- Author Tara Burke

Toronto, ON – The Juno-Award winning Toronto Mass Choir’s seventh full-length album features popular Canadian recording artists such Mark Masri and Londa Larmond. However, one addition to the album has everyone talking. Carvin Winans, of the legendary Winans family, is featured on the Christmas favourite, “Silent Night”. The album, “A Christmas Gift” was launched at Agincourt Pentecostal church at a CD release concert on November 21st, 2010.

As part of the widely successful group, “The Winans” with three of his brothers, Carvin Winans wrote the hit, “Tomorrow” and sang with the group for 15 years. Since then, he has led a thriving solo career that included singing background vocals on Michael Jackson’s 1988 hit “Man in the Mirror”, writing songs for stars like Regina Belle, Whitney Houston and Peabo Bryson, and hosting “All Access with Carvin Winans” on WDIV TV for two successful seasons.

Settling in Toronto in the last few years, 5-time Grammy award-winner, Carvin Winans connected with the Toronto Mass Choir, and they are thrilled to feature him on this latest release. “It’s a dream come true to have this great man of gospel on this record,” says Karen Burke, director and founder of the Toronto Mass Choir, “Carvin brings that distinctive ‘Winans’ sound to the song “Silent Night” and it was our pleasure to collaborate with him on this project”.

The Toronto Mass Choir is dedicated to creating music that will draw people into the awesome presence of God. The album, “A Christmas Gift”, is available through www.tmc.ca, amazon.com, CDBaby, Itunes and Ontario Christian bookstores.

Visit www.tmc.ca for more information.

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