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New christmas music releases: November 2 – 8, 2026

Week 45 · 10 releases

This week's holiday music releases highlight a mix of seasonal surprises and nostalgic revisits. Olivia Rodrigo teams up with Cynthia Nixon for a new holiday single, while Superchunk offers a winter EP featuring covers of classic acts. Meanwhile, reissues and forgotten connections surface, from Elvis Presley's overlooked covers to a long-remembered duet between Annie Lennox and Al Green. The season also brings attention to lesser-known histories behind well-known songs, including a Barry Manilow track originally meant for The Carpenters.

Ben Marshall Cynthia Nixon Olivia Rodrigo The Waitresses Mariah Carey
Olivia Rodrigo releases holiday single 'Take Me Home (4 Christmas)' featuring Cynthia Nixon
Nov 8 · 15 outlets
Mariah Carey
Mariah Carey Teases Grunge Album Amid Fan Hype
Nov 2 · 4 outlets
Elvis Guetta James Brown
Elvis Guetta drops debut track ‘The Boss’ on Defected, paying homage to James Brown
Nov 6 · 3 outlets
Galaxie 500 Superchunk The Magnetic Fields Wham!
Superchunk surprise-release winter EP with covers of Wham!, The Magnetic Fields, and Galaxie 500
Nov 6 · 2 outlets
Al Green Annie Lennox
Remember When Annie Lennox and Al Green Released a Duet Together in 1988?
Nov 8 · 1 outlet
Elvis Presley
Most People Forget These 3 Elvis Presley Hits Were Actually Covers
Nov 5 · 1 outlet
Neal Morse & The Resonance Neal Morse
[News] Neal Morse & The Resonance unveil new single “Shine Until Tomorrow” from upcoming album “River Of Light”
Nov 5 · 1 outlet
Barry Manilow Carpenters
This Barry Manilow Hit From 1976 Was Actually Intended for The Carpenters
Nov 5 · 1 outlet
The Dollyrots
SPILL NEWS: THE DOLLYROTS NEW SONG “APOCALYPTIC ROMANCE” + ‘BECAUSE I’M AWESOME’ 20th ANNIVERSARY | TOUR DATES
Nov 4 · 1 outlet
Frank Sinatra
Remember When a Glam Metal Icon Covered a Frank Sinatra Song With Surprising Success in 1986?
Nov 2 · 1 outlet

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