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This is the season of ending or perhaps a new beginning. While you have been struggling with your Christmas Plans, the music industry is offering a blast this festive season with an array of Christmas projects. Starting from Lizzo to Camila Cabello; everyone is ready to embrace this December 25 with happy vibes in a crimson tint. These Christmas greetings can be found in every musical genre, whether it is high-octane punk rock music or soul-soothing country ballads.
The musical releases are taking place in the happiest time of the year and listeners are quite excited for this Thanksgiving offering with a table full of musical genres. While there are newer artists like Lizzo and Phoebe Bridgers, there are classic legends as well such as the Backstreet Boys, Debbie Gibson, and Alicia Keys. Christmas songs are evergreen just like the Christmas trees and they have a tendency to come back again and again. In fact, around two years ago 39-holiday songs made an epic comeback on the Hot 100 tracks during the festive season.
As December has already started, let’s have a better view of the latest releases and new holiday songs in 2022 by artists from all genres.
18/18
Debbie Gibson – ‘Winterlicious’
Pop idol Debbie Gibson has also come up with a new musical project full of Christmassy carols, titled ‘ Winterlicious’. This 2022 holiday musical project is formed with 14 amazing singles and the album has been released under the label of ‘Stargirl records’. Each of the tracks from the album like, ‘Let It Snow’, ‘I Wish Everyday Was Christmas’, ‘The Gift’, etc reflects her prolific personality as a successful music artist.
17/18
The Offspring – “Bells Will Be Ringing (Please Come Home for Christmas)”
The Offspring is digging gold from the old as they have come up with “Bells Will Be Ringing (Please Come Home for Christmas)“. The band also explained how the original track never received much attention. The y posted, “We’ve always loved the classic Charles Brown version of this song and think it’s really underappreciated,” on the cover of their “Bells Will Be Ringing”.
16/18
The Linda Lindas – “Groovy Xmas”
While thinking of Christmas songs, most listeners can recall tracks from pop, classic, or country. The Linda Lindas is making a change in the field with a head-banging punk rock Christmas track. The track “Groovy Xmas” offers a smooth amalgamation of hardcore and jolly vibes. Talking about their inspiration, the band said, “There are so many cool Christmas songs that we love to dance to, and a lot of them are by our favorite punk bands: Alice Bag, Red Kross, Shonen Knife.”
15/18
AJ Smith – “Naughty”
December is not only the season of festivals but intimacy as well. Embracing the frisky mood and environment, AJ Smith has come up with his highly exciting musical project ‘Naughty’. The singer-songwriter has done a great job in crafting this slow-bumping ode.
14/18
DVSN – “Amazing Grace”
DVSN has come up with a beautiful rendition of the “Amazing Grace“. Talking about the project, they posted on social media that it is “Just a little something to add next to the Mariah Carey rotation on the Christmas playlist.”
13/18
Maisie Peters – “Together This Christmas”
Amazon’s 2022 movie, ‘Your Christmas or Mine?’ is gaining much attention with Asa Butterfield and Cora Kirk’s rom-com performance. Maisie Peters has written the musical project “Together This Christmas” as an ode to the holidays which is also a soundtrack of the movie.
12/18
Lauren Spencer Smith – “Single On The 25th”
Extending the sad note even further, Lauren Spencer Smith offered a brand new single titled, “Single On The 25th“. She also said in an Instagram video, “This is for anybody that is single and sad at the holidays.”
11/18
Zoe Wees – “All I Want (For Christmas)”
Not everyone finds happiness in this festive season as many of them feel lonely. Embracing the melancholic emotion, Zoe Wees has come up with a brand new cover of Liam Payne’s hit single “All I Want (For Christmas)“. The singer posted on social media “I want to dedicate this version of @liampayne’s beautiful song to those who feel lonely at this time of year.”
10/18
Phoebe Bridgers – “So Much Wine”
Phoebe is best known for releasing holiday special musical projects every Christmas and this year is no exception. She has come up with an all-new version of the track “So Much Wine” by The Handsome Family. The proceeds of this project will be utilized to empower the LGBTQ community through Los Angeles LGBT Center which specializes in their treatment. In previous years, Phoebe offered “Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas,” “7 O’Clock News/Silent Night” and “If We Make It Through December”.
9/18
Alicia Keys – ‘Santa Baby’
‘Santa Baby’ is going to be the first-ever Christmas release by Alicia Keys and the artist seems to be very excited about the launch. Though it is a Christmas special project, the artist announced the release of the album 11 days before Halloween on social media.
8/18
Sia – “Naughty & Nice,” “12 Nights” and “3 Minutes ’Til New Years”
Sia is revisiting her earlier hit album of the season, ‘Everyday Is Christmas’ as this is going to be the fifth anniversary of the album. She is dropping a digital deluxe version of the along with three brand new tracks namely, “Naughty & Nice,” “12 Nights” and “3 Minutes ’Til New Years“.
7/18
Sam Ryder – “Jingle Bells”
Sam Ryder on the other hand is offering the latest version of the Christmas Cult track, “Jingle Bells“.
6/18
Kane Brown – “Blue Christmas”
It seems like a lot of artists have paired up with Amazon Music for making a festive cover as Kane Brown is dropping an all-new project “Blue Christmas”. All of these songs will be featured in the platform’s exclusive holiday compilation. Talking about making the cover of Elvis’ famous Christmas project, the singer said, “We have Christmas music playing at our house all throughout the season and this year I’m excited that my daughters will get to hear my voice on one of the most timeless classics made famous by the legendary Elvis Presley.”
5/18
Giveon – “The First Noel”
Giveon is ready to win the hearts of listeners again with his butter-dripping R&B vocals through the cover of “The First Noel”. His latest rendition of this Christmas classic is truly remarkable.
4/18
Chord Overstreet – “Everybody Loves Christmas”
Chord Overstreet dropped the leading soundtrack from his upcoming movie on Netflix with Lindsay Lohan, titled ‘Falling For Christmas’. “Everybody Loves Christmas” is creating ample buzz among the listeners as well as the fans who are waiting for the movie.
3/18
Backstreet Boys – ‘A Very Backstreet Christmas’
Perhaps the Backstreet Boys fanatics are screaming ‘I Want It That Way’ inside as the band has come up with not just a holiday song, but a whole new album this festive season. The album is titled ‘A Very Backstreet Christmas’ which offers a total of thirteen brand new singles such as, ‘Winter Wonderland’, ‘O Holy Night’, ‘Same Old Lang Syne’, and many others.
2/18
Camila Cabello – “I’ll Be Home For Christmas”
Next on the list, there is Camila’s cover of “I’ll Be Home For Christmas“, already buzzing on Amazon Music and all other major music platforms. She has even shared an Instagram post with her childhood picture along with a digitally drawn Santa Cap. In the caption, the singer said that this track is her “favorite Christmas song”.
1/18
Lizzo – “Someday at Christmas”
Lizzo has been reigning in the top charts for many days with her powerful creation ‘About Damn Time’ and now this singer is ready to showcase her magical vocals with the cover of Stevie Wonder’s best holiday canon “Someday at Christmas,” in 1966. This striking cover of the track has been recorded for Amazon Music’s festive 2022 compilation. Talking about choosing this track, Lizzo said, “I chose to cover ‘Someday at Christmas’ not just because it’s a classic, but because it’s a reminder to us that almost 60 years later, we are still fighting for peace, compassion, and equality”. She considers this project as “A friendly reminder to spread love and kindness this holiday season.”
Christmas comes every year but what never changes are the evergreen Christmas music releases. Perhaps, that is already noticeable with so many cover tracks of classic ballads. 2022 is almost to an end and there is no other season with the thick festive air like this one. Enjoy this season with your friends, family, and loved ones along with these amazing musical releases. Most of the projects are already available and streaming on major music platforms, starting from Amazon Music to Spotify. Check out the projects and stay tuned for more updates in the coming days.
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