{
  "id": 17083473,
  "title": "Merry Halloween: A Scarily Early Guide To This Year’s New Christmas Albums",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/merry-halloween-a-scarily-early-guide-to-this-years-new-christmas",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-29T16:03:18.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Stereogum",
    "slug": "stereogum",
    "url": "https://stereogum.com/2515875/merry-halloween-a-scarily-early-guide-to-this-years-new-christmas-albums/lists/album-list/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Merry Halloween brings an early guide to new holiday albums. Indie artist Sufjan Stevens releases his first new Christmas song in 15 years, titled \"On This Christmas (It Only Gets Better)\" on his compilation Worst Christmas Ever!. Alanis Morissette returns with new holiday recordings for her album Good Weather For Immaculate Conception, featuring guests like Steve Martin and Martin Short. HBO's The Gilded Age has an accompanying Christmas album featuring cast members performing holiday standards and two new songs by Desmond Child. Niia releases her self-titled Christmas album, featuring a cover of Paul McCartney's \"Wonderful Christmastime\" and other jazzy, cozy tracks. Ryan Peter Murphy, a young Berklee student, releases Christmas In New England, featuring songs that have been featured in Hallmark Channel Christmas movies. In the young crooner category, aron! releases the Christmas Dream EP, a mix of retro pop and big band-style tracks. Hilary Duff releases Holiday Things EP, a mix of original and cover songs that stands out among recent pop holiday efforts. Steven Page returns with Steven's Greetings, a mix of originals and standards, including songs from his Barenaked For The Holidays album. Infamous Stringdusters release Dust The Halls Vol. 2, a rustic take on traditional holiday music. Kat Edmonson releases Have Your Merry Christmas With Me, a jazz-pop album with original and cover tracks capturing the essence of traditional Christmas music. Debbie Gibson releases Winterlicious, her first holiday album, which has already been featured in Hallmark Channel Christmas movies.",
  "summary": "The post Merry Halloween: A Scarily Early Guide To This Year’s New Christmas Albums appeared first on Stereogum .",
  "key_points": [
    "Sufjan Stevens releases first new Christmas song in 15 years",
    "Alanis Morissette teams up with Steve Martin and Martin Short for new album",
    "HBO's The Gilded Age features Christmas album by cast members"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}