John Legend Set to Release First Christmas Album 'A Legendary Christmas' in October
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In support of the album, the 'All of Me' hitmaker will embark on a North America tour which will launch on November 15 in Clearwater, Florida.

AceShowbiz - After Jessie J, another musician will be celebrating holiday season early by releasing a Christmas album. John Legend has announced that he is going to release his first ever Christmas album, "A Legendary Christmas", on October 26 via Columbia Records.

Taking to Instagram, the "All of Me" hitmaker posted a video of him announcing the happy news. The video featured him recording one of the original songs off the album, "Bring Me Love", as well as doing a photo shoot for the album together with Chrissy Teigen and their daughter Luna.

"What's up everybody, it's John Legend here. It's sunny Los Angeles in September but I can't stop thinking about Christmas," he said in the video, wearing a blue Hawaiian shirt and a Santa hat. "I just made a new Christmas album. I've wanted to do this for a long time."

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This winter, get ready for A Legendary Christmas! I have a brand new Christmas album coming out accompanied by #ALegendaryChristmas Tour! You can sign up for pre-sale TODAY only and pre-sale begins tomorrow at 10AM local time. Check out the full list of dates and sign up for pre-sale, link in bio.

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Aside from original songs, "A Legendary Christmas" will feature eight classics such as "Silver Bells", "Christmas Time Is Here" and "The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire". Stevie Wonder will appear on the set, playing harmonica on "What Christmas Means to Me". Jazz bassist-singer Esperanza Spalding, meanwhile, is featured on "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas". Raphael Saadiq executive produced the album.

Following the release of the album, John will embark on a North American tour in support of the album. The 25-date trek will launch on November 15 at Ruth Eckerd Hall in Clearwater, Florida and run through December 30 at San Diego Civic Theatre in San Diego, California. Tickets go on sale to general public starting from Friday, October 5, but a special fan pre-sale is available on Monday, October 1 via the singer's website.

"A Legendary Christmas" has been teased for a few months before its official announcement, with Chrissy posting a Boomerang of her husband dancing to songs off the album back in July.

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