Can you believe that Third Day has won their 25th Dove award?

“Christmas Offerings” Receives First Ever Christmas Album of the Year Award

Honors were handed out last night at the 38th Annual GMA (Gospel Music Association) Dove Awards with multi-million-selling, GRAMMY and Dove Award-winning rock band Third Day being recognized as the first artist in Dove Award history to receive Christmas Album of the Year honors for their highly-successful Christmas Offerings project.

Going into the night as one of the select group of nominees in the prestigious Artist of the Year category, this award marks the 25th career Dove Award for Third Day. The Atlanta-based rock band was also recognized for their smash hit “Cry Out to Jesus,” written by lead singer Mac Powell, with a nomination in the Song of the Year category. Powell was also recognized with a nomination for Songwriter of the Year.

The band is fresh off their third GRAMMY win for the RIAA Gold certified Wherever You Are (11/1/05) in the Pop Contemporary Gospel Album category. From its seven previous nods, the band has been awarded GRAMMYs for both Wire (5/4/2004) and Come Together (10/17/01), each RIAA Certified Gold.

2007 finds Third Day releasing two milestone projects, Chronology, Volume One (1996-2000) which dropped March 27, followed by Chronology, Volume Two which hits retail August 7.

The Dove Awards were handed out at the Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville, Tenn. with the awards show being televised in national syndication in May.

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