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davidarchie Who’s ready for the exciting news!? ❄️🎶 I’ll be releasing a brand new Christmas album titled #WinterInTheAir on November 2nd!! I’ll also be hitting the road this winter to sing some of your favorite Christmas songs… and a few new ones too. 😉 Tickets for the #WinterInTheAirTour go on sale this Friday, September 7th at 10AM local time. Listen to the first single “Christmas Every Day” exclusively on @Billboard by clicking the link in my bio!
Winter In The Air
davidarchie In case y’all missed it… I just announced that I’ll be going on tour this winter to support my upcoming Christmas album #WinterInTheAir! Tickets for the tour go on sale starting this Friday 9/7 at 10am local time, and the new album will be available on 11/2! For a list of dates and all the info, visit davidarchuleta.com/home/live/. I’ll see you guys this Winter!
BILLBOARD: For David Archuleta, ‘Winter’ Is Coming With New Tour and Album: Listen to ‘Christmas Every Day’by Fred Bronson
Winter will officially begin at 5:22pm EST on Dec. 21. But for American Idol alum David Archuleta, it will arrive with the Nov. 2 release of his new Christmas album, Winter in the Air.
The holiday set, on Shadow Mountain Records, is Archuleta’s eighth album overall and second holiday release, following Christmas from the Heart in 2009.
“When we finished my first Christmas album, we were already talking about recording another one,” Archuleta tells Billboard. “There’s always a place for it because there are so many great Christmas songs.”
Archuleta has long been a fan of Christmas music. Growing up in Utah, his parents would take him and his siblings Christmas caroling. “I was doing that even before I could talk,” he remembers. “We’d sing ‘Feliz Navidad,’ ‘Jingle Bells’ and ‘We Wish You a Merry Christmas.’”
For Winter in the Air, Archuleta turned to some classic holiday tunes and co-wrote three originals. “I always wanted to record ‘Mary, Did You Know’ and I [had] wanted ‘God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen’ on my first album. ‘Holly Jolly Christmas’ is one of my favorite Christmas songs. I usually listen to the Burl Ives version. For this album, I listened to Christmas albums by Michael Bublé and Nat King Cole. My producers’ goal was to get that sound with a big reverb board to capture the classic vibes of the ’50s and ’60s.”
While most Christmas albums are recorded in the summer in order to be ready for holiday season, Archuleta started work on Winter in the Air in January, while the weather was still cold in his new hometown of Nashville. “We had to cancel the original writing session because of a snow storm,” he says. When he rescheduled with songwriters Jeremy Bose and Cindy Morgan, they wrote what would become the album’s title track. “‘Winter in the Air’ was inspired by walking outside in the wintertime with the snow crunching under your feet,” he says.
Archuleta’s next writing session, with producer Cason Cooley and songwriter Isabeau Miller, was also cancelled because of an ice storm. But when they finally got together, they wrote “He Is Born,” one of the album’s more sacred songs. “I wanted to write a song honoring and praising Christ in his birth,” says Archuleta.
Archuleta wrote the first single from the album, “Christmas Every Day,” with Cooley and Dave Barnes. “It was inspired by Mariah Carey’s ‘All I Want for Christmas Is You’ and Kelly Clarkson’s ‘Underneath the Tree’,” he says. “Music usually comes out of me at a slow tempo but I wanted an uptempo song.” The song features backing vocals by fellow American Idol alum, Melinda Doolittle. “I had lunch one day with Melinda and Kris Allen. Then I ran into a couple of Melinda’s friends while I was salsa dancing, and then saw another friend of hers on an airplane. So week after week, Melinda was on my mind. When we needed background vocals, I thought Melinda would be up for it. It’s the first time I’ve had a friend do backing vocals for me.”
After sessions with Cooley, Archuleta headed back to Utah to work with producer John Hancock, who helmed his 2009 Christmas album. “John added a guitar loop to ‘God Rest Ye Merry Gentleman’ and it felt very Latin to me so I started singing in Spanish.” That led to Archuleta recording Spanish versions of several songs, including “In the Bleak Midwinter,” which his aunt translated into Spanish after they failed to find a Spanish version. A four-song EP of the Spanish renditions will also be released, says Archuleta, “all thanks to John doing ‘God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen’ with Spanish guitar.”
Archuleta will support the new album with a tour that begins Nov. 26 in Los Angeles and runs through Dec. 21 in Richfield, Utah. “I’ve always loved being on the road, ever since my dad took me to California when I was 11,” he replied. “When I’m out on the road, I get to interact with fans again. It’s different from the social media experience. You can see how music changes their demeanors.”
It’s been 10 years since Archuleta competed on season seven of American Idol as a 17-year-old, a decade where he’s grown from a boy to a man. “When I was on American Idol I was still in high school and was just getting to the beginning of adulthood. Now I’m an adult. I have found my voice and I say what I’m thinking. Taking that two-year break to be a missionary helped me gain independence. I was submissive before. Now I put more importance on myself. Ten years ago I didn’t know if I wanted a music career. I thought I was going to finish high school and college and then figure out what I was going to do for a living. Now I understand why I want to do music and where I want to take my life. I always handed things over to other people. Now I am the master of my own life.”
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IN THE NEWS AMERICAN IDOL ALUM DAVID ARCHULETA SOARS ON UPBEAT HOLIDAY SONG
Nov. 26 — Los Angeles, Calif., Troubadour
Dec. 1 — San Bernardino, Calif.,Special Orchestra Show, California Theatre for the Performing Arts
Dec. 3 — St. George, Utah, Burns Arena at Dixie College
Dec. 4 — Grand Junction, Colo., Avalon Theatre
Dec. 6 — Mesa, Ariz., Mesa Arts Center
Dec. 8 — Logan, Utah, Logan High School
Dec. 10 — Provo, Utah, UCCU at UVU
Dec. 11 — Orlando, Fla., The Plaza Live
Dec. 13 — Franklin, Tenn., Franklin Theatre
Dec. 14 — Franklin, Tenn., Franklin Theatre
Dec. 15 — Athens, Georgia, Hodgson Concert Hall
Dec. 17 — New York, N.Y., Highline Ballroom
Dec. 18 — Fairfield, Conn., The Warehouse
Dec. 20 — Vernal, Utah, Vernal Middle School
Dec. 21 — Richfield, Utah, Sevier Valley Center Arena
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fpinto21 hour ago
Hi David. You’ve said you would consider acting again. Have you had a chance to take more acting lessons since Nandito Ako? If not, are you considering it at this time? Thanks!
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David Archuleta1 hour ago
fpinto2 I took an acting class from Ana Feleo when we were both in New York. I could use a few more (or more than just a few… lol) I want to try more acting.
Denning Burton1 hour ago
THE question of the soul: when it all comes down to it, what is more important — POKÉMON/ALL ANIME or TRYING NEW FOOD?!
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David Archuleta1 hour ago
Denning Burton 😂😂 how can you tear at my soul in such a way as to make me choose??? If I’m gonna be real though, I must say food is more my passion. (I’m kind of on a diet now though. Just got a trainer as part of my well-being goals)
Laura Nadalin1 hour ago
Hello David ❤.What Michael Jackson’s song is your favorite one ? And will you make a show in France one day ? Thanks and love from France 🇫🇷.
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David Archuleta1 hour ago
Laura Nadalin I love Man In the Mirror, The Way You Make Me Feel, and Wanna Be Startin’ Something!!
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David Archuleta1 hour ago
Laura Nadalin and I was just in France last month! Not sure when for a full concert though. Anything can happen.
suttygal1 hour ago
Hi David! GREAT idea for a Q & A! Thanks! QUESTION: I love the Seasons mv with Madilyn! Your voices together and harmonies are so LOVELY! Will you be doing any more vids and/or COLLABORATIONS together in the near future? Thank you! 😊Joanie in MN
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David Archuleta1 hour ago
suttygal Thanks! And I think so. 🙂
Bella2 hours ago
This song is so pretty Can you talk about your songs composition process and how you find music inspiration? #Q&A
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David Archuleta1 hour ago
Bella hi! The song started with the piano you hear in the beginning. I started singing the verse melody and the lyrics just came with it. Then I heard a girl’s voice responding with what she was saying. I saw that the feeling that was coming out was a relationship where the guy was giving up and didn’t want to have to go through another cold season of winter. The girl could see that seasons change and we need cycles. I saw this a lot in my life and wonder if it’s my own to be honest. 😕 haha
Hannah Roddy2 hours ago
What are you most excited about your upcoming tour?
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David Archuleta51 minutes ago
Hannah Roddy seeing the fans in new towns I haven’t been to before or haven’t been to in a long time to share the album! Also for a new medley 🙂
Michaela L2 hours ago
Hey David! I have a question for you! So you went to the top of American Idol, you’ve released many albums, your songs have been played on the radio, you’ve gotten to travel the world and do large performances… so, what next? What’s on your bucket list? Do you have any dreams or things you still want to accomplish? 🙂
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David Archuleta1 hour ago
I have a lot I want to do both personally and career-wise! As far as music though next up is a Spanish project along with another Christmas project.
Ramble Bee2 hours ago
What is your advice to all the young people out there caught up by the overwhelming ‘fame’ in social media? #QandA
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David Archuleta1 hour ago (edited)
Ramble Bee do like Grace Vanderwaal says: “close your phone and breathe in the air” in her song “So Much More Than This” 🙂 I deleted Instagram and social media off my phone for a week just last week and it has felt so good! I found myself again 🙂
Amber Lynn2 hours ago
Would you consider writing a Chords Of Strength 2 sharing about your Mission & all the Sweet Families & People you taught & the lessons you learned that touched your heart & gave you the Strength & Courage you have today? 💝
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David Archuleta1 hour ago
Amber Lynn I’ve thought a lot about writing another book. I’m also thinking about children’s books. I think it’d be fun. 🙂
Octavianti Tika2 hours ago
here is my question: am I crazy or falling in love? Is it real or just another crush? 😆
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David Archuleta56 minutes ago
Octavianti Tika that depends: 1- do you catch a breath when I look at you? 2- are you holding back like the way I do? 😉
jKAErowling2 hours ago
Who were your inspirations when you were writing this album? 💕 Love u pls come to CA
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David Archuleta1 hour ago
jKAErowling Nico and Vinz, Ben Rector, and Sara Bareilles, and God because a lot was conversations with him about perspective after my mission.
ShinYoung3 hours ago (edited)
Another question. Q:Who is the most memorable fan? Q:What do you do in your spare time or at weekends? Can you please come to Korea? Or at least do a tour in Asia? 😥
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David Archuleta1 hour ago
ShinYoung ShinYoung 1- most memorable fan? My grandma. 😂 she has my posters on the wall in the room where I stay. I look up and have to see a huge picture of myself each time I wake up. 2- I like to go on walks, find a new place to eat with friends, and Sunday I always take a day of rest and go to church. 3- I’d love to go to Korea! Do you have a Korean song suggestion that I could learn?
Mary Pletsch3 hours ago
How do you work out your harmonies? Do you just think try things out by ear or do you you write them up and learn them or?
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David Archuleta1 hour ago
Mary Pletsch I usually just feel them out. The producer recording my vocals will play the music and tell me to sing a harmony.
Tu Nguyen3 hours ago
Q&A: When things do not work out, what do you do to keep hope alive and not feel down? I want to thank you for being an inspiration. Your music always helps me get up and be hopeful and positive. It’s magical, beautiful, and therapeutic. So I wonder, what works for you?
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David Archuleta1 hour ago
Tu Nguyen 🙂 the first thing I will do is pray. Even if I am in public and the middle of somewhere I will say a prayer in my heart. 2nd I talk to friends and family I trust who can give me perspective and words of encouragement.
Alyssa Cayton4 hours ago
What was the emotion/overall feel on set while you were shooting this video? Was it as serious as the output?
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David Archuleta1 hour ago
Alyssa Cayton we usually have a lot of fun. Madilyn is the friendliest girl you’ll ever meet and so it’s hard not to be happy around her. The second the music comes on though we get into the mood and feel the message. So when the music was on we were serious. When it wasn’t we weren’t 🙂
Mawiteii Hnamte4 hours ago
Hi David! I’ve got another question for you. Where do you see yourself in 5 years?
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David Archuleta58 minutes ago
Mawiteii Hnamte in the realm of 30 year-olds
Nisa Nazeri15 hours ago
Q&A . If you could describe yourself with an object , what would it be and why ?
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David Archuleta1 hour ago
Nisa Nazeri An Orange. Because I have an orange shirt on right now and I’m not very creative. Lol
Michelle Siebert19 hours ago
Q: What’s your favorite fiction book(s) and why (besides “Wonder”)? 😊
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David Archuleta1 hour ago
Michelle Siebert The Alchemist. The journey it takes you on of self-discovery and finding a greater purpose within you… plus Paulo Coelho is 👌🏼👌🏼
Vanessa V19 hours ago
Who’s an artist who you really want to do a collab with?!
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David Archuleta1 hour ago
Vanessa V Tori Kelly
Mark Maverick Constantino20 hours ago
I heard that you are making something new with Nathan Pacheco. Can you give is a hint about it? 😍
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David Archuleta1 hour ago
Mark Maverick Constantino Yes, it’s a cover of Ed Sheeran’s coming on Valentine’s Day. Can you figure it out? 😉