With the continuous momentum of Newsboys’ current CD release Born Again, a No. 1 radio hit and an extensive touring schedule, they continue their whirlwind year with the announcement of their first-ever Christmas project. Christmas! A Newsboys Holiday will release October 12th, courtesy of Inpop Records. The new CD was produced by Dustin Burnett, Michael Tait, and Juan Otero of The Write Bros, half of the production team of Born Again. Comprised of six holiday classics, Christmas! A Newsboys Holiday includes “Winter Wonderland,” “Jingle Bell Rock,” “All I Want for Christmas is You,” “O Holy Night,” “The Christmas Song,” and “Mary Did You Know.”

To help promote Christmas! A Newsboys Holiday, Newsboys will join Newsong the weekend after Thanksgiving to kick off the “Very Merry Christmas Tour 2010.” This 20+city nationwide tour kicks off in North Carolina and will finish up in Georgia on December 20th. Check out the tour dates listed below to see if can help ring in the Christmas season with Newsboys at a city near you.

There is no question the momentum keeps continuing to escalate for Newsboys and their July 13th release of Born Again. The current single and No. 1 hit “Born Again” continues to stay high up on the charts, having a total of 7.1 million impressions to date. Following the largest street week of their careers by selling an astounding 45,311 units and hitting #4 on Billboard’s overall chart, Born Again continues to keep its place on the Billboard Top 200 chart and is No. 3 on the Christian Soundscan chart, scanning more than 72,000 units in the first month of release.

newsboys have done it yet again. Not only has the band’s No. 1 single, “Born Again,” continued to stay at the top of the CHR charts for the fourth week in a row, but the hit song has also made a new landmark. Since releasing to iTunes just two weeks ago the single has sold close to an astounding 12,000 units, almost 7,000 its first week out. In addition, the first day “Born Again” was available on iTunes, “Born Again” was the No. 1 song on the Singles Chart. “Born Again” is newsboys’ first single from the July 13th CD release of Born Again (inpop records).

A band well-known for their stellar live shows, last week newsboys kicked off its run of headlining 23 major festivals throughout the summer in the U.S. and Canada. Performing at such festivals as last month’s Spirit West Coast in Del Mar, CA, this month’s AtlantaFest and July’s Creation East, newsboys will literally be performing in front of tens of thousands of fans each night.

Staffed with a 13-member street team at every show, this weekend the band will also debut a never-before-seen and jaw-dropping stage set, which the band promises will capture audiences everywhere. The band couldn’t be more excited to get back on the road.

Be sure to catch newsboys live in a city near you this summer by visiting their website. Tour dates are also listed below, but be sure to check out newsboys.com for the most updated schedule and information.

Upcoming headlining tour dates*:

May 30 - Del Mar, CA, Spirit West Coast
June 2 - Kingston, ON, Kingston Gospel Temple
June 3 - Ottawa, ON, Woodvale Church
June 4 - Toronto, ON, Queensway Cathedral
June 5 - Sudbury, ON, Glad Tidings Tabernacle
June 12 - Charlotte, NC, Sonfest - Carrowinds Theme Park
June 16 - Wilmore, KY, Ichthus Festival
June 19 - Stone Mountain, GA, Atlantafest
June 25 - Gaylord, MI, Big Ticket Festival
June 26 - Muskegon, MI, Heritage Landing-Summer Celebration
July 1 - Shirleysburg, PA, Creation 2010 East
July 3 - Salinas, CA, Spirit West Coast
July 5 - Pleasanton, CA, Alameda County Fair
July 9 - Oshkosh, WI, Lifest 2010
July 16 - Wilmar, MN, Sonshine Festival
*All dates subject to change