Releasing holiday albums, especially this far ahead of the “official kick off” of the holiday season, comes as quite the double edged sword. While on one end, music lovers are given enough time to familiarize themselves with your take on Christmas classics by the time the Christmas season hits, the glaring, most end is the limitation of where you’ll promote the record during its release week (as TV viewers aren’t exactly ready to hear ‘Silent Night’ and ‘Rocking Around the Christmas Tree’ before Halloween).
Alas, this is the challenge soulstress Fantasia and ska potentate Gwen Stefani are ready to face with their respective festive offerings…