JFH News: Hannah Kerr Drops "Christmas Eve In Bethlehem (Deluxe Edition)" Today

HANNAH KERR DROPS CHRISTMAS EVE IN BETHLEHEM (DELUXE EDITION) TODAY

Deluxe Version Offers Five New Holiday Songs, Including "Here To Stay," A Duet With Cochren & Co.

NEWS SOURCE: Merge PR
October 22, 2020

23 October 2020 - Nashville, TN - It's time to have yourself a merry little Christmas! Black River Christian is ringing in the holiday cheer by announcing today's release of Christmas Eve In Bethlehem (Deluxe Edition) from artist/songwriter Hannah Kerr. As revealed earlier this week on Instagram, the album's feature single, "Here To Stay," is a duet with Cochren & Co.

This past Monday (10/19) marked the second anniversary of Kerr's holiday debut, Christmas Eve In Bethlehem, which to date has garnered more than 20 million streams, including her take on the iconic "Winter Wonderland." Adding to the 2018 ten-song holiday project, the deluxe version offers five additional songs, including three originals co-written by Kerr, "Forever Evergreen," "My Kind of Christmas," and "Here To Stay," which is currently at radio and premiered online with CCMmagazine.com yesterday.

Kerr's renditions of the timeless holiday tunes "Holly Jolly Christmas" and "The Christmas Song" also appear on the deluxe album. Produced by Mark Miller, Josh Kerr, and Doug Johnson Christmas Eve In Bethlehem (Deluxe Edition) is digitally available here.

“I’m so excited to share the deluxe edition of Christmas Eve in Bethlehem!" exclaims Kerr. "During this crazy year, I’ve felt so inspired to write songs about hope and our God who never changes. Even with 2020 being so difficult for many of us, we can look at the Christmas story and remember that God is with us. His love is never out of season; it’s always available to us, and I hope these songs I’ve chosen to add on remind people of that. This is a collection that sums up what Christmas means to me: spending time with family, feeling warm and joyful, praising God for His unchanging love, and remembering the hope of Jesus Christ, our Emmanuel.”

Christmas Eve In Bethlehem: Deluxe Edition

Winter Wonderland
Christmas Eve in Bethlehem
O Come All Ye Faithful
Emmanuel
The First Noel
O Come O Come Emmanuel
Breath of Heaven
Silent Night
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
White Christmas
Here to Stay ( feat. Cochren & Co) - written by Kerr, Michael Cochren, & Tyrus Morgan
Holly Jolly Christmas - written by Johnny Marks
My Kind of Christmas - written by Kerr, Jason Earley, & Caleb Crino
Forever Evergreen - written by Kerr, Josh Kerr, & Matt Maher
The Christmas Song - written by Mel Torme′ and Robert Wells

ABOUT HANNAH KERR: Touted as a “compelling” and “encouraging” artist by CCM Magazine, artist/songwriter Hannah Kerr’s newest Christmas single “Here To Stay,” featuring Michael Cochren of Cochren & Co is digitally available now on Black River Christian. In celebration of the second anniversary of her Christmas album Christmas Eve in Bethlehem, which has garnered more than 20 million streams, Kerr recorded a deluxe edition of the album featuring the new single along with four additional new songs, three of which are originals. Christmas Eve in Bethlehem (Deluxe Edition) is digitally available to stream and download here.

With more than 85 million total streams, Kerr’s released two full-length albums and two EPs, including her recent release Listen More, entirely co-written by Kerr, and featuring the Top 20 radio hit “Split the Sea,” and single “Ordinary.” Kerr made her debut in 2016 with the release of Overflow. This album earned her 20+ million streams and features her Top 15 hit “Warrior,” as well as her version of Matt Maher’s Top 5 hit “Your Love Defends Me.” Co-written by Kerr, “Your Love Defends Me” propelled her to win the award for Most Played Song award at the 2018 ASCAP Christian Awards. In addition to Kerr’s solo career, Hannah joined Michael Boggs to create Wildfire Worship Collective; a worship group also signed to Black River Christian in 2020. Their debut song “The Light (My Refuge)” is digitally available to stream and download.

Kerr has shared the stage with major Christian artists, including Casting Crowns, Matt Maher, Building 429, Jonny Diaz, Matt Hammitt, For KING & COUNTRY, Newsboys, and Kari Jobe, and was part of the 2019 K-LOVE Christmas Tour. A graduate of Belmont University with a degree in Christian Leadership, Hannah Kerr married songwriter/musician Jason Earley in March 2020 and they currently reside in Nashville, TN.

For all of the latest information about Hannah Kerr, visit HannahKerrMusic.com

ABOUT COCHREN & CO.: Michael Cochren is a singer/songwriter and worship leader from southern Indiana. His music tells stories of hope, grace, and second chances. A large variety of artists, such as Billy Joel, NEEDTOBREATHE, and Ray Charles have impacted his American piano-driven pop-soul sound.

In the summer of 2011, Michael began writing and touring both solo and with a band of musician friends. With the release of his first EP and the help of some regional radio play in southern Indiana, he found himself performing across the midwest, further developing his sound. In 2014, he began touring with his band under the name Cochren & Co. opening for artists such as Jeremy Camp, Newsboys, Crowder, NF, We Are Messengers, and more. Cochren & Co. signed to TobyMac's Gotee Records in 2018.

Cochren is one of two new artists to have back-to-back Billboard Christian Airplay Top 10 radio singles as well as a GMA Dove Awards® New Artist of the Year nomination. Cochren & Co.'s debut single, 2018's “Church (Take Me Back),” has gained a combined 30 million streams across Amazon Music, AppleMusic, Pandora, Spotify, and YouTube, and was nominated for a K-LOVE Fan Awards Breakout Single of the Year in 2019. Additionally, “One Day” gained more than 17 million streams across those music services in just one year. Don't Lose Hope, Cochren & Co.'s debut album, will release Jan. 22, 2021. Visit CochrenMusic.com for more information.

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For more info on Hannah Kerr, visit the JFH Artists Database.