Press Release - Wednesday, December 06, 2006
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"The Christmas Songbook" returns to Lincoln's New Salem December 8 - 10
PETERSBURG - A perennial favorite musical revue, Gordon Productions' "The Christmas Songbook," returns to Lincoln's New Salem State Historic Site Visitor Center Auditorium Friday through Sunday, December 8 - 10.
Show times are 7:30 p.m. on Friday, December 8 and Saturday, December 9; and 3 p.m. Sunday, December 10. Tickets are $12 for adults and $11 for senior citizens and children under 12, and may be reserved by calling (217) 632-4000. The show is being presented as a fundraiser for the New Salem Lincoln League.
The Christmas Songbook features holiday favorites that were made famous by such entertainers as Bing Crosby, Nat King Cole, Karen Carpenter, Andy Williams, Elvis, Rosemary Clooney and others. White Christmas, I'll be Home for Christmas, Winter Wonderland, and more than 30 other holiday pop songs will be presented.
The musical and comedy show will star Ann Collins, Mary Jo Curry, Nancy Diefenback, Greg Floyd, Mike Gillette, Amy Gordon, Gus Gordon, Tom Heintzelman, Debbie Holmes, Roger Holmes, Jeff Prince, and Brittney McLaughlin. The show features special guests Ken Bradbury and Bill Cobb as Elvis.
Lincoln's New Salem State Historic Site, administered by the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency, is located along Route 97 about two miles south of Petersburg and
20 miles northwest of Springfield.
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