Gospel Sensation EARNEST PUGH gears up for his Christmas with Earnest Pugh and Friends Tour featuring Keith Williams, Chrystal Rucker, Vincent Tharpe, Charles Butler and Trinity with special appearances by Patrick Dopson. The tour, featuring songs from Pugh'sChristmas CD Christmas with Earnest Pugh & Friends, kicks off on December 3 in Petersburg, Va.

Christmas Tour dates:

Tuesday, December 3^rd

Petersburg, VA

Venue: Tabernacle Baptist Church

444 Halifax Street

7pm

 LeJuene Thompson, Earnest Pugh, Keith "Wonderboy" Johnson

Wednesday, December 4^th

Rocky Mount, NC

Venue: Morning Star Church of Christ

225 S. Glendale Drive

7pm

 LeJuene Thompson, Earnest Pugh, Keith "Wonderboy" Johnson

Thursday, December 5^th

Durham, NC

Venue: City of Joy Ministries

2000 Chapel Hill Road

7pm

 LeJuene Thompson, Earnest Pugh, Keith "Wonderboy" Johnson

Saturday, December 7^th

Houston, Texas

Venue:Trinity Vally Baptist Church

801 Sam Houston Street, Liberty Texas

Features: Earnest Pugh

Friday, December 13^th

Baltimore, MD

Venue: Manifest Wonders Christian Church

3600 Edmondson Avenue

7pm

Charles Butler & Trinity, Earnest Pugh, Keith Williams

Sunday, Dec 22nd

Pearland, Texas

Venue: Silverlake Church of Pearland

Christmas Contata with Music & Arts Department

1865 Cullen BLVD

8, 10 & 12pm Services

Christmas with Earnest Pugh & Friends is a 14-track CD featuring Pugh with some of his best and most talented friends in the music biz. The song, "Ring Dem Bells," is a rousing mid-tempo ballad featuring impassioned backing vocals by Charles Butler & Trinity. A soulful "Silent Night" features the smooth tenor of Quadrius Salters. Baritone Keith Williams joins Pugh on "Holy 2 U" while powerhouse soprano Chrystal Rucker does a majestic rendition of "Do You Hear What I Hear?" with a simple piano arrangement. Lisa Knowles of the Brown Sisters and Pugh trade adlibs on a churchy rendition of "O Come All Ye Faithful." Vincent Tharpe & Kenois create a warm and cozy groove on "Go Tell It" while newcomer Martha Buries brings a jazzy vibe to Ann McCrary's "Remember Not 2 Forget." Veteran vocalist Nikki Ross sits us down on the front pew of a Sunday morning church service to deliver a dramatic version of "Walk in the Light."

Pugh's latest CD, The W.I.N. Experience, is in stores now. Produced by Cedric Thompson, the 12-song CD features Gospel legends including Bishop Rance Allen, Multi-Grammy® Award-Winning Singer Pastor Shirley Caesar, LeJeune Thompson, Vincent Tharpe & Kenosis, Angel Davis, and Michelle Prather. The W.I.N. Experience also includes a full-length DVD and features the top single "I Believe You Most" on which Pugh collaborated and produced with J. Moss and PAJAM. The CD is released through independent label P-Man Music in partnership with Central South Distribution. Recorded live in Nassau, Bahamas at the Atlantis Hotel (Grand Ball Room) the CD commemorates Pugh's "20-15 Celebration," which recognizes 20 years in ministry and 15 years in the music industry. The live recording was a part of the Radio One "One Love Getaway to the Bahamas" this past May.