Eric Clapton on Friday announced the release of his first full-length Christmas album, Billboard reported.
Set for an Oct. 12 release, "Happy Xmas" will have a blues edge to it and will contain 14 tracks and is the 24th studio album of Clapton's career and his first since 2016 when he released "I Still Do," Billboard reported.
The album will contain Christmas favorites such as "White Christmas," "Silent Night" and "Away in a Manger," Rolling Stone reported. Clapton's version of "Jingle Bells" is sung "In Memory of Avicii," a dedication to the late disc jockey.
"I had in my head that these holiday songs could be done with a slight blues tinge, and I started to figure out how to play the blues lines in between the vocals," Clapton told Billboard. "I got it down and one of the most identifiable songs on the album, the one that became the foundational style, is 'Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas.'"
"Happy Xmas" is available for preorder, Billboard reported.
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