Their 2010 fall tour was a 75-city tour of the United States, Canada, and the UK and featured their recently released box-set titled All I Want For Christmas, which featured their two holiday albums and a DVD of their PBS special, Live In New York. In the summer of 2010 the group performed 40 shows at Harrahs Resort and Casino in Atlantic City NJ called "Songs Through The Decades."
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In April of 2010 the group performed a TV Theme Song Medley on "Late Night With Jimmy Fallon" The album includes a song featuring Barry Manilow. On November 3, 2009, they released their second Christmas album, Christmas Cheers co-produced with Deke Sharon, and they released their first non-Christmas album, With a Twist, in April 2010. On August 31, 2009, Straight No Chaser released an EP of six songs, titled Six Pack, continuing the band's tradition of album titles that engage the symbolism of bartending themes. SNC taped a live concert special in New York City during summer 2009 that was aired on that city's PBS stations during the December 2009 pledge drive as a Christmas special, and again in March 2010, excluding the Christmas songs but including six not-seen-before pop songs. In December 2012, Ryan Ahlwardt left the group and Steve Morgan rejoined the group the following month. Don Nottingham replaced Dan Ponce in September 2010 when Dan decided to return to television journalism in Chicago. Both Isho and Trepp were members of the collegiate SNC group at Indiana University: Isho 2003-2005, and Trepp 2003-2007. SNC replaced them with Seggie Isho, originally from Rochester Hills, Michigan, and Tyler Trepp, originally from Urbandale, Iowa. On August 18, 2009, SNC announced that Michael Itkoff and Steve Morgan had decided to step down from the group to spend more time with their families. After appearances on TNT's Christmas in Washington, Fox's Fox & Friends, and NBC's The Today Show on December 22, 2008, Holiday Spirits became the #1 selling album on both the iTunes and charts. In July 2008, eight original SNC membersDan Ponce, Randy Stine, Charlie Mechling, Steve Morgan, Jerome Collins, Dave Roberts, Walter Chase, and Mike Itkoffalong with 2000-2003 SNC members Mike Luginbill and Ryan Ahlwardtrecorded a Christmas album, Holiday Spirits, in Bloomington, Indiana. After viewing the video himself, Craig Kallman, CEO of Atlantic Records, called Randy Stine, who posted the video, and asked if the group would consider reuniting to record a new album. SNC added their own touches, including songs like I Have a Little Dreidel and Totos Africa. Gregory, a faculty member of The Williston Northampton School, for his a cappella group, the Williston Caterwaulers. The song was an adaptation of a 1968 comic arrangement of the song by Richard C. In April 2006, a 1998 video recording of "The 12 Days of Christmas" was posted on YouTube. In April 2012, the collegiate group changed its name to Another Round, taken from the name of an earlier CD that was released by the group. When the original group reformed, both groups continued to exist under the name of Straight No Chaser. Straight No Chaser continued to exist as a collegiate group. The original 10 remained together from 1996 until 1999 when new students were selected to replace the graduating members. The original members performed at Chicago's Wrigley Field, Comiskey Park and Navy Pier, opened for Lou Rawls and even toured the country, playing such venues as Carnegie Hall. SNCs debut was at a 36-hour dance marathon. Their name was inspired by the title track of Thelonious Monk's 1967 album, Straight, No Chaser, and is a conscious evocation of the popular American slang phrase often employed in requesting a drink. Together the 10 students - Dan Ponce (the founder), Randy Stine, Charlie Mechling, Steve Morgan, Jerome Collins, Dave Roberts, Walter Chase, Mike Itkoff, Patrick Hachey, and Kevin Carroll, became Straight No Chaser. The group formed in 1996 at Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana.
The YouTube video has been viewed over 17 million times. In 2006, a 1998 video of "The 12 Days of Christmas," gained widespread popularity and subsequently led to a five-album record deal with Atlantic Records in 2008.
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Straight No Chaser (SNC) is the name of a professional a cappella group, which originated in 1996 at Indiana University.
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