Kenny Rogers Recruits Special Guests For Christmas Project

Kenny Rogers

When December rolls around you can count on colorful decorations, brightly-wrapped presents, sparkling Christmas trees, candy canes, and, a Kenny Rogers tour. Rogers hits the road every year around that time on his annual Christmas & Hits Tour, which is in its 34th straight year, and this holiday season he will have his first Christmas album in 17 years out to accompany it. The CD, titled Once Again It’s Christmas, will hit retailers this fall, and is Rogers’ first holiday release since 1998.

Rogers collaborates with several special guests on the new CD, including Jennifer Nettles, Alison Krauss, Home Free, Jim Brickman, and Winfield’s Locket.

“I can’t tell you how much fun it was recording a Christmas record again,” Rogers said. “I’m excited for people to hear it. I feel like this is a special group of songs—both old and new—and I was particularly lucky to be joined by many talented guest artists and musicians who each have something unique to say.”

Rogers kicks off this year’s Once Again It’s Christmas Tour featuring Linda Davis in late November. The tour will include both holiday favorites and Rogers’ hits, and will hit cities across the U.S. and Canada. A final schedule of dates will be announced soon.

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Lorie Hollabaugh

Hollabaugh, a staff writer at MusicRow magazine, has over 20 years of music business experience and has written for publications including American Profile, CMA Close Up, Nashville Arts And Entertainment, The Boot and Country Weekly. She has a Broadcast Journalism and Speech Communication degree from Texas Christian University, (go Horned Frogs), and welcomes your feedback or story ideas at lhollabaugh@musicrow.com.

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