18 August, 2017Print
Herb Alpert Celebrates The Most Wonderful Time Of Year With First Holiday Album In Five Decades - 'The Christmas Wish' (September 29)
The Nine-Time Grammy Winner Brings Holiday Cheer With 45-Piece Orchestra And 32-Member Choir Behind Him
Herb Alpert has channeled his passion for blissful music and timeless melodies into his first holiday album in nearly 50 years, ‘The Christmas Wish’ - out September 29. Alpert’s grand return to the genre features a full symphony backing his iconic trumpet sound, as he brings new life to classics like “I’ll Be Home For Christmas,” “Winter Wonderland” and “Silent Night.” The first taste of the new record, lead single “Santa Baby,” will be available everywhere on September 1. Tracked at the hallowed Capitol Studios in Hollywood, ‘The Christmas Wish’ is Alpert’s first holiday record since 1968’s cherished ‘Christmas Album’ – recently named one of the Top 15 Christmas Albums of All Time by MOJO.
‘The Christmas Wish’ is the latest in a wildly prolific run of releases for Alpert, his second album of 2017 and sixth in the past five years. Alpert’s joyous and transportive ‘Music Vol. 1’ came out in July and debuted at #1 on Billboard’s Contemporary Jazz Charts. The record’s single “I’m Yours” was also dubbed “a new classic” by the Huffington Post. Herb’s 2016 album ‘Human Nature’ garnered his second GRAMMY nomination in a three-year period, following his ninth win for 2014’s ‘Steppin Out.’ In the midst of this remarkable stretch, it comes as no surprise that Billboard has dubbed the legendary musician “more prolific than most artists a fraction of his age.”
Alpert is touring through the end of the year, including twelve shows in eleven nights at Manhattan’s legendary Café Carlyle. A full list of dates is below.
Pre-Order ‘The Christmas Wish:
iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/album/the-christmas-wish/id1271392304?ls=1&app=itunes
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Christmas-Wish-Herb-Alpert/dp/B074ND7VFJ/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1502949441&sr=8-1&keywords=the+christmas+wish+herb+alpert
‘THE CHRISTMAS WISH’ TRACKLIST:
Joy To The World – Silver Bells (Medley)
Let It Snow – Rudolph (Medley)
Santa Baby
Carol Of The Bells - We Wish You A Merry Christmas (Medley)
I’ll Be Home For Christmas
Silent Night
Winter Wonderland
Merry Christmas Darling
Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
The Christmas Wish
Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
The Christmas Song
White Christmas
What Are You Doing New Year’s Eve
Jesu Joy Of Man’s Desire
TOUR DATES:
SEP 5 - 16 – Cafe Carlyle (no shows on Sunday & Monday) – New York, NY
SEP 26 - City Winery - Nashville, TN
SEP 27 - Stoughton Opera House - Stoughton, WI
SEP 28 - Holland PAC - Omaha, NE
SEP 30 - Springfield Jazz Fest - Springfield, MO
NOV 6 & 7 - City Winery - Chicago, IL
NOV 8 - Kent Stage - Kent, OH
NOV 10 - Jazz Festival - Kiawah Island, SC
NOV 12 - Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts - Annapolis MD
NOV 13 & 14 - The Barnes at Wolf Trap - Vienna, VA
NOV 15 - Sellersville Theater - Sellersville, PA
OCT 22 - Smothers Theatre - Malibu, CA
NOV 3 - Cerritos Performing Arts Center - Cerritos, CA
DEC 5-7 – Yoshi’s – Oakland, CA
DEC 14-17 – Blue Note – Honolulu, HI
For more information please contact Chris Taillie (ctaillie@shorefire.com) or Max Lefkowitz (mlefkowitz@shorefire.com) at Shore Fire Media, (718) 522-7171