Corus Entertainment celebrates the spirit of the holidays with the CMT special Gift of Giving, exploring the issue of hunger in Canada. Hosted by country music singer and humanitarian George Canyon, the special will feature performances and interviews with Chantal Kreviazuk, Barenaked Ladies, Great Big Sea, Jimmy Rankin, Carolyn Dawn Johnson and Kira Isabella. Gift of Giving will air throughout December on CMT, YTV, W Network and OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network (Canada).

A companion CD, distributed by Sony Music, features the show’s performers as well as holiday music from Johnny Reid, Rascal Flatts, Dean Brody, Gord Bamford, Darius Rucker, Chad Brownlee, Luke Bryan and Sugarland. Gift of Giving, the first ever holiday compilation CD from CMT, is now available in-store and on iTunes.

A portion of the proceeds from the sale of this CD will go to Canadian food banks through Corus Entertainment’s community giving initiative Corus Feeds Kids.