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Phil Keaggy's Wal-Mart Christmas Print Email
Written by Christine D. Johnson   
Monday, 20 December 2010 12:03 PM America/New_York

Phil Keaggy's Welcome Inn: A Phil Keaggy Christmas CD (Kingsway) is a featured selection at Wal-Mart during the holiday season.

The release is a family affair, with Keaggy's son, Ian, and daughter Olivia featured on guest vocals on the 12-track set. It was produced and engineered by Keaggy and mastered by GRAMMY winner Richard Dodd (Dixie Chicks, George Harrison).

In addition to favorites like “God Rest ye Merry Gentlemen” and “In the Bleak Mid-Winter,” the CD includes new Keaggy compositions such as “Village Bells” and “Best Christmas Morn.”

 
Third Day announces spring 'Move' tour Print Email
Written by Christine D. Johnson   
Monday, 20 December 2010 12:02 PM America/New_York

Following the October release of 11th studio album, Move, GRAMMY-winning Third Day has announced a 40-city “Make Your Move Tour” for spring.

Starting in Mercedes, Texas, Feb. 18, the four-piece will play concerts through May 21 when the tour wraps in West Palm Beach, Fla. Regular tickets will all be priced at $25 each.

Third Day will be supported by Revive for the February dates, with Tenth Avenue North opening the rest of the shows. Singer Trevor Morgan will also be part of the tour.

For full tour details, go to www.thirdday.com.

 
Retailers Choice Awards 2011 open Print Email
Written by Christine D. Johnson   
Monday, 20 December 2010 12:00 PM America/New_York

The first entries for the 2011 Retailers Choice Awards have already been received.

Nominations opened last week for the program, which has been increasingly acknowledged as an important way of recognizing some of the most significant new life-changing products in the Christian retail industry.

Suppliers will be nominating their best products of 2010 in a record 45 book, Bible, music, gift and other categories for the 2011 awards.

Among the new categories are First-Time Authors, books in the Reformed theological tradition and Curriculum: Nontraditional for lessons that fall outside the scope of Sunday school and Vacation Bible School.

Additionally, fiction has been expanded to include Children's; Contemporary Romance; Fantasy/Science Fiction; Historical Romance; Mystery and Suspense; and General.

Suppliers who nominate their products by Jan. 17 can save on entry fees by using the Early Bird option (buy five, get one free; buy 10, get two free, and so on). The entry fee remains just $50 per item. The nomination period for publishers and other suppliers runs until Jan. 31, 2011.

Voting will be by Christian bookstore owners, managers and staff evaluating the nominees for the impact they have had. The winners will be announced in April 2011.

Click here for more information, or e-mail Managing Editor Christine Johnson at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

 
Christmas savings Print Email
Written by Eric Tiansay   
Thursday, 16 December 2010 02:38 PM America/New_York
Holiday coupons and offers galore are spotlighted this week.
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