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Award-winning Songstress Kathy Troccoli Teams Up with Jim Brickman, Jack Jezzro and David Grow for All-New Christmas Single

NASHVILLE, Tenn.—November 22, 2011—GRAMMY®-nominated singer, songwriter, speaker and author Kathy Troccoli has just released an all-new recording to warm the heart for the holiday season.  Christmas Songs (Green Hill Music), produced by GRAMMY®-nominated musician and producer Jack Jezzro, finds Troccoli marveling in the wonders of the season with an intimate, acoustic musical approach.
Christmas Songs features Troccoli’s warm, sultry tones performing such classic favorites as “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas,” “Home for the Holidays,” “The Christmas Waltz,” “O Holy Night,” “My Favorite Things,” modern-day classic “Breath of Heaven” and the original tune “Missing You This Christmas.”  The radio single rendition of this stirring ballad, written by Troccoli and Jezzro, is produced by A/C pop producer David Grow and features romantic piano sensation Jim Brickman.  It is currently playing at CCM AC, Soft AC/Inspo and mainstream AC radio stations for the holiday season.  The video can be seen at http://www.youtube.com/kathytroccoli.
“’Missing You This Christmas’ is a song I wrote from a very personal place in my life,” describes Troccoli.  “The holidays can be a bittersweet time for me, as it is for so many who are remembering and missing their family members who have passed on.  As I was writing the song, my thoughts also turned toward the families who are missing loved ones that serve in our military all over the world.  I hope this song will be a sweet reminder and special comfort to those who are missing their friends and family this Christmas but remembering them in their hearts always.”  Troccoli’s signature tones have been turning heads since she burst onto the Christian and pop music scenes, garnering 17 number one radio hits, multiple GMA DOVE Award nominations and awards, record sales of two million and three GRAMMY® nominations.  Whatever the style or season, her raspy tones and musical finesse combine to offer fans songs that are easy-on-the-ear and a stage personality that is full of class yet heartwarming.
The “Missing You This Christmas” radio single is available for purchase on iTunes in addition to all other digital music outlets.  Christmas Songs is available digitally, through Christian retail, at mainstream music stores and in specialty gift stores.  The release is exclusively distributed by Green Hill Music and EMI-CMG Distribution.
Troccoli will be traveling to NC, VA, FL and IL during the Christmas season followed by a winter tour which will take her to cities in AL, LA, OK, GA, CA IN and OH.  For further information on Christmas Songs or Kathy Troccoli, visit www.facebook.com/kathytroccolipage.
ABOUT KATHY TROCCOLI
Kathy Troccoli has sold two million records, enjoyed 17 number one radio hits and garnered two GMA DOVE Awards, 19 DOVE nominations and three GRAMMY® nominations. She has 19 recordings to her credit, four of which she produced on her own label, KT Records.  A highly sought-after conference speaker and singer, Kathy has ministered to millions of women through various national conferences.  She was selected by the readers of Today’s Christian Woman Magazine as one of the Most Influential Christian Women in America.Troccoli is the author of numerous books including Spaghetti for the Soul, Am I Not Still God?, Live Like You Mean It and the bestselling Falling in Love with Jesus series, co-authored with Dee Brestin.  She has allowed both successes and trials to shape her over the years, equipping her for a multi-faceted career showcasing diverse talents. Intelligent, funny and raw, she bears scars that have produced a powerful and insightful communicator.