If you’re John Legend, there’s only one name befitting your first holiday album and tour: “A Legendary Christmas.”
The Emmy-, Grammy-, Oscar- and Tony Award winner announced the news of the album and tour on Monday.
Produced by Raphael Saadiq on Columbia Records, the album bows Oct. 26 and features the following 14 tracks:
What Christmas Means to Me (feat. Stevie Wonder on harmonica) Silver Bells Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas (feat. Esperanza Spalding) No Place Like Home
Bring Me Love Merry Christmas Baby / Give Love on Christmas Day Christmas Time Is Here Waiting for Christmas Purple Snowflakes The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire) Please Come Home for Christmas Wrap Me Up in Your Love By Christmas Eve Merry Merry Christmas
The 25-date tour kicks off Nov. 15 in Clearwater, Florida, and arrives in Chicago Dec. 13 at the Lyric Opera House, 20 N. Wacker.
Show time is 7 p.m. Tickets, $45-$150, go on sale at 10 a.m. Oct. 5 at ticketmaster.com or the theater box office.
Via twitter, Legend talked about the album, which features 8 classic Christmas songs and 6 originals.
This winter, get ready for A Legendary Christmas! I have a brand new Christmas album coming out accompanied by #ALegendaryChristmas Tour! Sign up for pre-sale TODAY only and pre-sale begins tomorrow at 10AM local time. Full dates & sign up for pre-sale on https://t.co/MZfQeI5fx4 pic.twitter.com/WUtaF9eoyd
— John Legend (@johnlegend) October 1, 2018