NEEDTOBREATHE And Switchfoot Spread Holiday Cheer As Part Of “The Wonderful World of Disney: Magical Holiday Celebration” on ABC

NEEDTOBREATHE & Switchfoot brought major cheer to the holiday season yesterday when they performed their Amazon Music original track “Hometown Christmas” as part of “The Wonderful World of Disney: Magical Holiday Celebration” that aired via ABC. 

The two beloved rock acts captured the jovial essence of the track (which also features JUDAH. in the recorded version), sharing the magical unity of a holiday season surrounded by the friends, family, and neighbors that make our hometowns special. 

Watch the performance HERE (@1:10:57). 

“Hometown Christmas” is available to stream on all tiers of Amazon Music, including in spatial audio via Amazon Music Unlimited. LISTEN HERE.

“When we think of Christmas, we think of family. There’s nothing more nostalgic than getting to perform ‘Hometown Christmas’ in front of the Cinderella Castle at Magic Kingdom in Disney World. We grew up coming here and now get to bring our kids here to experience the same joy. We had a blast performing this song with our friends and are excited that this performance kicked the holiday season off with a bang!” - NEEDTOBREATHE

"Christmas time is so special to us, brings out so many feelings of love and nostalgia that are dormant for the rest of the year… We were so stoked to have a chance to write a Christmas tune with our good friends and we’re even more stoked to have the chance to perform it at the Magic Kingdom with fireworks and all!" - Switchfoot

ABOUT NEEDTOBREATHE

Since 1998, NEEDTOBREATHE have quietly emerged as a dynamic force in rock music, topping the charts, selling out historic venues, and generating hundreds of millions of streams to date. The band have gathered one platinum single, four gold singles, and a gold album. Along the way, “Multiplied” notched their first GRAMMY® nomination. Simultaneously, they performed to sold out crowds at arenas and amphitheaters coast to coast. In addition to garnering two nods at the Billboard Music Awards, they’ve attracted acclaim from People, Rolling Stone, Forbes, and many more. In 2020, they sowed the seeds for rebirth with Out of Body. It bowed in the Top 5 of three Billboard charts and reeled in acclaim. Within weeks of its release, the quintet—Bear Rinehart [vocals, guitar], Seth Bolt [bass, vocals], Josh Lovelace [keys, vocals], Randall Harris [drums], and Tyler Burkum [guitar]—stole away to an old historic house in Columbia, TN where they lived together, ate together, laughed together, and recorded together for three weeks in the fall of 2020. They returned home with their eighth album and documentary Into The Mystery [Elektra Records]. It’s the kind of record that could only be made by a band who has been through it all and still has enough faith to keep encouraging one another. It’s NEEDTOBREATHE.

For more information on NEEDTOBREATHE, please contact Collin Citron at Elektra Music Group. 

ABOUT SWITCHFOOT

San Diego’s alt rock quintet Switchfoot has been continually breaking musical barriers in their 20+ career. They have sold almost 10 million copies worldwide of their eleven studio albums (including their 2003 double-platinum breakthrough ‘The Beautiful Letdown’ and 2009's Grammy Award-winning ‘Hello Hurricane’), racked up a string of Alternative radio hit singles and have had songs in numerous TV shows and movies. They have also performed sold-out tours with over 5 million concert tickets sold in over 40 countries around the world. Switchfoot has raised millions of dollars to aid kids in their community through their BRO-AM Foundation. Their emotionally intelligent and uplifting brand of alternative rock has earned Switchfoot a devoted and loyal global fan base. Switchfoot is: Jon Foreman (vocals, guitar), Tim Foreman (bass), Jerome Fontamillas (keys, guitar), Drew Shirley (guitar) and Chad Butler (drums). 

Their most recent release is their acclaimed 2021 album ‘interrobang’. The Tony Berg-produced (Phoebe Bridgers, Paul McCartney, Andrew Bird) and Tchad Blake-mixed (Fiona Apple, Arctic Monkeys, Sheryl Crow) record was spotlighted by Vulture, Stereogum, Under the Radar, Alternative Press, and more.

For more information on Switchfoot, please contact Josh Page at Shore Fire Media.