Catch the Spirit with NBC 10's 5th Annual Emmy Award-Winning Special `Bring in the Holidays at Longwood Gardens' on November 26th, at 7 PM

Catch the Spirit with NBC 10's 5th Annual Emmy Award-Winning Special `Bring in the Holidays at Longwood Gardens' on November 26th, at 7 PM Live Performances by the Internationally Known Singing Artists Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis, Jr., and Philadelphia Treasures: The Philadelphia Boys Choir and Philadanco BALA CYNWYD, Pa., Nov. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- NBC 10 is pleased to announce the winners of the Longwood Gardens Sing Off competition. The winners will perform on the fifth annual NBC 10 Presents: Bring in the Holidays at Longwood Gardens, hour-long special on Friday, November 26th, at 7 PM. After reviewing a few hundred videotape submissions, NBC 10 auditioned 25 applicants at the Granite Run Mall on October 23rd. A distinguished panel of judges chose the winners that included two soloists, and a singing duo. Ashley Lauren Melnick is a talented fifteen-year-old soloist from Newark, Delaware, who has been singing, dancing, and playing the piano most of her life. Ashley is in the tenth grade at St. Marks High School in Wilmington, and she also attends the Wilmington School of Music and the LA Dance Company. Some of her accomplishments include singing the National Anthem at local college and professional sporting events, including NASCAR and Philadelphia 76ers games. She was also a regular on the Al Albert's Showcase for 6 years. Debbie Arnott, a gifted vocalist from Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, works in the creative arts department at Lifechurch in Allentown. She grew up doing community and professional musical theatre in Minnesota. Her passion for music grew as she began to write her own songs, and she recorded her first solo CD entitled "Happily Everlasting." In addition to singing and songwriting, Debbie is currently doing voiceover work for a cartoon series called "The Roach Approach." Philadelphia natives and sisters Courtnie and Joannie Williams are a brilliant singing duo who began performing at a very early age. Both girls sing in their church choir and attend the Girard Academic Music Program (GAMP) High School where they perform in school productions. Courtnie received scholarships from the NAACP and the Coca Cola Corporation for her singing talent, and Joannie won second place in the talent segment of the Junior Miss Teen Pageant in 2002. Longwood Gardens, located in Kennett Square, PA, will sparkle with over 400,000 lights, lavish decorations, thousands of poinsettias and a maze of colorful plants, fragrant flowers, and a spectacular fireworks display! Hosted by NBC 10 News anchors Tim Lake and Renee Chenault-Fattah, along with field reports from 10! Show co-host Lauren Hart and meteorologist Doug Kammerer, the program will include special guests performances by the seven-time Grammy Award-winning duo Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis, Jr., as well as the world-renowned local treasures The Philadelphia Boys Choir and Philadanco. NBC 10 Presents: Bring in the Holidays at Longwood Gardens, airing November 26th, is the only locally produced holiday special of its kind. The Executive Producer is Lawana Scales. For more information, visit NBC 10's web site at http://www.nbc10.com/. Source: NBC 10 CONTACT: Eva Blackwell, NBC 10 Publicist, +1-610-668-5790 (phone), +1-610-668-7059 (fax), Email: eva.blackwell@nbc.com Web site: http://www.nbc10.com/ ------- Profile: International Entertainment