Alicia Keys announces her first-ever holiday album: 'I can’t wait for you to fall in love with it'

By Jamia Pugh

Alicia Keys is looking to add some merry and bright to this holiday season.

The Grammy winner has announced her first-ever holiday album, "Santa Baby," which will be released Nov. 4 exclusively on Apple Music.

The album, recorded while Keys was on her sold-out European tour this summer, will feature seven reimagined holiday classics, as well as four original songs written by Keys.

The first single, "December Back 2 June," will be released Friday, Oct. 28.

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"I love this music! It feels so good!" Keys said in a statement. "I picked each song based on my all-time favorites and I wrote the new ones based on real holiday emotions and stories."

"The holidays are such a beautiful time to slow down, be with the ones you love and make meaning!" she continued. "'Santa Baby' is definitely going to be the perfect holiday soundtrack. I can’t wait for you to fall in love with it."