Singer and the newest member of the EGOT family, award winner, John Legend has announced that he will drop his first Christmas album titled A Legendary Christmas. The album will be executive produced by Raphael Saadiq and will be released on October 26th.
Like most Christmas albums, Legend will be remixing some of the classic Christmas songs, putting his own soulful spin on them. There are a few original songs as well. Stevie Wonder and Esperanza Spalding make appearances on the album.
John Legend A Legendary Christmas tracklist below
01. What Christmas Means to Me (feat. Stevie Wonder on harmonica)
02. Silver Bells
03. Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas (feat. Esperanza Spalding)
04. No Place Like Home
05. Bring Me Love
06. Merry Christmas Baby / Give Love on Christmas Day
07. Christmas Time is Here
08. Waiting for Christmas
09. Purple Snowflakes
10. The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)
11. Please Come Home for Christmas
12. Wrap Me Up in Your Love
13. By Christmas Eve
14. Merry Merry Christmas
John has released the first two singles from the project, an original song titled, “Bring Me Love” and his rendition of “Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas” featuring Esperanza Spalding. Listen to both tracks below:
Along with the album, Legend is also embarking on a supporting tour. A Legendary Christmas Tour starts November 15th in Clearwater, Florida. The tour will also hit top markets like New York, Los Angeles, Atlanta and more before the tour finale hits San Diego.
A LEGENDARY CHRISTMAS Tour
Date City Venue
11/15/2018 Clearwater, FL Ruth Eckerd Hall
11/17/2018 Miami Beach, FL The Fillmore at The Jackie Gleason Theater
11/20/2018 Atlanta, GA Fox Theatre
11/23/2018 Atlantic City, NJ Borgata Resort Spa and Casino
11/24/2018 Mashantucket, CT Grand Theater at Foxwoods
11/25/2018 Boston, MA Boch Center
11/27/2018 Toronto, ON Sony Centre for the Performing Arts
11/28/2018 Oxon Hill, MD MGM National Harbor
12/03/2018 New York, NY Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden
12/04/2018 Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Opera House
12/06/2018 Detroit, MI Fox Theatre
12/07/2018 Verona, NY Event Center at Turning Stone Resort Casino
12/09/2018 Columbus, OH Palace Theatre
12/10/2018 Indianapolis, IN Murat Theatre at Old National Centre
12/12/2018 Milwaukee, WI Riverside Theater
12/13/2018 Chicago, IL Civic Opera House
12/15/2018 Denver, CO Bellco Theatre
12/16/2018 Salt Lake City, UT Abravanel Hall
12/18/2018 Seattle, WA WaMu Theater
12/19/2018 Portland, OR Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
12/21/2018 Oakland, CA Fox Theater
12/22/2018 Oakland, CA Fox Theater
12/23/2018 Los Angeles, CA Microsoft Theater
12/29/2018 Costa Mesa, CA Segerstrom Center for the Arts
12/30/2018 San Diego, CA San Diego Civic Theatre
The tickets for the tour are on sale now on John’s site: www.johnlegend.com.
John Legend’s A Legendary Christmas is available on October 26th.
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