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for KING & COUNTRY’S DYNAMIC “LITTLE DRUMMER BOY” PERFORMANCE AT “CMA COUNTRY CHRISTMAS” ELICITS MASSIVE SOCIAL REACTION



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2019/12/04.forKINGandCOUNTRYGeneratesBuzzOverCMACountryChristmasPerformance.asp
NEWS SOURCE: pfa Entertainment
December 4, 2019

(Nashville, TN) - Two-time GRAMMY® Award winning duo for KING & COUNTRY enraptured the “CMA Country Christmas” audience with a unique and mighty performance of “Little Drummer Boy.” Today, the duo has seen their rendition of the Christmas classic dominate the iTunes charts, propelling the band to Top 10 in all three All Genre categories. The video of their performance has received over 1.7 million views, with 40 thousand total shares and counting. Click here to watch the powerful performance, which elicited a lengthy standing ovation from the CMA audience.

“The love we felt onstage and backstage - and through the TV last night was wonderful. Thank you,” says Joel Smallbone, one half of for KING & COUNTRY. “The reaction we’ve received since our performance aired is truly remarkable. What a wonderful celebration of people coming together under the banner of hope, love and peace.”

You can watch the official music video of for KING & COUNTRY’s “Little Drummer Boy,” which currently stands at #2 on the iTunes All Genre Music Videos chart, here.

for KING & COUNTRY are in the midst of a fruitful holiday season, receiving two 2020 GRAMMY® Award nominations. The band’s unprecedented collaboration with Dolly Parton on hit track “God Only Knows” has been nominated for Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song, while the duo’s full-length masterwork on which the song lives, burn the ships, received a nomination for Best Contemporary Christian Music Album. The 62nd GRAMMY Awards®, hosted by Alicia Keys, will air on January 26, 2020 on CBS.

You can catch for KING & COUNTRY on tour next year, as the duo recently announced their burn the ships | North America: 2020 Encore arena tour, taking their extravagant live show to 14 more arenas in the United States. For tickets and more information, click here.

For more information on for KING & COUNTRY, go to:

www.forkingandcountry.com

Or follow them on:

Facebook / Twitter / Instagram / YouTube


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