John Legend has announced his first Christmas album
Newly anointed EGOT winner and critically acclaimed, multi-platinum singer-songwriter John Legend has announced his first Christmas album, A LEGENDARY CHRISTMAS. The album is executive produced by Raphael Saadiq and will be released by Columbia Records on October 26. To accompany the album, John will embark on the 25-date A LEGENDARY CHRISTMAS Tour, which kicks off November 15 in Clearwater, FL and will hit cities like Atlanta, New York, Los Angeles and more before wrapping December 30 in San Diego.
Tickets for the A LEGENDARY CHRISTMAS Tour go on sale to the general public on Friday, October 5, with a special pre-sale opportunity for fans today only. To purchase pre-sale tickets and for more information on the tour, please visit: www.johnlegend.com.
A LEGENDARY CHRISTMAS Track List:
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
A LEGENDARY CHRISTMAS Tour:
Date City Venue
- 11/15/2018 Clearwater, FL Ruth Eckerd Hall
- 11/17/2018 Miami Beach, FL The Fillmore at The Jackie Gleason Theater
- 11/20/2018 Atlanta, GA Fox Theatre
- 11/23/2018 Atlantic City, NJ Borgata Resort Spa and Casino
- 11/24/2018 Mashantucket, CT Grand Theater at Foxwoods
- 11/25/2018 Boston, MA Boch Center
- 11/27/2018 Toronto, ON Sony Centre for the Performing Arts
- 11/28/2018 Oxon Hill, MD MGM National Harbor
- 12/03/2018 New York, NY Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden
- 12/04/2018 Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Opera House
- 12/06/2018 Detroit, MI Fox Theatre
- 12/07/2018 Verona, NY Event Center at Turning Stone Resort Casino
- 12/09/2018 Columbus, OH Palace Theatre
- 12/10/2018 Indianapolis, IN Murat Theatre at Old National Centre
- 12/12/2018 Milwaukee, WI Riverside Theater
- 12/13/2018 Chicago, IL Civic Opera House
- 12/15/2018 Denver, CO Bellco Theatre
- 12/16/2018 Salt Lake City, UT Abravanel Hall
- 12/18/2018 Seattle, WA WaMu Theater
- 12/19/2018 Portland, OR Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
- 12/21/2018 Oakland, CA Fox Theater
- 12/23/2018 Los Angeles, CA Microsoft Theater
- 12/29/2018 Costa Mesa, CA Segerstrom Center for the Arts
- 12/30/2018 San Diego, CA San Diego Civic Theatre
ABOUT JOHN LEGEND:
EGOT-winning, critically acclaimed, multi-platinum singer-songwriter John Legend has garnered ten Grammy Awards, an Academy Award, a Golden Globe, a Tony Award, and an Emmy Award among others. John is the first African-American man to earn an EGOT and one of only 15 people in the prestigious EGOT club. In 2016, John released his fifth studio album "DARKNESS AND LIGHT," to rave reviews and toured to sold-out audiences across the globe. Beyond his music career, he is a principle partner in Get Lifted Film Co., a film and television production company based in Los Angeles. Get Lifted Film Co. served as Executive Producers on NBC’s live production of “Jesus Christ Superstar Live!,” the HBO documentary "Southern Rites," 2018 Tribeca Audience Award Winner Documentary “United Skates,” WGN America's series "Underground," and films such as "Southside With You" and "La La Land." In 2015, John initiated the #FREEAMERICA campaign in an effort to change the national conversation surrounding our country's misguided criminal justice policies and to end mass incarceration. In April 2018, John released a new track, "A Good Night" featuring Blood Pop, and starred as Christ in NBC's “Jesus Christ Superstar Live!” He was nominated for an Emmy Award this year for Outstanding Lead Actor In A Limited Series Or Movie and won an Emmy as a producer in the category of Outstanding Variety Special (Live) for “Jesus Christ Superstar Live!”
