Herb Alpert announces holiday album 'Christmas Time Is Here'
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Iconic musician Herb Alpert will deliver their new Christmas album in November.
Revealed today, Christmas Time Is Here will be released on November 7. The 12-track album will feature covers of Christmas classics such as Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas Is You” and Vince Guaraldi’s title theme from A Charlie Brown Christmas. To coincide with the album announcement, Alpert unveiled their cover of “Jingle Bells,” which can be heard here. Pre-saves and pre-orders for the album can be made here.
Alpert will kick off their fall North American tour with the Tijuana Brass Band on October 2 at Winnipeg’s Burton Cummings Theatre. The trek concludes with a two-night stint at Los Angeles’ Dolby Theatre on November 14 and November 15. Alpert will resume touring in January. Tour dates can be seen below. Tickets are on sale to the general public right now here.
Christmas Time Is Here tracklisting
1) Feliz Navidad
2) Jingle Bells
3) My Favorite Things
4) Christmas Time Is Here
5) Santa Baby
6) White Christmas
7) Greensleeves
8) All I Want for Christmas Is You
9) Winter Wonderland
10) Sleigh Ride
11) The Christmas Song
12) What Are You Doing New Year’s Eve?
Herb Alpert tour dates
10/02 - Winnipeg, Canada @ Burton Cummings Theatre
10/03 - Minneapolis, MN @ The O’Shaughnessy
10/05 - Sioux Falls, SD @ Washington Pavilion
10/06 - Milwaukee, WI @ Bradley Symphony Center
10/07 - Omaha, NE @ Holland Center
11/09 - Seattle, WA @ Benaroya Hall
11/10 - Portland, OR @ The Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
11/12 - Santa Rosa, CA @ Luther Burbank Center
11/13 - Sacramento, CA @ SAFE Center
11/14 - Los Angeles, CA @ Dolby Theater
11/15 - Los Angeles, CA @ Dolby Theater
01/12 - West Palm Beach, FL @ Kravitz Center
01/13 - Clearwater, FL @ Ruth Eckerd Hall
01/14 - Jacksonville, FL @ Florida Theatre
01/16 - New Orleans, LA @ The Orpheum
01/17 - Sugar Land, TX @ Smart Centre
01/18 - Austin, TX @ Long Center
03/25 - Brookville, NY @ Tilles Center
03/26 - New Haven, CT @ College Street Music Hall
03/27 - Baltimore, MD @ Lyrics Theatre
03/28 - Charlotte, NC @ Belk Theatre
03/30 - Atlanta, GA @ Symphony Center - Woodruff Arts Center
03/31 - Nashville, TN @ Ryman Auditorium
05/10 - Providence, RI @ TBD
05/11 - Portland, ME @ TBD
05/12 - Rochester, NY @ TBD
05/14 - Montréal, QB @ TBD
05/15 - Toronto, ON @ TBD
05/16 - Toledo, OH @ TBD
06/15 - Reno, NV @ TBD
06/16 - San Francisco, CA @ TBD
06/17 - San Diego, CA @ TBD
06/19 - Albuquerque, NM @ TBD
06/20 - El Paso, TX @ TBD
06/21 - Tucson, AZ @ TBD
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