Tower of Power Announce Christmas Album And Tour

(PR) East Bay funk, soul, and R&B legends Tower of Power have announced the release of It's Christmas, their first-ever full-length Christmas album of their 56-year career available on all digital streaming platforms & CD on September 27th with vinyl released on October 25th. To celebrate, the group will embark on a 15-date Holidays and Hits tour in December.

The Holidays and Hits tour will usher in the holiday season with festive repertoire on the 11-track album blended with celebrated hits extending the band's robust catalog including "What is Hip?" "You're Still a Young Man," and more. Fans new and old can expect an unforgettable spirited live performance driven by the band's signature horn-powered melodies and infectious vocals.

Speaking to the anticipation surrounding the band's holiday activities, founder & bandleader Emilio Castilo shares, "Preparing the It's Christmas album and the corresponding Holidays and Hits Tour was truly a labor of love. Beginning with Joe Vannelli's super creative take on some of the greatest Christmas and Holiday hits ever to Dave Eskridge's Towerific arrangements to the artwork within the albums themselves and the theaters in which we'll be performing this winter, every step of this project was meticulously thought through with the Tower of Power universe in mind. The title track is a ToP Christmas original written by Kupka/Castillo back in the early 70's. It's our great pleasure to bring Christmas and holiday music - with a Tower of Power spin - into our fans' homes for generations to come."

HOLIDAYS & HITS TOUR DATES
December 3: Plymouth Memorial Hall, Plymouth, MA
December 4: Infinity Music Hall, Hartford, CT
December 6: Seneca Niagara Casino & Hotel, Niagara Falls, NY
December 7: Golden Nugget, Atlantic City, NJ
December 8: Sony Hall, New York, NY
December 10: Midland Theatre, Newark, OH
December 11: Rialto Square, Joliet, OH
December 13: Capitol Theater, Davenport, IA
December 14: Mystic Lake Casino Hotel, Prior Lake, MN
December 15: The Astro, La Vista, NE
December 17: Lensic Performing Arts, Santa FE, NM
December 18: The Fox, Tucson, AZ
December 20: TBD
December 21: The Fox, Oakland, CA
December 22: TBD

IT'S CHRISTMAS TRACK LIST

1. The Christmas Song
2. This Christmas
3. A Very Special Christmas
4. Hark the Herald Angels Sing
5. It's Christmas (A Long Way From Home)
6. Silver Bells
7. O Holy Night
8. Santa Claus Is Coming to Town
9. Mary, Did You Know?
10. Maoz Tzur
11. Christmas Medley (O Christmas Tree, Christmas Time Is Here, What Child Is This)

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