When you are not only a GRAMMY® Award-winning and multi platinum-selling artist, but also have three best-selling Christmas CDs while selling over six million Christmas albums overall what do you do? If you are Amy Grant, you hand-pick your favourites, record four new songs, and put them all together in one special CD. Such is the case with Grant’s The Christimas Collection, which will release across Canada on September 30th.

Featuring the first new Christmas music recorded by Grant in nine years (since 1999’s Christmas To Remember) The Christimas Collection features favourites including “Breath of Heaven”, “Grown Up Christmas List” and “Tennessee Christmas” along with new tracks produced by Brown Bannister including original tunes “I Need A Silent Night”, co-written with Chris Eaton 9”Breath of Heaven” ) including a special cameo from daughter Corrina as well as “Baby It’s Christmas”, a song Grant co-wrote with husband Vince Gill. The result is a classic Christmas album reminiscent of the Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra, etc. albums of old.

In support of the project, Grant will hit the road in early December for a Christmas Tour that will also feature Vince Gill. Targeting 15 cities, Grant will bring a festive and nostalgic evening to Baltimore, Atlanta, St Louis, Nashville and more.

Just before the holiday season kicks into full swing Grant will tape a “Holiday Celebration on Ice” on November 11th for NBC. The special will feature Grant singing Christmas favourites, along with Michael W. Smith, and the skating talents of Olympic, World and National Champions including Nancy Kerrigan and Viktor Petrenko. Taped in HD, the special will be televised nationally on NBC on Sunday, November 30th, as well as three separate times on The Style Network between December 1st and 25th, 2008, and shown a minimum of 20 times on the Universal HD network between December 2008 and May 2009.

The Christmas Collection Track Listing:

• Jingle Bells (New Recording)
• It’s The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year
• I Need A Silent Night (New Recording)
• Winter Wonderland
• Baby, It’s Christmas (New Recording)
• Sleigh Ride
• Count Your Blessings (New Recording)
• Hark!  The Herald Angels Sing
• Silent Night
• Breath Of Heaven (Mary’s Song)
• Joy To The World/For Unto Us A Child Is Born
• Grown-Up Christmas List
• Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree
• Tennessee Christmas
• A Christmas To Remember
• O Come All Ye Faithful
• A Mighty Fortress/Angels We Have Heard On High
• Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas

Stay tuned to YMZ as we will bring you further updates on this new release.