NASHVILLE, TN (December 17, 2020) – On Monday,
December 14, GRAMMY ® winner Chris Tomlin, his wife Lauren and daughters Ashlyn
and Madison, received their own special delivery of joy with the birth of a
healthy baby girl, Elle Grace Tomlin.
Baby Elle was the inspiration for the title
track of Chris’ latest Christmas release, Miracle Of Love: Christmas Songs
of Worship. Recently Chris premiered the song’s music video exclusively on
Facebook. As the only artist in the Christian genre, Chris joins the select
group of other A-list artists including Bon Jovi, Katy Perry, Chris Stapleton,
Carrie Underwood and others to partner with Facebook in an exclusive release. The song was a highlight in Tomlin’s Christmas special, “K-LOVE
Christmas & Chris Tomlin Present Christmas Songs Of Worship” which
delivered Christmas joy into homes everywhere last weekend.
The 90-minute Christmas concert is available on
Stabal’s on-demandplatform and includes guests We The Kingdom, Pat
Barrett and more, with a special appearance by Ashlyn and Madison Tomlin who
joined their father to perform “Silent Night.” Tickets to watch the special
are still available with the purchase of a 30-day pass at www.christomlin.com. This pass includes unique behind the scenes
content, including a fireside chat, acoustic performance of “The First Noel,”
and a moving performance of “Tin Roof” by artist Blessing Offor (who appears on
the Chris Tomlin & Friends album). The concert was made
possible by K-LOVE, Awakening Events, Stabal and Altrua HealthShare.
The Christmas Special
and baby Elle tied the bow on what has been a monumental year for Chris which
began with the transition of his annual “Good Friday Nashville” concert into a
global TV and radio event due to COVID-19. Soon after, Chris was asked to join
Reba, Hillary Scott, and Keith Urban on Thomas Rhett’s #1, “Be A Light,” which
resulted in Chris receiving his first-ever CMA award nomination and making his debut performance at the CMA award show. Continuing in a year of surprises, Chris
released Chris Tomlin & Friends, in July, a 13-song project
featuring him with some of today’s biggest country music artists, debuting at
#1 on Billboard. To launch the new music Chris performed “Thank You
Lord” with Thomas Rhett and executive producers Florida Georgia Line on the Today Show and The Late Late Show with James Corden. The album contains his 17th #1 single, “Who You Are
To Me” feat. Lady A, which reigned at the top of the charts for SIX consecutive
weeks making it Chris’ second longest running #1 after his 14-week success with
“Whom Shall I Fear (God of Angel Armies).” In November Chris performed with
Lady A and Russell Dickerson on the Grand
Ole Opry.
“Over the years I have
come to experience that songs are like arrows out of a bow. As an artist, we
are the bow and we are shooting these songs out into the world and it is always
amazing to watch how they go so much further than you could ever see and how
they mean so many different things to some many different people,” says Chris.
“I am beyond words for how God has used new relationships, new music, and
opened new doors to help people in 2020… and I am optimistic for what is in
store for 2021.”
About Chris Tomlin
It is estimated that
20-30 million people across the world sing one of Chris’ songs every week in
church services in nearly every language. Time magazine heralded him as the
“most often sung artist in the world” as his music has inspired and uplifted an
entire generation of believers. Along the way, he’s scored 17 Number
one singles at radio, sold more than nine million albums, earned a Grammy,
three Billboard Music Awards, 21 Dove Awards and became a two-time BMI
Songwriter of the Year honoree. In 2016, he was named one of only four artists
ever to receive the Sound Exchange Digital Radio Award for over 1 Billion
digital radio streams, alongside Justin Timberlake, Pitbull and Garth Brooks.
Chris is also the first Christian artist to reach the Billion streams threshold
on Pandora and was presented with their BILLIONAIRE award. His tours have
sold-out venues everywhere, including New York City’s Madison Square Garden,
Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles, Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena and Red Rocks.
For more information visit:
www.christomlin.com or follow Chris on Twitter Instagram Facebook and YouTube.