Nashville, TN (Top40 Charts/ Sunshine Sachs) Country star
Trace Adkins will release a brand new, Celtic-infused version of the Christmas classic, "We Three Kings," on iTunes and all digital retailers next week. He'll debut the song for a national television audience on NBC's Christmas in
Rockefeller Plaza on Nov. 28 (8:00pm ET).
First though, Adkins will perform on the Macy's Thanksgiving Day
Parade on NBC (9am-12pm in all time zones, re-airing at 2:00pm). He'll also headline Macy's Great Tree Lighting at Lenox
Square Mall in Atlanta, GA where he'll perform "We Three Kings" and other songs of the season.
Produced and arranged by Michael Spriggs and Jon Coleman, the new version of "We Three Kings" is laden with the gravitas of robust Celtic influences and Adkins' resounding baritone. Sonya Isaacs adds her angelic voice as Adkins sings of the kings who journeyed to Bethlehem bearing gifts - a tradition honored to this day by those celebrating the Christmas holiday.
"The holidays are about honoring tradition and thinking of others," says Trace. "These important men of power humbled themselves by bringing gifts to an infant in meager surroundings because they believed. It's a good reminder of what the Christmas spirit is really about."
Long known as a tireless supporter of the troops, Trace will embark on his Seventh USO Tour on November 25th. As previously announced, he serves as the spokesperson for the 2012 American Red Cross Holiday Giving Campaign. Adkins is encouraging people to look beyond material gifts and instead consider giving charitable donations, sending cards for military heroes or donating life-saving blood.
For more information, visit: www.TraceAdkins.com or www.redcross.org.
About Trace Adkins:
Trace Adkins is one of Country music's most accomplished entertainers. His trademark baritone has powered countless hits to the top of the charts and turned albums into Platinum plaques, selling over 10 milllion albums, cumulatively. The Grammy-nominated member of the Grand Ole Opry is also a television personality, actor and author. He is a spokesman for the Wounded
Warrior Program, the American Red Cross and will soon complete his eighth USO Tour.
His 2007 autobiography, A Personal Stand: Observations and Opinions from a Freethinking Roughneck, the 6'6" oil-rigger-turned-Country star recounted his rise to fame, brushes with death, battles with personal demons and just how the world's biggest alpha-male handles fatherhood - he has five daughters. In 2008, Trace's integrity and wry humor served him well as he became a finalist on NBC's The Celebrity Apprentice. His return to Celebrity Apprentice All-Stars is now eagerly awaited.
In 2011, he played a tougher-than-nails biker in The Lincoln Lawyer and released his tenth studio album, PROUD TO BE HERE (Show Dog-Universal). It debuted atop the Billboard Country Chart and featured the Top Ten single, "Just Fishin'."
In 2011, when a fire claimed the Adkins family's home, Trace forged a relationship with the American Red Cross, who were among the first on the scene. He is now a spokesman for the esteemed organization and will compete on Celebrity Apprentice All-Stars in their name.
In December 2012, Trace will serve as co-host of the American Country Awards on FOX for the third consecutive year. He will release a new version of the Christmas classic, "We Three Kings," and is preparing his eleventh studio album (Spring 2013), which will feature the new American anthem, "Tough People Do."
