A lyric video is coming on November 18th
Willie Nelson releases his new holiday single, “Christmas Love Song,” via Sony Music’s Legacy Recordings.
The newly-penned holiday track recorded by Nelson, was written by Country Music Hall of Famer Bill Anderson along with No. 1 songwriters Bobby Tomberlin and Marv Green.
Produced by longtime collaborator Buddy Cannon, the heartfelt track features a group of top-flight Nashville musicians and Mickey Raphael on harmonica, who all back Nelson and his guitar Trigger.
“Christmas Love Song” joins Nelson’s previous holiday offerings. His RIAA platinum album, Pretty Paper, was originally released in 1979 after Roy Orbison’s performance of the title track became a hit.
The single drops just in time for the holiday season, and ahead of Nelson’s new studio album, Workin’ Man: Willie Sings Merle, which premieres Nelson’s new interpretations of 11 classic songs written by Merle Haggard. Nelson’s new performances include songs from various parts of his career, from tracks off of Merle’s first No. 1 country album, 1966’s Swinging Doors (“Swinging Doors,” “Tonight The Bottle Let Me Down”) and late 60s career-defining hits (“Mama Tried,” “Okie From Muskogee”) to 70s classics (the heart-breaking holiday track “If We Make It Through December,” the southern-rock tinged “Ramblin’ Fever”) and Haggard’s No. 1 honky-tonk classic from 1980 “I Think I’ll Just Stay Here And Drink.” This upcoming studio album will be available on November 7th.
