Brandi Carlile, Leon Thomas & Magnus Ferrell Christmas Covers (Plus a JYT Original) Adorn Starbucks’ First Holiday Album in More Than a Decade
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Coco Jones, TRÍADA & The Womack Sisters are also featured on Holiday Blend, which arrives today on streaming services & coffeehouse playlists.
Por Billboard | 04/11/2026
For the first time in more than a decade, Starbucks is getting back into the holiday music business. The new album Holiday Blend — featuring Christmas covers from Brandi Carlile , Leon Thomas , Coco Jones , Magnus Ferrell , TRÍADA and The Womack Sisters and a yuletide original from the boy band JYT — arrives Wednesday (Nov. 4) on streaming services and coffeehouse playlists via Interscope Records and Universal Music Group, Billboard can exclusively reveal. Related Camilo Partners With a Coffee Giant in Latin America: ‘Coffee Is Always the Excuse to Come Together’ Starbucks Is Celebrating Taylor Swift’s U.S. Eras Tour Wrap by Playing Her Music Olivia Rodrigo Announces First-Ever Christmas Song ‘Take Me Home’: Here’s When It Arrives The last time Starbucks put out a holiday album was Holidays Rule back in 2012, which featured The Shins, Fun., The Civil Wars, Paul McCartney and more. For the new album, Carlile performs Joni Mitchell’s “River,” which starts with the holiday-set lyrics “It’s coming on Christmas/ They’re cutting down trees/ They’re putting up reindeer/ And singing songs of joy and peace.” Thomas gets us ready for a funky, festive holiday with his version of James Brown’s “Soulful Christmas.” Ferrell — who covers the “Happy Holiday / The Holiday Season” medley released by Andy Williams in 1963 — says being part of Holiday Blend “felt like a chance to make something that’s both new and nostalgic. I grew up hearing these songs, so getting to record them in my own way was a pretty special experience.” For her take on “It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year” — another 1963 Williams release — Jones said she “was honored and excited to put my own spin on such a beloved holiday classic, and I hope my version brings a little extra joy to people’s celebrations this season.” The boy band JYT contributes the brand-new song “This Christmas” to Holiday Blend , and the quintet is “pumped” to be part of the Starbucks compilation. “The idea that someone could be ordering a Refresher and hear our song playing is actually crazy,” reads a statement from the group. (Sample lyric: “It’s just you on my wish list/ All I need is your peppermint kisses.”) “This Christmas” was written and produced by JYT mastermind Freddy Wexler, along with co-writer Elliah Heifetz and co-producer Gian Stone. TRÍADA contribute the only Spanish-language song on the album, with their cover of Luis Miguel’s “Llegó La Navidad,” which itself is a spin on “Winter Wonderland.” “We hope this version feels familiar and fresh at the same time,” the Argentine trio says. “The song has such a beautiful feeling at its heart, and singing it in Spanish let us connect with it in our o