The Legendary Award Winning Earth Wind & Fire Performs in Concert with Olympic Figure Skaters on NBC Television Special Saturday, December 17th

The Legendary Award Winning Earth Wind & Fire Performs in Concert with Olympic Figure Skaters on NBC Television Special Saturday, December 17th

McCormick Presents Earth Wind & Fire Tribute on Ice

NEW YORK, Dec. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees and platinum-selling recording stars Earth Wind & Fire have collaborated with Olympic and World figure skating champions for a mesmerizing afternoon of entertainment in McCormick Presents Earth Wind & Fire Tribute on Ice airing Saturday, December 17, 2005, 4-6 pm on NBC.

The unique program features Earth Wind & Fire performing 20 songs including some of their best-known classical hits as well as wonderful new songs from their latest album, "Illumination", released this fall by Sanctuary Records Group. Included songs will be: "Reasons," and "Pure Gold." Interpreting Earth Wind & Fire's music live on-the-ice will be North America's top, crowd pleasing skaters including the last American male to win Olympic Gold, 1988 Olympic Champion Brian Boitano; two-time Olympic Silver Medalist Brian Orser and Olympic Bronze Medalist Jozef Sabovcik, the lyrical Caryn Kadavy, a two-time U.S. Pro-Am Champion; dynamic World Champion and ten-time Canadian Champion Shae-Lynn Bourne and 2000 American Open Champion Rory Flack Burghart.

Completing the cast are four of the world's most exciting, crowd pleasing ice dancers: three-time US National Champions, audience and television favorites Jenni Meno & Todd Sand and five-time US Dance Champions Naomi Lang & Peter Tchernyshev.

Filmed on location in Bridgeport, CT at the Arena at Harbor Yard, November 12, 2005, the event was produced by Disson Skating (www.dissonskating.com), the Executive Producers of television sports and entertainment shows for network and cable television.

Earth Wind & Fire "Tribute on Ice" Presented by McCormick is set to air Saturday, December 17, 2005 4-6 P.M. Eastern Time on NBC. Check your local listings.

Don't miss these other exciting skating specials on NBC Sports: Smucker's presents Kurt Browning's Gotta Skate V, December 18, 2005 (4:00-6:00 p.m.); Capital One Holiday Celebration on Ice, December 25, 2005 (2:00 -4:00 p.m.; McCormick presents Kristi Yamaguchi Friends and Family, December 31, 2005 (4:00 -6:00 p.m.); Aflac presents Brian Boitano Skating Spectacular, January 1, 2006 (4:00- 6:00 p.m.); Hyundai presents Sarah Hughes and Friends, January 15, 2006 (4:00-6:00 p.m.); Hilton Skating and Gymnastics Spectacular, January 22, 2006 (4:00- 6:00 p.m.)

Source: Disson Skating

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