Asleep at the Wheel Says MERRY TEXAS CHRISTMAS Y'ALL at The Grand Tonight

Nine-time Grammy award winners, Asleep at the Wheel returns to The Grand 1894 Opera House with a popular western swing holiday themed concert, "Merry Texas Christmas Y'all," tonight, December 22, 2015 at 8pm and is part of Galveston Island's Winter Wonder Island Celebration.

The performance is sponsored in part by Texas First Bank, Texas First Mortgage, Rust-Ewing Insurance, Texas Commission on the Arts and Art Works - National Endowment for the Arts. Tickets may be purchased at The Grand's Box Office, 2020 Postoffice Street, by calling 409.765.1894, 800.821.1894, or online at www.thegrand.com.

Since the early '70s, Asleep at the Wheel has been the most important force in keeping the sound of Western swing alive. The group has not only preserved classic sounds that had all but disappeared from country music, but has also updated the music, keeping it a living, breathing art form. In reviving the freewheeling, eclectic sensibility of Western swing godfather Bob Wills, they have earned nine Grammy awards, 20 studio albums, and 20 singles on the Billboard country charts with over 1.5 million records sold. Typically featuring eight to 11 musicians, the group has gone through myriad personnel changes, under the passionate, four-decade leadership of Ray Benson. It has recorded two albums of Texas-centric holiday music. Additionally, the band is touring the country this year, promoting their new Bob Wills tribute album Still the King. Expect a wonderful evening that combines Asleep at the Wheel's most popular songs, new material, and holiday favorites such as "Christmas in Jail," "Merry Texas Christmas Y'all," "Mele Kalikimaka," "Swingin' Silent Night," and many more.

For ticket prices and more information, call The Grand's box office at 409.765.1894, 800.821.1894, or visit The Grand's web site at www.thegrand.com. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, The Grand 1894 Opera House is located at 2020 Postoffice Street in historic downtown Galveston's Cultural Arts District and is recognized as "The Official Opera House of the State of Texas." All major credit cards accepted.