If all you want for Christmas is some new holiday songs, help is here. This year has seen the release of dozens of fresh new tunes for the season ― including some that just might stick around and enter the holiday rotation every year.
R&B singer and songwriter Alicia Keys is out with her first-ever holiday effort, “Santa Baby,” released on Apple Music. And while the title track is her take on the Eartha Kitt classic, the album also shows off her songwriting skills with multiple originals, including “December Back 2 June”:
For a different take on the tune, she also released a stripped-down version showcasing her vocals and piano playing.
1980s pop icon Debbie Gibson released the original track “Christmas Star” last year. Now, she’s back with an entire album of holiday tunes ― including “Heartbreak Holiday,” a duet with Joey McIntyre of New Kids on the Block:
Retro rocker Chris Isaak dropped his newest holiday album, “Everybody Knows It’s Christmas,” which pays tribute to the sound of the legendary Sun Records, the studio that birthed Elvis, Johnny Cash, Roy Orbison, Jerry Lee Lewis and more.
The disc is a mix of covers and originals, including “Almost Christmas,” a new track about some last-minute holiday panic:
Teen garage rockers the Linda Lindas went viral last year for their anti-hate anthem, “Racist Sexist Boy.” Now, they’re bringing their pop-punk approach to the holidays with “Groovy Xmas”:
Violinist Lindsey Stirling released her second Christmas album in October. Given that timing, the wild video for “Snow Waltz” mixes this Christmas-tinged tune with a Halloween look:
Old Crow Medicine Show celebrates Christmas in Nashville with “Trim This Tree,” a rockin’ Americana track full of spiked eggnog, Dollar Tree decor and even some Goo Goo Clusters:
Old Crow Medicine Show will also spend the season raising cash for the Room in the Inn homeless shelter in Nashville.
Singer-songwriter Molly Burch released two standout new tracks that showcase her distinctive voice: the upbeat “Cozy Christmas” and the far moodier “December Baby”:
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