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The
Blenders have become known for their Christmas music, and have been staging a Christmas Tour in theaters (mostly in the Midwest) since 1997. Occasionally they will perform in other cities where they have achieved great popularity such as Dallas, Chicago, Memphis, New York, Los Angeles and Salt
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Blenders signed with Universal Records and released Loveland. The album's single releases were a mild success on radio in pockets around the US, but they found international success with a number one hit in a handful of European countries with a remake of
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singing style. Although their music in later years has included instrument-backed recordings, there has always been a focus on the
Blenders' own style of vocal-based harmonies. The group has toured the U.S. with such acts as
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Blenders spent their early years, beginning in the '90s, touring hundreds of colleges and universities across the country. They received the Contemporary Artist of the Year award in 1994 and 1995 by the
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December 2005, The Blenders sang their original song "Tiny Little Christmas," and the following year repeated with "When it Snows" in an advertisement for
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