Plymouth grad kicks off tour as part of a new Christmas compilation

Plymouth grad Denver Bierman with fellow grad Adam Beck

By Rusty Nixon
Director of Development and Alumni Affairs

NASHVILLE, TN - The weather outside may be frightful, but the music of the season is delightful with a new dual release of Christmas Favorites from Jesus Daily Facebook, featuring Plymouth's Denver Bierman and the Mile High Orchestra.

Jesus Daily - the most highly engaged Facebook page in the world - has released two new digital Christmas compilations available on iTunes. One - "An ePOP Christmas” - features 25 Christmas songs by 23 top and emerging new artists including notables Everlife, The Tractors, Alison Krauss, and Gary Chapman, alongside some of today’s best emerging artists - Chris Sligh, Story Side: B , Stephen Speaks and Denver & the Mile High Orchestra.

The second release has a more traditional approach and is entitled "An Inspiring Christmas”. It also contains 25 favorite Christmas classics, offering with a traditional sound that features Christian artists Gary Chapman and Wintley Phipps alongside notable Worship leaders from Churches all over the country including Rick Muchow from Saddleback Church and Charles Billingsley from Thomas Road Baptist Church and - of course - two more songs from DMHO.

"Our lead trumpet player, Keith Smith, was hired by Jesus Daily as a staff producer for the groups musical projects," said Denver. "He brought them the idea of making our music part of the Christmas compilations and they thought the message along with our nostalgic sound was a perfect fit for this project."

As part of the two compilation release, Denver will also appear on a television special with several of the other artists that will be broadcast on TBN later in the month.

"It's wonderful for us to have the opportunity for our music to get some exposure to some people who may never have heard it before," said Denver.

Denver and the rest of the Mile High Orchestra will embark on their enormously popular "Christmas Tour" this weekend. It's a bittersweet time for a family man who is also a performer.

"This is the biggest tour of year for us because our sound becomes mainstream," he said. "Our style is part of everybody's memory of what Christmas sounds like. It comes to the forefront of American culture from November to January.

"We love sharing with our fans, sharing our music and our faith which is the reason for Christmas but man it is terribly hard to leave home for the tour. It's why we've  (wife Amy and children London and Boston) already started celebrating at my house. We've watched all the Christmas specials and maybe it sounds silly but we always build a gingerbread house and we're going to do that tonight. Then Dad leaves to go to work for Christmas. It's hard but it's exciting at the same time."

The tour has several big stops including a chance for hometown fans to see the band at a special performance at Moraine Valley Church in Palos Heights, IL just outside of Chicago on December 17. The performance will be broadcast live on the Moody Radio Network to nearly 500 radio stations across North America.

Tickets for the show are available online at http://www.itickets.com/events/275503.html or can be ordered by phone at 800-965-9324. All the band's Christmas Tour dates are available at http://www.denvermho.com/

To check out "An Inspiring Christmas" go to http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/an-inspiring-christmas/id482951712. "An e-Pop Christmas" is at http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/an-e-pop-christmas/id482980971