The Orchard/Shadow Mountain RecordsSummer is only just winding down, but American Idol alum David Archuleta is already gearing up to spread some Christmas cheer.
The Idol seventh season runner-up will be releasing his second Christmas album, Winter in the Air, on November 2. The first single from the album, an original holiday tune called “Christmas Every Day,” will be out next month.
“I tend to gravitate to more serious and slower Christmas songs. This time I wanted to have some fun and write a song that would make people happy and feel the joy of the holidays,” David says of the new single. “With the help of [co-writers] Dave Barnes and Cason Cooley, I’m thrilled with how our song ‘Christmas Every Day’ turned out! It makes me happy.”
Archie also co-wrote two other songs on the album: “Winter in the Air” and “He Is Born.” Pre-orders for the album begin September 10, with fans receiving an instant download of “God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen.”
In support of the new album, Archie will be embarking on a holiday tour, kicking off November 26 in Los Angeles and wrapping December 21 in Utah.
Here’s the Winter in the Air track list:
“Christmas Every Day”
“God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen”
“Mary’s Boy Child”
“Some Children See Him”
“Holly Jolly Christmas”
“O Come, O Come, Emmanuel”
“He is Born”
“White Christmas”
“Mary, Did You Know? ”
“Winter in the Air”
“In the Bleak Midwinter”
“Glorious”
And here’s the list of tour dates:
11/26 — Los Angeles, CA, The Troubadour
12/1 — San Bernardino, CA, Special Orchestra show California Theatre for the Perf Arts
12/3 — St. George, UT, Burns Arena @ Dixie College
12/4 — Grand Junction, CO, Avalon Theatre
12/6 — Mesa, AZ, Mesa Arts Center
12/8 — Logan, UT, Logan High School
12/10 — Provo, UT, UCCU @ UVU
12/11 — Orlando, FL, The Plaza Live
12/13 & 14 — Franklin, TN, Franklin Theatre
12/15 — Athens, GA, Hodgson Concert Hall
12/17 — New York, NY, Highline Ballroom
12/18 — Fairfield, CT, The Warehouse
12/20 — Vernal, UT, Vernal Middle School
12/21 — Richfield, UT, Sevier Valley Arena
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