The 'Three Kings' Sing

Three kings of Irish music, bearing gifts of song, stopped by The Saturday Early Show to give a holiday performance in our Second Cup Café.

The Irish Tenors have released a holiday album called "We Three Kings," and it has hit No. 1 on the Billboard World Music chart.

The CD includes classics such as "Silent Night" and "I'll Be Home for Christmas," along with the Pogues' "Fairytale of New York" and the David Bowie/Bing Crosby pop holiday classic, "Little Drummer Boy/Peace On Earth."

As The Irish Tenors - singers Anthony Kearns, Ronan Tynan and Finbar Wright - have topped 1.5 million in total album sales. They have filled venues around the world, including Carnegie Hall and Radio City Music Hall.

The three stopped by The Saturday Early Show to give a holiday performance for the Second Cup Café.

Before combining their talents, Kearns, Tynan and Wright were critically acclaimed solo performers. But, they found merging their voices gave new life to old tunes.

In 1998, Kearns and Tynan formed the original Irish Tenors with John McDermott. They performed with a 60-piece orchestra at the Royal Dublin Society. Their performance was broadcast on PBS and they soon gained tens of thousands of fans in the United States.

Their first two albums, "The Irish Tenors" and "Home for Christmas," spent more than two years at the top of the Billboard World Music Charts as the trio eventually topped 2 million in total album sales.

In 2000, McDermott left the group for personal reasons. Soon afterwards, Wright joined it.

In addition to North American dates, the group continues to perform throughout the world and in its home country. In Ireland last year, the Irish Tenors' shows outdrew all other live artists performing at indoor venues.