2023 EXPANDED EDITION OF CHART-TOPPING BLUE CHRISTMAS
OUT NOW + TUNE IN TO ABC NEWS BREAKFAST ALL THIS WEEK TO WATCH JIMMY PERFORM CHRISTMAS FAVOURITES
With only 7 sleeps to go until the big day, get into the Christmas spirit with Jimmy Barnes! Tune in to ABC News Breakfast all this week to catch Jimmy Barnes and his stellar band performing songs from his chart-topping Christmas album Blue Christmas. Jimmy and his band were able to pre-record these songs in Melbourne prior to the Mushroom 50 Live concert in late November.
Jimmy’s daughter Mahalia said today:
“Christmas is always a special time of year in our family. We love the opportunity to be together, cook, sing and celebrate. We all love carols and Blue Christmas is a record that Dad is really proud of. I might be biased but it’s one of my favourite Christmas albums!
“This Christmas might look a little different for us, but we are incredibly grateful for the outpouring of love and support from all over, and for the amazing medical team that have been taking care of Dad. The greatest gift for us is that he is recovering well. His strength is inspirational.
“The whole family are sending our thanks and love to you all for a safe and happy Christmas.”
Jimmy Barnes’ Christmas collection, Blue Christmas, is all about family. “This album is my gift back to the kids, the grandkids and everyone out there who just wants to sit and sing with their family on Christmas,” Barnes said. And the 2023 expanded edition features a truly special family singalong, a new version of The Tin Lids’ Christmas song ‘If Santa Forgets’, this time featuring three generations of the Barnes family.
Blue Christmas was Jimmy Barnes’ 20th studio album and his 15th solo number one, andBlue Christmas re-entered the charts in 2023 taking out the ARIA #1 Australian Album. No act has had more chart-topping albums, with Barnes leading The Beatles (14) and Madonna (12). He’s also had five number one albums with Cold Chisel, bringing his remarkable tally to 20. Jimmy Barnes is the only Australian solo artist to have had number one albums in Australia in every decade since the ’80s.
Jimmy Barnes – Blue Christmas (2023 Expanded Edition)
Available on white vinyl, CD & digital
Out now via Bloodlines
Listen / Watch HERE.
Tracklisting:O Holy Night
1. If Santa Forgets
2. Jingle Bell Rock
3. Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
4. Let It Snow!
5. White Christmas
6. Blue Christmas
7. The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire)
8. Run Rudolph Run
9. The Little Drummer Boy
10. Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
11. Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree
12. Silent Night
13. Auld Lang Syne