las Vegas, NV
16                    Nokia Theater                       Los Angeles, CA
18                    Aladdin Theater                    Portland, OR
19                    Showbox                                Seattle, WA
31                    Big D NYE –Victory Park      Dallas, TX
NEW 2013 TOUR DATES
January 2013
24                    Henry Fonda Theatre           Los Angeles, CA
27                    Warfield Theatre                  San Francisco, CA
28                    LJ Williams Theater              Visalia, CA
30                    House of Blues                      Anaheim, CA
31                    House of Blues                      San Diego, CA
February 2013
2                      Marquee Theatre                  Tempe, AZ
16                    Neighborhood Theatre        Charlotte, NC
17                    The National                          Richmond, VA
18                    The Fillmore                          Silver Spring, MD
20                    The Electric Factory             Philadelphia, PA
21                    Best Buy Theater                  New York, NY
23                    Calvin Theatre                       Northampton, MA
24                    House of Blues                      Boston, MA
25                    State Theater                         Ithaca, NY
27                    House of Blues                      Cleveland, OH
28                    Royal Oak Music Theatre     Royal Oak, MI
March 2013
2                      Riviera Theatre                     Chicago, IL
3                      Pabst Theater                        Milwaukee, WI
6                      Val Air Ballroom                   Des Moines, IA
7                      The Pageant                           St. Louis, MO
9                      Midland Theatre by AMC     Kansas City, MO
10                    Ogden Theatre                      Denver, CO
13                    House of Blues                      Dallas, TX
14                    House of Blues                      Houston, TX
For complete up to date info please visit:  http://www.facebook.com/Pentatonix/events