Eric Clapton Set To Release Holiday Album Titled "Happy Xmas"

New York, NY (Top40 Charts) Eric Clapton has announced his first ever full-length studio holiday album, Happy Xmas, set for release on October 12 via Clapton's Bushbranch Records/Surfdog Records/Universal Music.

Happy Xmas is Clapton's 24th studio album and his first since 2016's I Still Do. It mixes instantly recognizable holiday classics with lesser-known unique titles along with an original new song, "For Love On Christmas Day". The album also features cover art illustration by Clapton himself.

"I had in my head that these holiday songs could be done with a slight blues tinge, and I started to figure out how to play the blues lines in between the vocals," said Clapton, who co-produced Happy Xmas with longtime music producer Simon Climie. "I got it down and one of the most identifiable songs on the album, the one that became the foundational style, is 'Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas'."

Eric Clapton - Happy Xmas:
White Christmas
Away In A Manger (Once In Royal David's City)
For Love On Christmas Day
Everyday Will Be Like A Holiday
Christmas Tears
Home For The Holidays
Jingle Bells (In Memory Of Avicii)
Christmas In My Hometown
It's Christmas
Sentimental Moments
Lonesome Christmas
Silent Night
Merry Christmas Baby
Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas