Trisha Yearwood Is Releasing a Holiday Album Featuring Her Take on an Elvis Classic

Trisha Yearwood is getting into the vacation tone this twelvemonth with an upcoming caller album, Christmastime, acceptable to merchandise Nov. 7 connected Virgin Music Group and Gwendolyn Records.

The dozen-song album, produced by Grammy victor Don Was and including arrangements by David Campbell, offers a blend of some classical vacation songs and different timeless favorites, specified arsenic “You’re a Mean One, Mr. Grinch” and “My Favorite Things” (the second from the movie The Sound of Music). “Christmastime Is Here” from A Charlie Brown Christmas gets an orchestral update, portion Yearwood besides offers a soulful mentation of the Elvis Presley classical “Blue Christmas” and gives a sweeping rendition of “Pure Imagination” from the movie Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. There is besides the archetypal “Merry Christmas, Valentine,” co-written and performed with Garth Brooks.

Christmastime is Yearwood’s archetypal vacation task since her collaborative vacation task with Brooks, Christmas Together, debuted atop Billboard‘s Top Country Albums illustration successful 2016. Her astir caller solo vacation medium was 1994’s The Sweetest Gift, which was reissued successful 2000.

The vocalist volition observe the caller task by launching Christmastime With Trisha Yearwood: 12 Days of Christmas Tour, a constricted tally of shows alongside section symphonies that volition statesman Dec. 2 with 2 performances astatine Nashville’s Schermerhorn Symphony Center. The trek volition besides see stops successful Atlanta, Detroit and Pittsburgh, earlier wrapping Dec. 20 successful Louisville, Ky. Tickets for the circuit spell connected merchantability Friday (Sept. 12).

“Christmas has ever been 1 of my favourite times of year, and these songs mean truthful overmuch to me,”
Yearwood said successful a statement. “To beryllium capable to execute them with a afloat symphony brings the magic to different level. I can’t hold to stock this euphony and observe the play with fans connected tour.”

Earlier this year, Yearwood showcased her songwriting talents with her medium The Mirror.

See the afloat database of circuit dates for Christmastime with Trisha Yearwood: 12 Days of Christmas Tour below: