John Legend is already in Christmas mood. The All Of Me singer went into the studio for a Christmas album, which he made known through his Instagram story. A Legendary Christmas is in stores on October 26th.
“I wanted to do that for a long time”
“I have included a Christmas album, I wanted to do that for a long time,” says John, with Santa’s hat on his head, in a video recorded in “sunny Los Angeles”. “I recorded eight classics and six brand new songs, especially for you.”
John also shared images of the photo shoot for the album. His wife Chrissy Teigen, two-year-old daughter Luna and four-month-old son Miles also took a Christmas suit out of the closet and posed with a decorated tree.
According to music magazine Rolling Stone, John received help from Stevie Wonder and Esperanza Spalding for his first Christmas plate. Wonder plays harmonica on the song What Christmas Means To Me, jazz bassist Spalding can be heard on Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas.
ohn continues touring with the album to stay in the Christmas spheres. From November 15th until the end of the year John travels through the United States with his A Legendary Christmas Tour.