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Much-loved musical duo Michael Ball and Alfie Boe join forces again for new album Together at Christmas, out on Decca Records on 20 November 2020. They have also announces a UK arena tour in 2021, including a date at London’s O2 Arena on 19 December 2021.
The record has everything you could want from a Christmas album, and more. The pair breathe new life into favourites such as ‘It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas’, ‘Silent Night’ and ‘Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas’, to name a few. Gregory Porter joins on ‘The Christmas Song’, and the duo perform the heart-warming ‘My Christmas Will Be Better Than Yours’ – a brand new original song.
Speaking of the album, Michael and Alfie said: [Michael] “Me and Alfie, together at Christmas, I can’t think of anything better! In these strange times, we wanted to create an album of songs that we like to listen to at Christmas, plus a few surprises along the way, including an original song. Hopefully our fans will love listening to this for many years to come. This year it’s certainly going to be a Christmas we’ll never forget. Can’t wait to see you all on tour in 2021.”
[Alfie] “Keeping the Christmas spirit alive seems more important than ever this year. We wanted to create a festive album that brings joy, love and happiness. Spreading the Christmas cheer is something we all need a little extra of during these challenging times, so however people are going to be able to spend their holiday season, we’ll be right here ‘ Back Together At Christmas’ with our fans who we are incredibly grateful for and can’t wait to see in person when we’re back for a brand new tour in 2021.”
Together at Christmas follows the phenomenal success of the duo’s previous three duet albums, their debut Together, which became the UK’s best-selling album of 2016 and beat the likes of Little Mix and The Rolling Stones to the Christmas No.1 spot, Together Again which brought the pair yet another No.1 album in 2017, and Back Together which landed them the No.2 spot in the Official Albums Chart. As a duo, they have now sold over 1.3 million albums in the UK, received two Classic Brit Awards, sold out two headline arena tours and presented three ITV Specials.
After meeting in a production of Kismet at the London Coliseum over 10 years ago, it is the combination of their incredible voices, instant camaraderie and loveable personalities which proves to be irresistible to countless fans across the nation.
In an exciting announcement, hailing the opening of theatres under appropriate Covid safety restrictions, the pair are also set to return to Les Misérables: The Staged Concert in London’s West End for a very special Christmas run. The show is on for eight weeks from 5 December at London’s Sondheim Theatre.
The tracks included in Together at Christmas are ‘It’s Beginning to Look A Lot Like Christmas’, ‘Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas’, ‘Mistletoe and Wine’, ‘Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)’, ‘I Believe’, ‘The Christmas Song’ featuring Gregory Porter, ‘White Christmas’, ‘Silent Night’, ‘The Spirit of Christmas’, ‘O Holy Night’, ‘I’ll Be Home For Christmas’, ‘My Christmas Will Be Better Than Yours’ (original track) and ‘Once Upon A December’ (bonus track).
Ball and Boe’s 2021 tour dates are Birmingham Resorts World Arena (29 November), Liverpool M&S Bank Arena (30 November), Brighton Centre (2 December), Bournemouth Intl Centre (4 December), Dublin 3Arena (6 December), Belfast SSE Arena (7 December), Leeds First Direct Arena (9 December), Aberdeen P&J LIVE (11 December), Glasgow Hydro (12 December), Newcastle Utilita Arena (15 December), Manchester AO Arena (16 December), Nottingham Motorpoint Arena (18 December) and London O2 Arena (19 December).
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