{"id":76678,"date":"2026-11-08T15:13:38","date_gmt":"2026-11-08T15:13:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/08\/the-best-2026-holiday-music-releases\/"},"modified":"2026-11-08T15:13:38","modified_gmt":"2026-11-08T15:13:38","slug":"the-best-2026-holiday-music-releases","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/08\/the-best-2026-holiday-music-releases\/","title":{"rendered":"The Best 2026 Holiday Music Releases"},"content":{"rendered":"


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\n\tWe get it, November just started \u2026 but holiday<\/a> season is just<\/em> around the corner, and Mariah Carey\u2019s \u201cAll I Want For Christmas Is You\u201d is quickly defrosting. This season, it feels like every artist is trying to throw their hat into the holiday music canon. From Olivia Rodrigo to Alanis Morissette and Thalia, there\u2019s so many exciting holiday releases out or still on the horizon. We\u2019ve compiled some of the best holiday music release in this official holiday music guide, just in case you wanted a refresh from the classics, Carey, and Michael Bubl\u00e9<\/a>. Check it out below, and if it inspires you to take the Christmas tree out of storage, don\u2019t blame us.<\/p>\n

\n\t\tHilary Duff, Holiday Things<\/em> EP \u2013 Oct. 23\t<\/h2>\n

\n\tHilary Duff kicked the holiday season off early this year, releasing her Holiday Things<\/em> <\/a>five-track EP just before Halloween. The project features everything from Duff\u2019s hilarious new take on the classic \u201cI Want (a few small things)\u201d and some staring-out-the-wind-w-at-the-snow, melancholic vibes with original song \u201cI Guess It\u2019s Christmas.\u201d Holiday Things<\/em> comes 24 years after the pop star\u2019s first holiday album, Santa Claus Lane<\/em>. \u201cToday Santa Claus Lane turns 24, and it has me reminiscing on all the fun we\u2019ve had around the holidays together over the years,\u201d Duff wrote on Instagram. \u201cLet\u2019s do it again this year?\u201d Amen.<\/p>\n

\n\t\tDustin Kensrue, That Spirit of Christmas <\/em>\u2013 Oct. 23\t<\/h2>\n

\n\tThrice frontman Dustin Kensrue had the same early bird idea as Duff when he released his second holiday album That Spirit of Christmas<\/em> a week before spooky season had even ended. But don\u2019t expect a hardcore take on Christmas classics. Named after Ray Charles iconic track, the album finds Kensure channeling that same nostalgic holiday spirit across two originals, longtime faves, and a reimagined version of \u201cThis Good Night Is Still Everywhere\u201d from his first Christmas album.<\/p>\n

\n\t\tThalia, Navidad Melanc\u00f3lica Deluxe<\/em> \u2013 Nov. 3\t<\/h2>\n

\n\tIf you wanna dance this holiday season, look no further than Thal\u00eda\u2019s Latin pop holiday tracks \u201cRegalo Perfecto\u201d and her upbeat take on \u201cEl Burrito Sabanero,\u201d both of which are featured on the expanded version of her 2024 holiday album Navidad Melanc\u00f3lica<\/em>. \u201cI\u2019m excited to share this new edition, filled with even more love, with everyone who has made this album their own since its release,\u201d Thalia said in a statement on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

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\n\t\tBrandi Carlile, Magnus Ferrell, TR\u00cdADA, The Womack Sisters, Leon Thomas, and JYT, Starbucks\u2019 Holiday Blend<\/em> \u2013 Nov. 4\t<\/h2>\n

\n\tThis season, even large corporations are spearheading holiday music releases once more. Starbucks has released Holiday Blend<\/em>, the ubiquitous coffee brand\u2019s first global holiday album in over a decade, which features seven commissioned tracks from Brandi Carlile, Magnus Ferrell, TR\u00cdADA, The Womack Sisters and JYT. What else can get you into the holiday spirit if not hearing Thomas\u2019 groovy take on \u201cSoulful Christmas\u201d while sipping on a peppermint mocha?<\/p>\n

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\n\t\tOlivia Rodrigo \u201cTake Me Home (4 Christmas)\u201d \u2013 Nov. 5\t<\/h2>\n

\n\tOlivia Rodrigo unwrapped<\/a> her first-ever holiday song this week. No surprise, it\u2019s a New Wave-inspired<\/a> delight. The pop star even recruited Sex and the City<\/em>\u2018s Cynthia Nixon for a fun music video<\/a> that fully channels the Christmas spirit. It seems Rodrigo may even have some more holiday cheer in store for us: the vinyl version<\/a> of \u201cTake Me Home (4 Christmas)\u201d features the unreleased song \u201cMiss This Christmas\u201d on the Side B.<\/p>\n

\n\t\tAlanis Morissette, Good Weather for Immaculate Conception<\/em>\u00a0 \u2013 Nov. 6\t<\/h2>\n

\n\tTis the season for a rockin\u2019 Christmas \u2014 and no, we\u2019re not talking about \u201cJingle Bell Rock.\u201d Alanis Morissette has released her first holiday album, Good Weather for Immaculate Conception<\/em><\/a>. The project is a revved up collection of holiday standards and two great originals, \u201cChristmas on the Dancefloor\u201d and \u201cTo An Empath at Christmas Time.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\n\t\tSufjan Stevens \u2013 Worst Christmas Ever!<\/em> \u2013 Nov. 6\t<\/h2>\n

\n\tGot the holiday blues? May we suggest listening to Sufjan Steven\u2019s first Christmas song in 15 years \u201cOn This Christmas (It Only Gets Better).\u201d The melancholic track is featured on Worst Christmas Ever!<\/em>, a compilation album of the singer-songwriter\u2019s holiday covers and original tracks from over the years like \u201cSister Winter\u201d and \u201cPut The Lights On The Tree.\u201d \u201cThis song is a prayer\u2014that we can all find a way to yield to the wisdom and understanding of forgiveness,\u201d Stevens said about \u201cOn This Christmas (It Only Gets Better)\u201d in a statement. He added, \u201cI believe the world will find its way.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\n\t\tTegan and Sara, \u201cI Love Christmas\u201d and \u201cA December to Remember\u201d \u2013 Nov. 6\t<\/h2>\n

\n\tThis season, Tegan and Sara have channeled their Christmas fanaticism with two new acoustic holiday time gems, \u201cI Love Christmas\u201d and \u201cA December to Remember.\u201d The indie rockers wrote the former for all you Scrooges out there. \u201cThese songs are for people who love Christmas, but also for people who don\u2019t,\u201d Tegan said in a statement, adding, \u201cAs I sing in \u2018I Love Christmas,\u2019 even if you hate Christmas (these songs), I\u2019m happy to love it for you.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\t\tThe Band Perry, A Very Band Perry Christmas <\/em>\u2013 Nov. 6\t<\/h2>\n

\n\tFor the country fans, The Band Perry has answered your call for twangy holiday music with their debut holiday EP A Very Band Perry Christmas<\/em>. Over four tracks, the Tennesse group offers their own twinkling take on holiday staples like \u201cAll I Want For Christmas Is You\u201d and \u201cRockin\u2019 Around The Christmas Tree.\u201d But lead singer Kimberly Perry\u2019s signature vocals really take \u201cBlue Christmas\u201d and \u201cGo Tell It on the Mountain\u201d to the next level.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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