Lands on Billboard Top Christian Albums Sales Chart
Carrie Underwood, Chris Young, Kelsea Ballerini, Brenda Lee, Darius Rucker, Kenny Rogers, Wynonna and Many Others Among List of Names Featured on New Release
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(Nashville, Tenn. – December 17, 2018) – The popular faith-based brand, Country Faith’s Country Faith Christmas Vol. 2 is proving to be equally as successful as the first edition in the series as it moves up theBillboard Top Christian Albums sales chart this holiday season.
Top Country music stars including Carrie Underwood, Kelsea Ballerini, Dylan Scott, Kenny Rogers, Wynonna, Chris Young (featuring Alan Jackson), John Berry, Phil Vassar, Charlie Daniels, Rodney Atkins, Hank Williams, Jr., Darius Rucker, Brenda Lee The Bellamy Brothers and up and coming artists, Hannah Kerr and Liddy Clark all appear on this star-studded album covering their unique versions of some of the most popular Christmas classics ever. The heart-warming collection even features iconic Brenda Lee and her famous rendition of “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree” which was first released back in 1958 when she was only twelve years old and still sits at the top of the BillboardHoliday Airplay charts (# 6 this week) and boasts nearly 700K downloads.
Distributed through Word Entertainment/Curb Records, Country Faith Christmas Vol. 2 is available through digital retailers, including Apple Music and Amazon, is also sold exclusively in Cracker Barrel stores and is one of only four featured Christmas releases at Cracker Barrel’s over 600 stores, which are located across the U.S.
The new holiday release follows the original Country Faith Christmas album, which was released in October 2013. Following its release, the album became the #1 CD Pick in People Country and was featured in Parade magazine as well as many other national publications, including Billboard, Country Weekly and more. Additionally, Country Faith Christmas debuted in the Top 10 on Apple Music’s Top Country Album Chart.
The Country Faith series was originally inspired by the popular books, Country Faith and Country Faith Christmas, written by columnist/writer Deborah Evans Price, Price is a Country Music Association award-winning author, as well as a freelance writer for Billboard, Rolling Stone Country, Back Home, First, and Simple Grace and is the co-founder of Country Faith, LLC where, “Celebrating the Heart and Soul of Country Music,” is her ultimate goal. Price has partnered with Wildfire7 and Bob DeMoss to produce the Country Faith brand and its product line.
With over $2.5 million in retail sales, the Country Faith music series continues their trail of long-term success and popularity as the compilation continues to expand its brand featuring recorded, book and ancillary products. There are now nine full-length albums, two books and ten jewelry pieces in the brand. Time Life Music is featuring the Country Faith book on national television as a bonus product in its Faith, Hope and Country collection and Country Faith has also been featured at CMA Fest with awareness and sales to over 80,000 Country Music fans each year. Current brand partners include: Curb Records/Word Entertainment (CD/Digital), Time Life Music (TV Direct response), Regnery Faith Publications (Books), Cracker Barrel (Retail), Bob Siemon Designs (jewelry) and New Day Distribution (indie distribution).
For more information, please visit www.CountryFaith.com.
Country Faith Christmas Vol. 2 Track Listing:
- Hark! The Herald Angels Sing – Carrie Underwood
- There’s A New Kid In Town – Chris Young (feat. Alan Jackson)
- Do Not Be Afraid – John Berry
- Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas – Kelsea Ballerini
- Little Drummer Boy – Hank Williams Jr.
- What Child Is This – Phil Vassar
- Mary, Did You Know? – Dylan Scott
- Do You Hear What I Hear? – Liddy Clark
- Let’s Make A Baby King – Wynonna
- A Soldier’s King – Kenny Rogers
- Christmas Eve In Bethlehem – Hannah Kerr
- I’ll Be Home For Christmas – Rodney Atkins
- What God Wants For Christmas – Darius Rucker
- Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree – Brenda Lee
- Merry Christmas And A Happy New Year – The Bellamy Brothers
- The Christmas Story From The Book Of Luke (Luke 2:1-11) – Charlie Daniels
About Country Faith LLC:
Country Faith is a multi-faceted brand that celebrates the heart and soul of Country Music. Launched by award-winning author/columnist Deborah Evans Price and Bob DeMoss to provide country artists with a platform to share their faith, the first Country Faith book featured 56 of today’s top country artists sharing their favorite scripture and heartfelt stories of faith. The brand expanded in 2015 with Country Faith Christmas, another book featuring more than 30 top Country artists sharing their favorite holiday memories, recipes and childhood photos. The companion Country Faith Christmas CD on Word/Warner was a top-selling seasonal title that landed in the top 10 on iTunes seasonal chart. In addition to the books and music projects, the Country Faith brand also includes a line of jewelry created by Bob Siemon Designs. Country Faith is a wholly owned brand of Country Faith LLC.
About Word Entertainment:
A leader in the Christian music community for 65 years, Word Distribution, a Curb company, is a unique, comprehensive faith-based company comprised of multi-faceted artist service departments including recorded music, publishing, film, and live events. Word represents some of the top names in Christian music, including Meredith Andrews, Chris August, Francesca Battistelli, Big Daddy Weave, Blanca, Castro, Everfound, Family Force 5, for KING & COUNTRY, Group 1 Crew, Love & The Outcome, Dara Maclean, Sidewalk Prophets, Stars Go Dim, VERIDIA, We Are Messengers and Zealand Worship, and is home to 25 Entertainment, Word Films, Word Music Publishing and Word Label Group’s Word Records, Word Worship and Fervent Records, along with its outside distribution relationships.
About Curb Records:
Celebrating over 50 years in the entertainment business, Curb Records is one of the world’s leading independent music companies. Owned and operated under The Curb Group by Mike Curb since 1962, Curb Records has achieved 433 number one records, over 1,500 hundred Top Ten records and charted over 4,500 total records. Today’s roster includes some of the top names in Country, Christian and Pop/Rock music. Curb Records has produced over 100 Billboard awards and achievements and was recently honored as the 2015 Mediabase Gold Label of The Year.
