The Third Annual Francesca Battistelli Christmas Tour Kicks Off December 3

By Timothy Yap Oct 06, 2015 03:06 AM EDT

Francesca Battistelli, a multiple GRAMMY Award and Billboard Music Award nominee and six-time Dove Award-winning artist, announces her upcoming Christmas tour. Kicking off December 3 in Jackson, TN and running through December 20 in Sedalia, MO, "The Third Annual Francesca Battistelli Christmas Tour" will hit 13 dates throughout the U.S. and will feature special guests Tim Timmons or Shaun Groves on select dates.

"I am so thrilled to be doing another Christmas tour this year," Battistelli shares. "As a child, listening to Christmas music was one of my favorite things to do, and I try to bring that joy and excitement to this tour every night. I love playing some of my favorite Christmas classics as well as some of my own original Christmas songs. It will be a wonderful night of music and worship, so please come join us and have a Merry Christmas!"

Concertgoers will surely hear songs from Battistelli's highly successful holiday album,Christmas. To date, the album has received more than four million streams and has sold 169,000 copies. Christmas also received two Dove Award nominations (for Christmas Album of the Year and Recorded Music Packaging of the Year).

"The Third Annual Francesca Battistelli Christmas Tour" is sponsored by Compassion International and Sometimes Savvy Management. Tour dates are listed below.

12/03 - Jackson, TN
12/04 - Huntington, WV
12/05 - Bel Air, MD
12/06 - Richmond, VA
12/10 - Newnan, GA
12/11 - New Orleans, LA
12/12 - McKinney, TX
12/13 - Cleburne, TX
12/15 - Wichita, KS
12/17 - Greeley, CO
12/18 & 19 - Elkhorn, NE
12/20 - Sedalia, MO
*Tour dates subject to change. Please visit www.FrancescaMusic.com for the most updated schedule