Award-winning singer songwriter Bret Michaels

LOS  ANGELES, Nov. 7, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Award-winning singer songwriter Bret Michaels has recorded and produced a contemporary version of the timeless holiday classic "Jingle Bells." Michaels, an iconic musician and frontman mixed modern recording techniques and contemporary grooves with traditional orchestration and feel to create a completely fresh new version of one of the most recognizable holiday songs of all time, while staying true to the original spirit of such a recognizable body of music.

This is the legendary frontman's first time releasing a holiday song and he says, "It was such an awesome experience that I plan to have a full-length release of holiday music next year." Fans can expect the song to be packed with high energy, great grooves, and the ever-present spirit of a good time evident in all of Michaels' music.

Jingle Bells will be available to fans on Friday, Nov. 17th via all major digital music retailers and streaming outlets, with other related and exclusive content available only at www.bretmichaels.com.

Also known as an avid philanthropist, Michaels will donate a portion of the proceeds from the sale of the song to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. Michaels' Life Rocks Foundation will also be holding its annual fundraising drive. The Life Rocks Foundation makes donations to such causes as Hurricane Harvey Relief, The American Red Cross, military charities and JDRF among others. To donate visit www.bretmichaels.com. 

About Bret Michaels:
Bret Michaels, whose career has spanned over 30 years in the entertainment business and weathered the ever-changing tide of the industry, has created an unprecedented fanbase that embraces 3 generations. Michaels is part rock star, part reality star and part philanthropist, having incredible success in every avenue. Selling over 40 million records worldwide, Bret is the face of an entire genre. With the astonishing success of his hit reality show "Rock Of Love" that spanned 3 seasons and remains in syndication worldwide, Michaels became a "Cultural Touchdown" as described by former head of Viacom, Judy McGrath. From there Bret went on to star in and produce several other TV shows, including VH1's smash hit "Life as I Know It," and he won season 3 of "The Celebrity Apprentice." To this day, the reality star is considered the fan favorite from all seasons of NBC's number one show.

Being a lifelong diabetic and brain hemorrhage survivor, Michaels has always embraced the need to help and "Give Back" to those in need and has been active in raising money for the cure for diabetes his entire life. In recent years, the avid philanthropist took it even further with the creation of his unique "Life Rocks" foundation. With Bret's foundation you find him stepping out from his own needs as a diabetic and giving to veterans, women's shelters, animal shelters and many other causes. Bret has raised and continues to raise money and donate in hopes of making the world a better place.

For all things Bret Michaels, please visit www.bretmichaels.com.

SOURCE Michaels Entertainment Group

A CHARLIE BROWN CHRISTMAS

VINCE GUARALDI TRIO'S BEST-SELLING ALBUM A CHARLIE BROWN CHRISTMAS TO BE CELEBRATED WITH AUDIOPHILE VINYL REISSUE   CLASSIC SOUNDTRACK TO THE TELEVISION SPECIAL INCLUDES ICONIC TRACKS "LINUS AND LUCY" AND "CHRISTMAS TIME IS HERE"     LOS ANGELES, CA - Craft Recordings, the Catalog Division of Concord Music, is pleased to announce a high-end vinyl reissue of the Vince Guaraldi Trio's beloved jazz album, A Charlie Brown Christmas. Due out November 17th, the LP will be released on 180-gram vinyl, and housed in an old-school style, tip-on jacket, featuring the rarely seen artwork from the original 1965 album. Lacquers for the album were cut by George Horn and Anne-Marie Suenram at Fantasy Studios, while the vinyl was pressed at Quality Record Pressings.   A Charlie Brown Christmas, certified 4X Platinum by the RIAA in 2016, is one of the best-selling jazz albums in history, second only to Miles Davis' Kind of Blue; and it's no surprise: Guaraldi's engaging score to the synonymous holiday television specialhas introduced generations of children and their parents to the joys of jazz music, with tracks like the instantly recognizable "Linus and Lucy," and yuletide favorite "Christmas Time Is Here." The album was inducted into the GRAMMY® Hall of Fame in 2007 and the Library of Congress's National Recording Registry five years later, and continues to be a perennial favorite, thanks to annual airings of the Christmas TV special.   A native of San Francisco, Vince Guaraldi became one of America's most successful jazz artists during the course of his lifetime. Though Guaraldi's legacy is most famously tied to his association with Peanuts, he was already an established, GRAMMY® Award-winning artist by the time that producer Lee Mendelson tapped him to score the first of many animated specials based on the Charles Schulz-penned cartoons. In a 2003 interview, excerpted from the biography Vince Guaraldi at the Piano (Derrick Bang; McFarland Books), Mendelson declared, "There was no doubt in my mind that if we hadn't had that Guaraldi score, we wouldn't have had the franchise we later enjoyed." Pre-order: A Charlie Brown Christmas on Amazon Track List: Side A 1. O Tannenbaum 2. What Child Is This 3. My Little Drum 4. Linus & Lucy 5. Christmas Time Is Here (instrumental)   Side B 1. Christmas Time Is Here (vocal) 2. Skating 3. Hark, The Herald Angels Sing 4. Christmas Is Coming 5. Für Elise 6. The Christmas Song

VINCE GUARALDI TRIO'S BEST-SELLING ALBUM A CHARLIE BROWN CHRISTMAS TO BE CELEBRATED WITH AUDIOPHILE VINYL REISSUE   CLASSIC SOUNDTRACK TO THE TELEVISION SPECIAL INCLUDES ICONIC TRACKS "LINUS AND LUCY" AND "CHRISTMAS TIME IS HERE"     LOS ANGELES, CA - Craft Recordings, the Catalog Division of Concord Music, is pleased to announce a high-end vinyl reissue of the Vince Guaraldi Trio's beloved jazz album, A Charlie Brown Christmas. Due out November 17th, the LP will be released on 180-gram vinyl, and housed in an old-school style, tip-on jacket, featuring the rarely seen artwork from the original 1965 album. Lacquers for the album were cut by George Horn and Anne-Marie Suenram at Fantasy Studios, while the vinyl was pressed at Quality Record Pressings.   A Charlie Brown Christmas, certified 4X Platinum by the RIAA in 2016, is one of the best-selling jazz albums in history, second only to Miles Davis' Kind of Blue; and it's no surprise: Guaraldi's engaging score to the synonymous holiday television specialhas introduced generations of children and their parents to the joys of jazz music, with tracks like the instantly recognizable "Linus and Lucy," and yuletide favorite "Christmas Time Is Here." The album was inducted into the GRAMMY® Hall of Fame in 2007 and the Library of Congress's National Recording Registry five years later, and continues to be a perennial favorite, thanks to annual airings of the Christmas TV special.   A native of San Francisco, Vince Guaraldi became one of America's most successful jazz artists during the course of his lifetime. Though Guaraldi's legacy is most famously tied to his association with Peanuts, he was already an established, GRAMMY® Award-winning artist by the time that producer Lee Mendelson tapped him to score the first of many animated specials based on the Charles Schulz-penned cartoons. In a 2003 interview, excerpted from the biography Vince Guaraldi at the Piano (Derrick Bang; McFarland Books), Mendelson declared, "There was no doubt in my mind that if we hadn't had that Guaraldi score, we wouldn't have had the franchise we later enjoyed." Pre-order: A Charlie Brown Christmas on Amazon Track List: Side A 1. O Tannenbaum 2. What Child Is This 3. My Little Drum 4. Linus & Lucy 5. Christmas Time Is Here (instrumental)   Side B 1. Christmas Time Is Here (vocal) 2. Skating 3. Hark, The Herald Angels Sing 4. Christmas Is Coming 5. Für Elise 6. The Christmas Song

VINCE GUARALDI TRIO'S BEST-SELLING ALBUM A CHARLIE BROWN CHRISTMAS TO BE CELEBRATED WITH AUDIOPHILE VINYL REISSUE   CLASSIC SOUNDTRACK TO THE TELEVISION SPECIAL INCLUDES ICONIC TRACKS "LINUS AND LUCY" AND "CHRISTMAS TIME IS HERE"     LOS ANGELES, CA - Craft Recordings, the Catalog Division of Concord Music, is pleased to announce a high-end vinyl reissue of the Vince Guaraldi Trio's beloved jazz album, A Charlie Brown Christmas. Due out November 17th, the LP will be released on 180-gram vinyl, and housed in an old-school style, tip-on jacket, featuring the rarely seen artwork from the original 1965 album. Lacquers for the album were cut by George Horn and Anne-Marie Suenram at Fantasy Studios, while the vinyl was pressed at Quality Record Pressings.   A Charlie Brown Christmas, certified 4X Platinum by the RIAA in 2016, is one of the best-selling jazz albums in history, second only to Miles Davis' Kind of Blue; and it's no surprise: Guaraldi's engaging score to the synonymous holiday television specialhas introduced generations of children and their parents to the joys of jazz music, with tracks like the instantly recognizable "Linus and Lucy," and yuletide favorite "Christmas Time Is Here." The album was inducted into the GRAMMY® Hall of Fame in 2007 and the Library of Congress's National Recording Registry five years later, and continues to be a perennial favorite, thanks to annual airings of the Christmas TV special.   A native of San Francisco, Vince Guaraldi became one of America's most successful jazz artists during the course of his lifetime. Though Guaraldi's legacy is most famously tied to his association with Peanuts, he was already an established, GRAMMY® Award-winning artist by the time that producer Lee Mendelson tapped him to score the first of many animated specials based on the Charles Schulz-penned cartoons. In a 2003 interview, excerpted from the biography Vince Guaraldi at the Piano (Derrick Bang; McFarland Books), Mendelson declared, "There was no doubt in my mind that if we hadn't had that Guaraldi score, we wouldn't have had the franchise we later enjoyed." Pre-order: A Charlie Brown Christmas on Amazon Track List: Side A 1. O Tannenbaum 2. What Child Is This 3. My Little Drum 4. Linus & Lucy 5. Christmas Time Is Here (instrumental)   Side B 1. Christmas Time Is Here (vocal) 2. Skating 3. Hark, The Herald Angels Sing 4. Christmas Is Coming 5. Für Elise 6. The Christmas Song

VINCE GUARALDI TRIO'S BEST-SELLING ALBUM A CHARLIE BROWN CHRISTMAS TO BE CELEBRATED WITH AUDIOPHILE VINYL REISSUE   CLASSIC SOUNDTRACK TO THE TELEVISION SPECIAL INCLUDES ICONIC TRACKS "LINUS AND LUCY" AND "CHRISTMAS TIME IS HERE"     LOS ANGELES, CA - Craft Recordings, the Catalog Division of Concord Music, is pleased to announce a high-end vinyl reissue of the Vince Guaraldi Trio's beloved jazz album, A Charlie Brown Christmas. Due out November 17th, the LP will be released on 180-gram vinyl, and housed in an old-school style, tip-on jacket, featuring the rarely seen artwork from the original 1965 album. Lacquers for the album were cut by George Horn and Anne-Marie Suenram at Fantasy Studios, while the vinyl was pressed at Quality Record Pressings.   A Charlie Brown Christmas, certified 4X Platinum by the RIAA in 2016, is one of the best-selling jazz albums in history, second only to Miles Davis' Kind of Blue; and it's no surprise: Guaraldi's engaging score to the synonymous holiday television specialhas introduced generations of children and their parents to the joys of jazz music, with tracks like the instantly recognizable "Linus and Lucy," and yuletide favorite "Christmas Time Is Here." The album was inducted into the GRAMMY® Hall of Fame in 2007 and the Library of Congress's National Recording Registry five years later, and continues to be a perennial favorite, thanks to annual airings of the Christmas TV special.   A native of San Francisco, Vince Guaraldi became one of America's most successful jazz artists during the course of his lifetime. Though Guaraldi's legacy is most famously tied to his association with Peanuts, he was already an established, GRAMMY® Award-winning artist by the time that producer Lee Mendelson tapped him to score the first of many animated specials based on the Charles Schulz-penned cartoons. In a 2003 interview, excerpted from the biography Vince Guaraldi at the Piano (Derrick Bang; McFarland Books), Mendelson declared, "There was no doubt in my mind that if we hadn't had that Guaraldi score, we wouldn't have had the franchise we later enjoyed." Pre-order: A Charlie Brown Christmas on Amazon Track List: Side A 1. O Tannenbaum 2. What Child Is This 3. My Little Drum 4. Linus & Lucy 5. Christmas Time Is Here (instrumental)   Side B 1. Christmas Time Is Here (vocal) 2. Skating 3. Hark, The Herald Angels Sing 4. Christmas Is Coming 5. Für Elise 6. The Christmas Song

VINCE GUARALDI TRIO'S BEST-SELLING ALBUM A CHARLIE BROWN CHRISTMAS TO BE CELEBRATED WITH AUDIOPHILE VINYL REISSUE   CLASSIC SOUNDTRACK TO THE TELEVISION SPECIAL INCLUDES ICONIC TRACKS "LINUS AND LUCY" AND "CHRISTMAS TIME IS HERE"

LOS ANGELES, CA - Craft Recordings, the Catalog Division of Concord Music, is pleased to announce a high-end vinyl reissue of the Vince Guaraldi Trio's beloved jazz album, A Charlie Brown Christmas. Due out November 17th, the LP will be released on 180-gram vinyl, and housed in an old-school style, tip-on jacket, featuring the rarely seen artwork from the original 1965 album. Lacquers for the album were cut by George Horn and Anne-Marie Suenram at Fantasy Studios, while the vinyl was pressed at Quality Record Pressings.   A Charlie Brown Christmas, certified 4X Platinum by the RIAA in 2016, is one of the best-selling jazz albums in history, second only to Miles Davis' Kind of Blue; and it's no surprise: Guaraldi's engaging score to the synonymous holiday television specialhas introduced generations of children and their parents to the joys of jazz music, with tracks like the instantly recognizable "Linus and Lucy," and yuletide favorite "Christmas Time Is Here." The album was inducted into the GRAMMY® Hall of Fame in 2007 and the Library of Congress's National Recording Registry five years later, and continues to be a perennial favorite, thanks to annual airings of the Christmas TV special.   A native of San Francisco, Vince Guaraldi became one of America's most successful jazz artists during the course of his lifetime. Though Guaraldi's legacy is most famously tied to his association with Peanuts, he was already an established, GRAMMY® Award-winning artist by the time that producer Lee Mendelson tapped him to score the first of many animated specials based on the Charles Schulz-penned cartoons. In a 2003 interview, excerpted from the biography Vince Guaraldi at the Piano (Derrick Bang; McFarland Books), Mendelson declared, "There was no doubt in my mind that if we hadn't had that Guaraldi score, we wouldn't have had the franchise we later enjoyed." Pre-order: A Charlie Brown Christmas on Amazon Track List: Side A 1. O Tannenbaum 2. What Child Is This 3. My Little Drum 4. Linus & Lucy 5. Christmas Time Is Here (instrumental)   Side B 1. Christmas Time Is Here (vocal) 2. Skating 3. Hark, The Herald Angels Sing 4. Christmas Is Coming 5. Für Elise 6. The Christmas Song

VINCE GUARALDI TRIO'S BEST-SELLING ALBUM

A CHARLIE BROWN CHRISTMAS

TO BE CELEBRATED WITH AUDIOPHILE VINYL REISSUE

 

CLASSIC SOUNDTRACK TO THE TELEVISION SPECIAL INCLUDES ICONIC TRACKS

"LINUS AND LUCY" AND "CHRISTMAS TIME IS HERE"  

 

LOS ANGELES, CA - Craft Recordings, the Catalog Division of Concord Music, is pleased to announce a high-end vinyl reissue of the Vince Guaraldi Trio's beloved jazz album, A Charlie Brown Christmas. Due out November 17^th, the LP will be released on 180-gram vinyl, and housed in an old-school style, tip-on jacket, featuring the rarely seen artwork from the original 1965 album. Lacquers for the album were cut by George Horn and Anne-Marie Suenram at Fantasy Studios, while the vinyl was pressed at Quality Record Pressings.

 

A Charlie Brown Christmas, certified 4X Platinum by the RIAA in 2016, is one of the best-selling jazz albums in history, second only to Miles Davis' Kind of Blue; and it's no surprise: Guaraldi's engaging score to the synonymous holiday television specialhas introduced generations of children and their parents to the joys of jazz music, with tracks like the instantly recognizable "Linus and Lucy," and yuletide favorite "Christmas Time Is Here." The album was inducted into the GRAMMY® Hall of Fame in 2007 and the Library of Congress's National Recording Registry five years later, and continues to be a perennial favorite, thanks to annual airings of the Christmas TV special.

 

A native of San Francisco, Vince Guaraldi became one of America's most successful jazz artists during the course of his lifetime. Though Guaraldi's legacy is most famously tied to his association with Peanuts, he was already an established, GRAMMY® Award-winning artist by the time that producer Lee Mendelson tapped him to score the first of many animated specials based on the Charles Schulz-penned cartoons. In a 2003 interview, excerpted from the biography Vince Guaraldi at the Piano (Derrick Bang; McFarland Books), Mendelson declared, "There was no doubt in my mind that if we hadn't had that Guaraldi score, we wouldn't have had the franchise we later enjoyed."

Pre-order: A Charlie Brown Christmas on Amazon

Track List:

Side A

1. O Tannenbaum

2. What Child Is This

3. My Little Drum

4. Linus & Lucy

5. Christmas Time Is Here (instrumental)

 

Side B

1. Christmas Time Is Here (vocal)

2. Skating

3. Hark, The Herald Angels Sing

4. Christmas Is Coming

5. Für Elise

6. The Christmas Song

TALK SPORTY TO ME

Talk Sporty to Me Founder Jen Mueller "Grabs Life by the Balls"

SEATTLE, Nov. 7, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Nearly two decades of experience in sports broadcasting means Jen has been talking about balls (and other sports equipment) with well-known athletes the rest of us only dream of having a few moments with.

The new book is already flooded with praise from the likes of NFL sideline reporters Erin Andrews, Pam Oliver, Alex Flanagan, and Laura Okmin, as well as NFL Pro-Bowlers Bobby Wagner, Kam Chancellor, and Doug Baldwin (who also provided the foreword).

Jen's humorous, no-nonsense approach to career development is refreshing and accessible to readers of all backgrounds. Unlike others who might shy away from the big topics, Jen challenges sacred cows and the most common excuses in chapters like, "Does This Make My Bias Look Big?" and "Sexism Versus Poor Communication Skills."

What makes this book different? Jen's access to professional athletes provides a unique and interesting perspective – with lots of direct stories from her interactions (including an answer to the common "What's it really like in the locker room?" question, and the story of how she wound up with her very own Super Bowl ring). Her approach leads to a fun, engaging, and interesting read, with practical tips that demonstrate how strong communication skills set the stage for career development opportunities in any field.

But don't take our word for it, listen to Seahawks Pro-Bowler Doug Baldwin, who says: "You're not always going to know what to say, and sometimes what you say won't come out right, but if you use the techniques Jen demonstrates in the book you'll be well on your way to communicating more effectively, becoming an Influential Conversationalist and finding new ways to lead."

About Talk Sporty to Me and The Influential ConversationalistJen Mueller's passion for improving the way people approach business communication motivated her to launch Talk Sporty to Me in 2009. The company facilitates corporate training on how to make sports conversations useful in business, and provides an outside-the-box approach to business communication. The Influential Conversationalist is now available on Amazon.