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Oct 19/2005


Putting Swing and Bling In Your Stocking This Christmas, Verve Music Group and Partners from the Diamond Capital of North America™ Announce Diana Krall Album Diamond Sweepstakes

Mark your calendar: November 1 debuts Diana Krall’s first Christmas album with a chance to win a Polar Bear™ diamond and trip of a lifetime to Canada’s extraordinary Northwest Territories.

Toronto, ON (October 19, 2005): Fingers will be tapping this Christmas for more reasons than one as Grammy® winning singer and pianist Diana Krall’s first Christmas album makes its debut with a unique diamond sweepstakes.

The Verve Music Group and the Government of the Northwest Territories deliver new meaning to a White Christmas this holiday season with an album sweepstakes that blends one of the world’s favorite jazz artists – Diana Krall – with much loved Christmas standards, uniquely certified Canadian diamonds and polar bears.

Those who adore jazz and appreciate diamonds with a difference will be delighted to enter to win a “Rare in Nature: Diamonds of the Canadian Arctic” prize package that includes a spectacular piece of jewellery adorned with a government certified Polar Bear Diamond™ and a four-night trip to the Canadian Arctic. The Northwest Territories is where more than 15% of the world’s diamonds are mined in the most responsible way. A select few of these high-quality Canadian gems carry with them official government certification that verify the diamonds’ standard of quality and cut as well as origin. One such diamond brand is Polar Bear Diamond™, a sparkling highlight of the prize to be awarded with a trip to Yellowknife, the Diamond Capital of North America, and nearby Blachford Lake Lodge where the winner can marvel at the aurora borealis when the northern sky comes to life.

Diana Krall’s new album, ”Christmas Songs” includes such popular songs as Let It Snow and Winter Wonderland to Santa Claus Is Coming to Town and Sleigh Ride. Grammy ® winner Tommy LiPuma and Krall co-produced the album, which features an all-star cast of musicians. Famed composer Johnny Mandel lends a string arrangement to several songs and two songs were recorded with smaller groups including eminent jazzmen John Clayton, Anthony Wilson, Jeff Hamilton, Bob Hurt and Stefon Harris.

Entering to win is easy.
Simply complete a ballot at participating retailers or go online to winwithverve.com. For more information about government certified Canadian diamonds, visit rareinnnature.com