Christmas album news: Switchfoot, Debbie Gibson

Grammy Award winning rock band Switchfoot announces 'This is Our Christmas Album,' out November 4. Marking the band’s first-ever holiday release, it finds Switchfoot doing holiday classics and five new original Christmas songs.

“Christmas is an emotional treasure chest for a songwriter to pull from,” lead singer Jon Foreman says. “It’s a season stretched tight with contradictions: celebrating the free gifts of love and grace with an outburst of materialist capitalist consumption. An emotional roller coaster of family and friends, hopes and scars bringing out the worst and the best in all of us."

Alongside the album announcement, Switchfoot announces their North American “This is Our Christmas Tour” which is also the band’s first Christmas tour. They will perform one Christmas themed set, and another set filled with the band’s hits like “Dare You To Move,” “Meant to Live” and more.

"It’s truly incredible the way music connects us all: making even strangers feel like family,” Jon Foreman says. “To celebrate this season, singing these songs together in the same room is a gift that we can’t wait to unwrap. We’re so excited to head out on our first Christmas tour ever!”

Artist pre-sale is live now; local tour pre-sales start Thursday, September 8 at 10am local time, and general tour on-sale begins Friday, September 9 at 12pm local time. See below for full routing. Purchase tickets here: https://switchfoot.com/pages/tour

The Christmas album is a follow up to 2021’s interobang. 

Tour dates: 

Saturday, November 26, 2022 - Knoxville, TN - Civic Auditorium

Sunday, November 27, 2022 - Huntsville, AL - Mark C. Smith Concert Hall
Tuesday, November 29, 2022 - Charleston, WV - Clay Center
Thursday, December 1, 2022 - Akron, OH - Goodyear Theater
Friday, December 2, 2022 - Fort Wayne, IN - Clyde Theatre
Saturday, December 3, 2022 - Ashland, KY - Paramount Arts Center
Sunday, December 4, 2022 - Jim Thorpe, PA - Penn's Peak
Tuesday, December 6, 2022 - Reading, PA - Santander PAC
Wednesday, December 7, 2022 - Detroit, MI - Motor City Casino
Friday, December 9, 2022 - Kansas City, MO - Uptown Theater
Saturday, December 10, 2022 - Wichita, KS - The Cotillion
Sunday, December 11, 2022 - Boulder, CO - Boulder Theater
Wednesday, December 14, 2022 - Redding, CA - Cascade Theatre**
Thursday, December 15, 2022 - Napa, CA - Uptown Theatre
Friday, December 16, 2022 - Monterey, CA - Golden State Theatre
Saturday, December 17, 2022 - Anaheim, CA - City National Grove
Sunday, December 18, 2022 - Mesa, AZ - Ikeda Theatre

Track listing:

1. California Christmas
2. Looking For Christmas
3. Christmas Time Is Here
4. Scrappy Little Christmas Tree
5. Silent Night / It Came Upon A Midnight Clear
6. I Heard The Bells On Christmas Day
7. Midlife Christmas
8. Interlude (Everybody Knows A Turkey)
9. The Christmas Song
10. New Year’s Day
11. O Little Town Of Bethlehem

Debbie Gibson's first ever holiday album, ‘Winterlicious,’ is due on October 21. Ranging from a mix of originals and covers, Gibson has enlisted Sean Thomas (‘The Body Remembers’/Hallmark), Fred Coury (Cinderella/Emmy award winning composer/producer), Sylvia MacCalla (Selena Gomez), Joey Melotti (Barry Manilow), Joey Finger (Donny & Marie) and musicians Lydia Ansel (electric violin) and indie artist BONZIE (accordion), to create the  album. Pre-order link HERE.

To celebrate the album's release, Gibson will make an appearance on TalkShopLive October 17 at 7 p.m. ET. Fans can purchase autographed copies of the new album and ask her questions live.

This album features a collaboration with Joey McIntyre, who co-wrote the new holiday tune "Heartbreak Holiday." Gibson’s father Joe joins her on a rendition of “White Christmas” and her original song “Christmas Star,” which came out in 2021, is also included.

Gibson will embark on a “Winterlicious” holiday tour that will begin in California on November 25. Artist and VIP packages are on sale now and public tickets go on sale September 9 at 10 a.m. local. Get tickets HERE and please see the tour routing below.

Last year, Debbie Gibson released her 10th studio album ‘The Body Remembers’- her first in 20 years - on her own label Stargirl Records. Listen to ‘The Body Remembers’ HERE.

Track listing:

Let It Snow

I Wish Everyday Is Christmas
God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
Heartbreak Holiday duet with Joey McIntyre
The Gift
Christmas Star
Jingle Those Bells
The Candy Man
Christmas Dreams
Sleigh Ride
Jingle Bell Rock/The Christmas Song
Illuminate
White Christmas duet with Daddy Joe
Cheers !

Tour dates:

Friday, November 25 - Victoria Gardens Cultural Center- Rancho Cucamonga, CA (on-sale taking place TBD)

Saturday, November 26 - Viejas Casino - Alpine, CA
Wednesday, November 30 - The Vogel - Red Bank, NJ
Thursday, December 1 - Paramount- Huntington, NY
Saturday, December 3 - Rivers Casino - Philadelphia, PA (on-sale September 16)
Sunday, December 4 - Maryland Hall - Annapolis, MD
Wednesday, December 7 - Knight Theater - Charlotte, NC
Thursday, December 8 - Walhalla PAC - Walhalla, SC
Saturday, December 10 - Riviera Theater - Charleston, SC
Sunday, December 11 - Center Stage - Atlanta, GA
Thursday, December 15 - Capitol Theatre - Clearwater, FL
Friday, December 16 - Seminole Casino - Immokalee, FL
Saturday, December 17 - WJCT Studios - Jacksonville, FL