Big Machine Records: Francesca Battestelli

Word Records Dept: Two albums will be released Oct. 16 to celebrate the partnership, which has raised more than $100 million for Special Olympics. "A Very Special Christmas 25th Anniversary" will be released on Big Machine Records and Word Records will issue "A Very Special Christmas: Bringing Peace on Earth.", according to CBC. Other artists involved in the project include Jason Mraz, Vince Gill and Amy Grant, Rascal Flatts, The Band Perry and Cheap Trick. The Associated Press, 2012 Members of Train and Francesca Battestelli will attend a news conference Monday at Blackbird Studios in Nashville, Tenn., to announce the albums. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.