Albert Hammond releases his first holiday album 'Christmas'

His latest album of originals, ‘Body of Work’ (released on earMUSIC in early 2024) saw him return from an almost 20 year absence. Now ‘Christmas’ continues Albert’s renewed creative streak with 15 of the season’s most magical songs. His album releases today via earMUSIC.

Albert Hammond achieved solo succes with such singles as ‘It Never Rains in Southern California’ and ‘The Free Electric Band’ and has written songs for the likes of Whitney Houston (‘One Moment in Time’) and Tina Turner (‘I Don’t Wanna Lose You’).

Although he has written and performed Christmas music in the past (1989’s ‘Under the Christmas Tree’), he has never in a 50 plus year career released a holiday album – until now. ‘Christmas’ is Albert’s way of sharing all the goodness that the holiday season brings. 

“I am grateful, as I am sure you are, that every year we have this time to remember the hope and joy in all of that.,” says Albert. “My prayer is that we can hold these things though more of our days as we live together and, day by day, change the world, too.”

‘Christmas’ sparkles with reinventions of well-loved traditional and contemporary holiday songs (with a new take on his own ‘Under the Christmas Tree’) decked out in lovingly conceived arrangements with a crisp-as-winter-air production.

Yuletide surprises include a naturalistic approach to Boney M. ‘s ‘Mary’s Boy Child’ (complete with children’s chorus, a busking ‘God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen,’ and a jolly ‘Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer’ that, with a little jig takes listeners (and the most famous reindeer of all) to new heights.

‘Christmas’ is sure to defeat the ‘bah-humbug!’ of the same old song and reinvigorate the spirit with 15 new classics all wrapped up in an album that is sure to become a new tradition in your winter wonderland.

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