South
African singer-songwriter-guitarist Jonathan Butler is
as busy as jolly old St. Nick spreading holiday glee with his
critically-acclaimed “Merry Christmas To You,” the two-time Grammy nominee’s
first Christmas album. Along with mostly unplugged renditions of eight
Christmas standards, Butler wrote two new songs and produced the intimate
seasonal set of R&B, contemporary jazz, adult pop and gospel tunes
decorated with colorful sounds of his homeland that is winning praise from the
New York Times, DownBeat, Philadelphia Daily News, Virginian-Pilot, All Music,
SoulTracks and many others.
A
special live acoustic performance by Butler showcasing tracks from “Merry
Christmas To You” debuted on SiriusXM last Sunday with repeated radio
broadcasts through Christmas Eve. On Thanksgiving, Butler was interviewed and
performed two cuts on PBS’s “Tavis Smiley,” which will air again on Christmas
Eve. He has been touring the U.S. since Black Friday performing holiday music
with Dave Koz, Oleta Adams and Keiko Matsui, a coast-to-coast Christmas concert
tour concluding December 22 in San Francisco.
After
the holiday campaign wraps, Butler will put the finishing touches on his next
R&B-jazz album, tentatively titled “Living My Dream,” which is slotted for
a late spring/early summer release.
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