It’s no secret that Brett Eldredge is a fan of Christmas; for the past two years he’s hosted a special intimate evening in Nashville performing his favorite holiday classics and has dreamed of recording a timeless holiday album his whole life. This fall, Eldredge’s Christmas wish will finally come true.
"I’ve been inspired for this record from a very young age,” said Eldredge. “I dreamt of the day I could record all these classic songs that I’ve loved since I was a little kid. I recorded those classics in New York City and tried to give a tip of the hat to the ones that came before me - Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Ray Charles - by adding that swing and that soul to the best of my ability. When it came to actually recording, I wanted to live in the experience. We hung Christmas lights in the studio in the middle of May and had musicians from the best bands in the world all in the same room - from horns to strings. Everyone was so inspired to make this classic record. I think it really shows in the songs and I can’t wait for people to hear that magic we found.”
The album was recorded at the legendary Avatar Studios in New York which has hosted many iconic artists including Bob Dylan, Tony Bennett, Bruce Springsteen, John Lennon, Billy Joel, Iggy Pop, Madonna and David Bowie. Produced by Rob Mounsey (Elton John, James Taylor, Idina Menzel, Michael Bublé) and Jay Newland (Etta James, Paul Simon, Stevie Wonder, Eric Clapton), it will feature many of your favorite Christmas standards, plus an original titled “Glow.”
Brett Eldredge’s current album Illinois has already garnered two No. 1 singles and his third single, “Wanna Be That Song” is currently climbing the charts. Fans can catch him out the road with Keith Urban for his ripCord world tour with dates running through August.
Courtney
good luck to Brett with his Christmas album though it's kind of early in his career to release one Mariah Carey for example had released 3 studio albums and a live E.P. before releasing her first Christmas album in November 1994 which had three original songs on it All I Want For Christmas Is You Jesus Born On This Day and Miss You Most At Christmas Time plus seven traditional standards on the US version and eight on the World Wide release the bonus track was Go Rest Ye Merry Gentleman it's the best selling Christmas album by a female artist of all time having sold 15 million copies worldwide it's second only Kenny G's 1994 Christmas Album Miracles which has shipped 8 million in the US and 17 million world wide