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‘Feel the Love of Christmas’ Once Again

Beloved Holiday Favorite Is Back This Season With A Taylor Family Christmas

‘Feel the Love: A Taylor Family Christmas’ returns this holiday season to relive the magic of the one of the region’s most beloved annual Christmas shows that for many years was delivered by B.E. Taylor and friends. (Photos Provided)

WHEELING — More than three decades since B.E. Taylor’s original Christmas album was released, his family and friends will gather once again to celebrate the season and his legacy.

“Feel the Love: A Taylor Family Christmas” will bring Taylor’s iconic renditions of classic Christmas tunes to a handful of stages over four nights this holiday season.

Remaining shows are set for this weekend in Western Pennsylvania and in the Friendly City, including shows today and Saturday, Dec. 19 and 20, at Moon High School in Moon Township, Pa.; and an anchoring performance in Wheeling on Sunday, Dec. 21, at the J.B. Chambers Performing Arts Center. The run of shows kicked off this week with a show Thursday night at the Metropolitan Theatre in Morgantown.

The star-studded band is led by Taylor’s son, B.C. Taylor, a Nashville-based drummer who shared the stage with his father for more than two decades. He has been joined by longtime collaborators and friends Rick Witkowski (Crack the Sky, B.E. Taylor Group), Hermie Granati (The Granati Brothers), Jamie Peck, Jeff Jimerson (Airborne, Pittsburgh Penguins), Herb Schweitzer, Dom Liberati (LIBERATI, The Calling), Anthony Rankin (ANTi, Gary Allan), Pete Wilson (Morgan Evans, Luke Grimes), Bailey Taylor, Dan Taylor and the Taylor Sisters.

B.E. Taylor released his first holiday album, “B.E. Taylor Christmas,” in 1994. The success led to yearly tours throughout the East Coast, as well as the release of “B.E. Taylor Christmas 2” (2000) and “B.E. Taylor Christmas 3” (2012). Taylor’s energetic, gripping live performance was captured and released as “B.E. Taylor Christmas: Live at Heinz Hall” on CD and DVD in 2010.

It continues rotation on PBS stations throughout the country. B.E. Taylor died in 2016, and since then, many longtime fans have continued to miss hearing his unforgettable voice and his signature songs — especially during the holiday season.

“Just as I grew up with my father’s Christmas concerts, so, too, have his fans,” B.C. Taylor said. “We see folks who used to bring their children, and now they’re coming with their grandchildren. We do these shows to continue that tradition and remember the true meaning and importance of Christmas and the holiday season.”

Tickets are on sale now. For tickets and more information, visit www.feeltheloveofchristmas.com.

Rick Witkowski and B.C. Taylor

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