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Singer-songwriter-author David Archuleta has already had a banner year with the release of his memoir, DEVOUT HERE which is now a New York Times bestseller. Now things are about to get a lot more festive this holiday season as David is ready to warm things up with some fresh new holiday songs sprinkled in with a few Christmas classics on his brand new holiday album, Warm Me Up HERE. Warm Me Up also features remastered versions of “Christmas Every Day” & “Winter in the Air” from David’s 2018 holiday release and is David’s first new full length holiday album in 8 years.
David co-wrote all of the new original tracks on the album along with Annelisa Franklin, Savannah Sgro (Lefty, Vaultboy) & Dave Villa and with Grammy nominated Aben Eubanks (Kelly Clarkson) on “Santa’s On His Way Tonight.” Warm Me Up was produced by multi-platinum songwriter and producer Dave Villa (Ed Sheeran, Camila Cabello) and Michael Blum (Jamie Miller, Oskar Med K, Haley Joelle) and will be available for download on all DSP’s as well as on vinyl (available in a snowy white), cassette and CD formats on October 30. Pre-order starts today HERE
"I decided to bring a Christmas tree into the studio for our writing week to help inspire the mood. David had some ideas of what he wanted to include stylistically on this project. The first day we wrote "Nochebuena."The second day he wanted something upbeat and fun which led to "Warm Me Up". This song came together effortlessly, the vibe, concept and lyrics clicked almost instantly. It felt so natural on David's voice. We rounded out the project with "Merry Christmas, Baby" and "Happy Christmas" which captured some great classic holiday feelings." – producer Dave Villa
“David is such a gift. When I first met him, I was floored at his range as a singer and as an artist — he has the ability to softly tear your heart out, as he does on "Grown-Up Christmas List," but also has this beautiful, playful energy that reminds you of what it’s like to be a kid on Christmas morning, like on "Santa’s On His Way Tonight." Collaborating on this record was like Christmas in July — unexpected, fresh, and somehow still familiar. (We also recorded it in July, so it quite literally felt that way!)” – producer Michael Blum
“Warm Me Up was a project that I wanted to have fun with. I wrote it with talented writers I had first become friends with. We had history in Nashville. I met Dave Villa over 10 years ago working on my album Postcards in the Sky. I reconnected with him at our friend Savannah Sgro's Friendsgiving. Savannah was friends with his wife Annelisa Franklin (they all met as writers in Tennessee) I suggested we should all write sometime, and decided to do Christmas music as I wanted to find my own way of connecting to the holiday in this new chapter of life.
We wrote side B last year, but it was a bit sudden of a decision with just a few songs and I didn't promote it how I'd like to. I wanted to complete a full album and made it a goal this year to do so. We wrote side B in LA and side A in Nashville for the most part. I wanted to try different genres, and we had so much fun hanging out while creating. I found out Annelisa's mom is Mexican and she spoke Spanish, so I jumped at the opportunity to write a Spanglish Christmas song, “Nochebuena.”
I had been listening to New Edition and the Gap Band at the time, and thought it'd be fun to write a song influenced by their classic sound. I wanted something we could groove and bounce to. Thus, “Warm Me Up” came to be. “Happy Christmas” was a classic fun light hearted song. There was one exception to the Savannah, Dave and Annelisa team for original Christmas songs. My publicist knew a musician/writer, Aben Eubanks, who had worked on Kelly Clarkson's Christmas record. I wasn't sure what would come of it as I had written everything I wanted to, but as we got together we decided to experiment some. I was feeling a bit of Freddie Mercury inspiration, and wanted to start a song how he may have in Don't Stop Me Now or Bohemian Rhapsody and we wrote “Santa's on His Way Tonight.” I had my friend Michael Blum produce it who produced my song “Crème Brulee” as well as a song we did together for Only Murders in the Building, “Wish That You Were Me.”
In the end it all seemed to come together with a couple of Christmas classics, “Let it Snow” and “Grown-Up Christmas List” that I felt was a bridge from my previous two Christmas albums to Warm Me Up. It’s a nod to the ballads I feel I have become known for in my career. I wanted to make people feel but also move, dance and celebrate in a way I grew up doing and still have a love for today.” - David
In celebration of the Warm Me Up album release, the internationally acclaimed performer is set to bring his heartfelt/feel-good holiday show across North America with stops in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles and other cities this November and December. Expect to hear a full holiday set list by David including brand new songs from Warm Me Up, along with his undeniable original holiday hit, “Christmas Every Day,” (which ranked #1 on Billboard magazines Top 30 songs in 2024 and 2025 HERE) and all of your favorite holiday classics including, “O Holy Night,” “Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays,” “Let It Snow” and more.
Broadway World raved about the 2025 holiday show here - “There’s nothing that savors of the ordinary here. The concert is a perfect mixture of Christmas Past and Christmas Present… and if you think about the hope and humanity that David Archuleta brings to the production and the performance, you kind of have Christmas Yet To Come. Whichever lane Archuleta is in, whatever vibe he is creating, he does so with impeccable vocals. It’s the Christmas show you want to see.”
While The Mirror US suggested – “Mariah Carey might be the Queen of Christmas, but David Archuleta might be gunning to be the king.”
No matter what the case may be, all seem to agree that David Archuleta is a must-see show!
Tickets for the “Warm Me Up” North American Holiday tour are on sale now. Special VIP packages are also available. Click HERE for all ticketing info.
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