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Acclaimed vocalist, licensed jet pilot, best-selling author, licensed psychotherapist, and theater producer Judy Whitmore has announced her first-ever holiday album, Christmas, to be released on Friday, October 24th. The 12-song collection, produced, arranged, and conducted by seven-time GRAMMY®-nominated composer/arranger Chris Walden (Paul McCartney, Barbra Streisand, Stevie Wonder), includes beautiful new versions of holiday standards accompanied by a full orchestra, including “Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas,” “Kay Thompson’s Jingle Bells,” “Merry Christmas Darling,” “The Ghosts of Christmas Past” and “Christmas Time Is Here.” Full track listing for Judy Whitmore’s Christmas below. CLICK HERE to pre-save on DSPs.
“While recording vocals for my recent album Let’s Fall in Love, my recording engineer said to Chris Walden, ‘Judy should record a Christmas album.’ That thought had never occurred to me, but I immediately loved the idea,” shares Whitmore. “I thought it should be an album of ‘contemporary’ Christmas songs…not Christmas carols. We did include one traditional Christmas song – but it’s no ordinary Jingle Bells! Can’t wait for you all to hear it.”
Whitmore’s Christmas follows her fourth independent studio album, Let’s Fall In Love, released this past Spring. The 12-track album, also produced and arranged by Walden, features a collection of romantic, love-themed standards that highlight Whitmore’s sophisticated, yet ineffably warm vocal work she has become known for. Let’s Fall In Love continues to showcase Judy’s love and appreciation for the Great American Songbook with songs from George Gershwin, Cole Porter, Irving Berlin, and more. CLICK HERE to listen on Spotify and CLICK HERE to listen on YouTube.
Named after the legendary Judy Garland (a friend of her grandfather, who played violin in the MGM Studio Orchestra), Whitmore became infatuated with music and theater as a little girl and throughout her life has remained involved in the arts, from both the creative and philanthropic sectors. From singing in a Mamas & Papas-inspired band formed by Capitol Records, co-founding a cabaret group, producing independent theater, authoring award-winning books, building a private practice as a licensed psychotherapist, and piloting jets, Whitmore has always been motivated to challenge herself and continue to grow. But her lifelong love of music is what consistently drives her. In 2014, she built a bustling career as a solo performer and teamed up with producer John Sawoski and GRAMMY®-winning composer Michael Patterson to make her 2020 debut album, Can’t We Be Friends. The Southern California-based modern-day Renaissance woman has since released her critically acclaimed jazz album, Isn’t It Romantic, featuring award-winning pianist/conductor Tamir Hendelman (2022), Come Fly With Me (2024), and Let’s Fall In Love (2025), amassing millions of streams as she continues to highlight one of her greatest passions: the legacy of the Great American Songbook.
Judy Whitmore – Christmas Track Listing:
1. Kay Thompson’s Jingle Bells
2. Christmas Time Is Here
3. Snow
4. Merry Christmas Darling
5. Happy Holiday/The Holiday Season
6. Grown-up Christmas List
7. The Man With the Bag
8. Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
9. Home For the Holidays
10. We Are Lights (duet with Billy Grubman)
11. The Christmas Waltz
12. The Ghosts of Christmas Past
