Holiday Classic Tunes at a Post Office Near You

Holiday Classic Tunes at a Post Office Near You

Letters to Santa CD Climbs Billboard Charts; Great Stocking Stuffer

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Michael Buble. Nat King Cole. Frank Sinatra. Natalie Cole. The U.S. Postal Service delivers the perfect holiday playlist with the hit CD, Letters to Santa.

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More than 70,000 copies have been sold since the CD went on sale in November and the album is on track to become the Postal Service's best-selling holiday collection of all time. It's also currently the number 15 title on the Billboard holiday chart.

"People don't naturally think of going to the Post Office to buy a CD, but Letters to Santa is a great CD at a great price," said Tim Healy, vice president, Retail Products and Services. "Customers can buy and ship their gift from the same, convenient location."

Letters to Santa is available at a select group of 9,800 Post Offices across the country in major metropolitan areas and also can be purchased online at usps.com/shop for $9.99.

"The holidays are a wonderful time for reflection and gratitude, and the music on this collection evokes that sentiment perfectly," said Natalie Cole, whose rendition of "Merry Christmas, Darling" is a highlight of the CD.

The CD consists of contemporary and classic stars singing 13 holiday favorites, including:

   --  "Let it Snow" - Michael Buble   --  "The Christmas Song" - Nat King Cole   --  "Sleigh Ride" - Diana Krall   --  "White Christmas" - Rosemary Clooney   --  "The Christmas Waltz" - Frank Sinatra   --  "Santa Claus is Coming to Town" - Ray Charles   --  "Christmastime is here" - Vince Guaraldi's classic from A Charlie       Brown Christmas   

Perfect for last-minute holiday gifts and stocking stuffers, Letters to Santa is on sale for a limited time while supplies last. It was produced in association with the Concord Music Group.

The Postal Service receives no tax dollars for operating expenses, and relies on the sale of postage, products and services to fund its operations.

Visit the Postal Service's interactive holiday press room at usps.com/news. For holiday mailing reminders and shipping tips, follow us on Twitter at twitter.com/holidayshipping.

Please Note: For broadcast quality video and audio, photo stills and other media resources, visit the USPS Newsroom at www.usps.com/news.

A self-supporting government enterprise, the U.S. Postal Service is the only delivery service that reaches every address in the nation, 150 million residences, businesses and Post Office Boxes. The Postal Service receives no tax dollars. With 36,000 retail locations and the most frequently visited website in the federal government, the Postal Service relies on the sale of postage, products and services to pay for operating expenses. Named the Most Trusted Government Agency five consecutive years and the sixth Most Trusted Business in the nation by the Ponemon Institute, the Postal Service has annual revenue of more than $68 billion and delivers nearly half the world's mail. If it were a private sector company, the U.S. Postal Service would rank 28th in the 2009 Fortune 500.

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Source: U.S. Postal Service

CONTACT: Michael Woods of the U.S. Postal Service, +1-202-268-7236,
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