CMT Is Home to The
Christmas Song
Performed by Lisa Matassa Featuring the
Broadway Youth Ensemble
This holiday season will be
celebrated when Lisa Matassas video of the
timeless Christmas classic, The Christmas
Song, featuring the New York City Broadway
Youth Ensemble, makes its CMT debut beginning
with the programs December 5th holiday schedule.
Bringing her voice to the often subtitled
Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire,
Lisa had always wanted to record her favorite
Christmas song. As a fan herself, BYEs
involvement in her recording made it much more
special.
"I still get so excited about the holidays
and to sing with the children of the Broadway
Youth Ensemble was an amazing moment for
me, says Lisa. I felt like a kid
again singing my favorite holiday song alongside
these incredibly talented kids. You can feel the
holiday spirit flowing throughout the song and it
truly was a magical moment for me."
The Broadway Youth Ensemble is a New York City
based select group of professional and aspiring
child performers. BYE was formed in 2005 and
directed by veterans Joseph Baker and Amelia
Demayo for a special concert with renowned
international Irish Tenor Dr. Ronan Tynan
benefiting SMILE TRAIN, an organization dedicated
to helping children with cleft palate and other
reconstructive surgeries from around the world.
BYE has been seen and heard in an impressive list
of Broadway shows, national tours, film and
television, including The Lion King, White
Christmas, West Side Story, Sesame Street, and
Elf.
What a lovely surprise when our friend Cory
introduced the idea of our group singing with
Lisa Matassa for VETS ROCK, expresses Baker
and Demayo. That was certainly lovely, but
working with Lisa on this amazing rendition of a
Christmas Classic was one of those events no one
will forget. Its the perfect combination of
fun and the highest degree of
professionalism.
Written by Mel Torme and Bob Wells in 1944,
The Christmas Song was originally
performed two years later by Nat King Cole.
Throughout the years, musics most notable
artists have covered the song, including Barbara
Streisand, Tony Bennett and Celine Dion.
www.lisamatassa.com or www.broadwayyouthensemble.com
The
video can now be viewed online at www.cmt.com
The
Christmas Song is now available for
download through all major online music
distributors
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