Tara Lyn Hart: Christmas album benefits seminary

"Perfect Holiday" - Tara Lyn Hart

The Christmas album with a good cause is back for another season.  “Winter Wonderland” and “The Very First Christmas Gift” are the latest singles from Tara Lyn Hart’s album “Perfect Holiday” to be released for radio airplay. The album was first released in time for Christmas 2010 and marked a return to the recording studio for the St. Catharines-based performer after a six year hiatus. Proceeds from the sale of the album and airplay of its songs go to Concordia Lutheran Theological Seminary (CLTS) in St. Catharines where Tara Lyn’s husband Perry is a student. The album also features violinist Dianne Humann, a member of the Niagara Symphony Orchestra and wife of retired CLTS professor Rev. Dr. Roger Humann.

The songs, which are both Christian and festive in nature, have already been getting airplay in the early days of the Christmas season. EZ Rock Niagara 105.7 (CHRE-FM) in St. Catharines has been spinning the tunes as part of their temporary all-Christmas music format. Tara Lyn thanks the station for its support and urges listeners in the Niagara region to call in a request of either of the songs. The album is getting some Lutheran fans south of the border too. Earlier this year, Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod President Matthew Harrison purchased a copy while visiting CLTS.

Tara Lyn Hart’s roots in the Canadian music industry run deep. Following childhood performances in church and talent competitions near her hometown of Roblin, Manitoba, she went on to have a three year contract with Sony Music. This opportunity allowed her to enter the music scene in Nashville where she would eventually perform at the Grand Ole Opry. In 2000, she won the Canadian Country Music Association’s Rising Star award and was further nominated for two Juno Awards for the title track on her album “Stuff that Matters.” She also ran a successful performing arts school in Cobourg Ontario from 2002 to 2008.

The album “Perfect Holiday” costs $12 and can be ordered by calling CLTS at (905) 688-2362 or emailing the seminary at Concordia@brocku.ca. It can also be purchased online at Tara Lyn Hart’s website.

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