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Nashville, TN (July 7, 2008) - "The King of Country Music" George Strait will brighten this year's holiday season with his album, Classic Christmas, to be released October 7. The album's ten traditional holiday songs are Strait's personal favorites and they were recorded with the Texas Troubadour's own country flare.

Songs on the CD include the Christmas anthem "We Three Kings," the playful "Up on the Housetop," and enduring classics such as "Hark, The Herald Angels Sing," "Deck the Halls," "O Come, All Ye Faithful," and "We Wish You A Merry Christmas," among others.  

"I wanted to put together a collection of my favorite traditional Christmas songs that I grew up listening to," says Strait. "It was hard to narrow it down to ten of them, but I think I've done it.  I hope these songs bring back good memories for my fans like they have for me."

George Strait is one of the most successful and prolific country music artists of all time.  With a career that spans more than 25 years, Strait has 56 number one songs to his name, more than any other artist including all genres of music. He has sold more than 68 million records, garnering him 32 different platinum or multi-platinum albums. The only recording artists with more RIAA certified platinum albums are The Beatles with 39 and Elvis Presley with 45.

In 2006, Strait was elected into the Country Music Hall of Fame, one of the few artists to receive such a distinction while still actively recording and producing music.  

Most recently, Strait's 37th album, Troubadour, debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 and the Top Country Albums chart. The first single from Troubadour, "I Saw God Today," topped the charts making it his 56th number one hit. The title cut is the current single and is 19* on R&R/Billboard and 21* on the MediaBase/Country Aircheck chart.

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Kathy Best                                      Regina Stuve    
FrontPage Publicity                         Universal Music Group Nashville
615-383-0412                                  615-524-7543
kathy@frontpagepublicity.com       regina.stuve@umusic.com