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Add the andPOP Facebook Application(andPOP) - Sheryl Crow will offer an advance sprinkling of holiday spirit come September with the release of a Christmas album.
The singer-songwriter worked with producer and long-time collaborator Bill Bottrell to record the collection of holiday songs, which will be released through Hallmark Gold Crown stores.
The album will be the latest in the greeting card chain's annual series, which previously featured releases from James Taylor, Barry Manilow and George Strait.
Crow told Billboard.com that she had wanted to record a holiday record for some time.
"I love Christmas music; every year we have this ritual after the Christmas Eve service, 40 or 50 people come over the house and we play Christmas music," she said.
"We pretty much rely on the same Christmas music every year, and every year I've said, 'I'm gonna make some Christmas music of my own.'"
She described the upcoming album as "just gorgeous. It's kind of a humble record; it's very sweet and innocent and a little bit of a throwback to maybe the '60s or '70s in production. It's definitely a departure from any Christmas record I've ever heard."
Songs on the as-yet-untitled album include traditional X-mas tunes such as "Oh Holy Night," "I'll Be Home For Christmas," "All Through The Night" and "White Christmas."
The album also features an original track penned by Bottrell titled "Hello, Friend," which Crow says "is about people coming back together at Christmas, which I think is really poignant."
Crow is currently doing the festival circuit in Europe and will return to North America to tour with James Blunt beginning July 24.
