Alter Bridge and Creed Guitarist Mark Tremonti to Release Holiday Album

2023-07-28

Mark Tremonti holiday album details – Story by Cat Badra, photo by Chuck Brueckmann

Mark Tremonti holiday album: The famed rock guitarist will release his first-ever Christmas collection this year

Talk about Christmas in July. Mark Tremonti of Alter Bridge, Creed and Tremonti has announced his first-ever holiday album, and it’s just July. Sure, Christmas is more than five months away, but it’s never too early to start getting ready for the festive season. Also, it seems stores have already started loading in some holiday items. Regarding the Mark Tremonti holiday album, expect some classics and a surprise.

Tremonti’s upcoming holiday record, “Christmas Classics New & Old,” will arrive Oct. 27. The set is available for pre-order here. The collection sees Tremonti interpreting nine Christmas classics and one original song, penned by himself. The holiday classics include familiar names, such as “Jingle Bells,” “The First Noel,” “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas,” “O Holy Night,” “Santa Claus Is Comin’ To Town,” “Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas” and more. Tremonti’s original holiday song is called “Christmas Morning” and features piano and a marching band. Find the full track listing for “Christmas Classics New & Old” below.

In other news, Tremonti and Creed recently announced a major reunion for their first gig in more than a decade. The show will take place on the Summer of ’99 Cruise. Other acts booked for the cruise include 3 Doors Down, Buckcherry, Tonic, Fuel, Vertical Horizon, The Verve Pipe, Tantric, Dishwalla, Nine Days and Veruca Salt’s Louise Post. The cruise will set sail on the Norwegian Pearl on April 18, 2024, from Miami. From there, it will head to Nassau, Bahamas, before returning on April 22, 2024. Finally, find more details via the cruise’s official website.

Christmas Classics New & Old Track Listing:

01. The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year
02. Jingle Bells
03. The Christmas Song
04. Christmas Morning
05. The First Noel
06. Santa Claus Is Comin’ To Town
07. Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
08. Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow!
09. O Holy Night
10. This Christmas

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