Country Supergroup Diamond Rio Releases First Holiday CD!
The anticipation has been building, and now it’s here, the release of Diamond Rio’s first-ever holiday recording, “A Diamond Rio Christmas: The Star Still Shines.” One of Country music’s most beloved supergroups, Diamond Rio’s Christmas album blends holiday classics with the band’s impeccable harmonies – a perfect match that will become a holiday favorite for years to come. A Diamond Rio Christmas: The Star Still Shines is the first project under the group’s new label, Word Records, and the CD will be distributed to Country and Christian markets via WEA and Word Distribution, respectively.
A Diamond Rio Christmas: The Star Still Shines showcases timeless holiday songs done Diamond Rio style, including “Winter Wonderland,” “I’ll Be Home For Christmas,” “Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas” and nine other holiday favorites. “Finally, we have a Christmas CD!” says guitarist Jimmy Olander. “We threw ourselves at this project like none we have ever done before. When you have loved songs for so long and all your heroes have recorded them, it definitely makes you dig deep. I'm sure I'm way too close to be objective...but I think this is some of our best work.” “We decided to put our mark on each one of the songs, so every song is different than what you would expect to hear,” continues keyboardist Dan Truman. “There are a bunch of surprises as far as the arrangements and the little things we did to them which made it an absolute blast for us, just sitting around in the studio coming up with new ideas for the same old songs.”
Diamnd Rio will soon be taking “A Diamond Rio Christmas: The Star Still Shines” on the road as the band is currently planning a Christmas tour.