Neil Diamond's Christmas Collection 'A Cherry Cherry Christmas' Sparkles With Holiday Classics As Well As Newly Written Originals

Neil Diamond's Christmas Collection 'A Cherry Cherry Christmas' Sparkles With Holiday Classics As Well As Newly Written Originals

Available Everywhere Tuesday, October 13

NEW YORK, Sept. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Columbia Records announces the release of A Cherry Cherry Christmas, the new Neil Diamond holiday collection, available in stores and online Tuesday, October 13.

The title song, "Cherry Cherry Christmas," is filled with references to many of Diamond's greatest hits. Newly written and recorded by Neil Diamond for Christmas 2009, it is destined to become a new Christmas standard.

Newly included with the re-mastered classics are a transcendent "Amazing Grace"; another new Neil Diamond original, "Christmas Dream"; and a party-time version of Adam Sandler's comedic "The Chanukah Song," produced by DJ Ashba (Guns N' Roses).

   Neil Diamond - A Cherry Cherry Christmas   Tracklisting:     Cherry Cherry Christmas   Sleigh Ride   Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas   White Christmas   Christmas Dream   The Christmas Song   Deck The Halls / We Wish You A Merry Christmas   Jingle Bell Rock   You Make It Feel Like Christmas   Winter Wonderland   Joy To The World   Amazing Grace   Meditations On A Winter Night (Instrumental)   The Chanukah Song   

Across a musical career spanning nearly five decades, Neil Diamond has sold more than 125 million albums worldwide, with a remarkable track record of 16 Top Ten albums, and 37 Top Ten singles. A Grammy Award-winning artist, Neil Diamond has been inducted into the Songwriter's Hall of Fame and is a recipient of the Sammy Cahn Lifetime Achievement Award. Among Diamond's many other honors, he has received a Golden Globe Award, 12 Grammy nominations and was named the 2009 MusiCares Person of the Year.

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CONTACT: For Neil Diamond, Dvora Vener Englefield, dvorave@gmail.com;
For Sony Music Entertainment, Fran DeFeo, fran.defeo@sonymusic.com

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