Christmas is less than two months away, and holiday albums are slowly making their way into the stores. Lea Michele decided to treat her fans with one, and her time on Glee helped her decide which songs to cover – but not in the way you would expect.
Instead of revisiting her all-time favorites that were previously featured on Ryan Murphy’s hit teen show, Michele mostly opted for Christmas tunes she never covered in the role of Rachel Berry.
“I was also able to narrow it down because I did a lot of Christmas songs on Glee – we had three Christmas episodes and three Christmas albums – so I had to make sure I didn’t reuse any of those songs. That helped me eliminate a bunch and then I wanted to pick my favorite ones of all time,” she told Billboard.
Christmas in the City came out on October 25th, and it serves as the follow-up to Lea Michele’s sophomore studio album Places. In addition to featuring a series of holiday classics such as “Silent Night” and “White Christmas” it also comes with an original track titled “Christmas in New York,” a city that served major inspiration for her new album.
