ANDRA DAY TO RELEASE CHRISTMAS EP
MERRY CHRISTMAS FROM ANDRA DAY OUT NOW VIA ALL DSP’S; CD VERSION AVAILABLE NOVEMBER 18TH
SOUL SENSATION TO APPEAR ON SEVERAL HOLIDAY TV SPECIALS IN DECEMBER
Grammy-nominated soul singer Andra Day has released Merry Christmas From Andra Day – a five-track Christmas collection – via all digital service providers. A physical version will be available from Warner Bros. Records on November 18th.
The set includes the Christmas classics “Someday At Christmas” (with Stevie Wonder), “God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen,” “Winter Wonderland,” “Carol of the Bells,” and “The First Noel”.
“God Rest Ye Merry Gentleman” was recorded with country singer Jennifer Nettles as a duet for Nettles’ upcoming holiday album. Day will perform it with Nettles on the CMA Country Christmas Special at the Grand Ole Opry, which airs on November 28th. Day will also perform “Someday at Christmas” on the show.
Day’s other television appearances include being the headline musical performer on this year’s Hallmark Channel’s Home & Family Christmas Special, which airs on November 17th. She will sing “God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen” and “Winter Wonderland.” She will also perform on Empire’s White Hot Holidays, a music and variety special hosted by Taraji P. Henson and the cast of Empire that airs before the hit show’s season finale on FOX on December 7th. And finally, Day will perform “Winter Wonderland” on the
America’s Got Talent Holiday Special, which airs in December.
Hailing from San Diego, Day was nominated for two Grammys for “Best R&B Album” for her biographical debut Cheers To The Fall and “Best R&B Performance” for her stirring anthem “Rise Up”. The single’s reception landed her on such shows as The View, Dancing with the Stars, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, CBS Saturday Morning, the BET Awards, ESSENCE Music Festival, Special Olympics, Good Morning America, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, LIVE with Kelly & Michael, The Wendy Williams Show, The Real, CNN Heroes, Shining a Light: A Concert for Progress on Race in America, Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade, and the National Christmas Tree Lighting. Earlier this year, Day performed at Hillary Clinton’s “I’m With Her” concert in Los Angeles.
Catch Andra Day on tour:
Wed 11/2 San Diego, CA Humphrey’s
Thu 11/3 Los Angeles, CA The Belasco Theatre
Sun 11/6 San Francisco, CA The Fillmore
Tue 11/8 Vancouver, BC Commodore Ballroom
Wed 11/9 Seattle, WA Showbox at the Market
Mon 11/14 Denver, CO Bluebird Theater
Fri 11/18 Chicago, IL House of Blues – Chicago
Sat 11/19 Indianapolis, IN The Vogue
Fri 11/25 Washington, DC Lincoln Theatre
Sun 11/27 Philadelphia, PA Union Transfer
Mon 11/28 Boston, MA Royale
Thu 12/1 New York, NY Playstation Theater
Mon 12/3 Atlanta, GA The Tabernacle
Tue 12/6 Dallas, TX House of Blues – Dallas
Wed 12/7 Houston, TX House of Blues – Houston
Mon 12/12 Vancouver, BC Commodore Ballrooom
