It's almost Thanksgiving, which means it's already time for the annual onslaught of holiday music. Olivia Rodrigo just released a Christmas song, and now Tegan And Sara are following up their recent single "Our Year" with not one but two holiday tunes: "I Love Christmas" and "A December To Remember," both produced by An Horse's Kate Cooper. Tegan explains:
I started writing some music with Kate Cooper for a project related to our 2024 graphic novel Crush. We never released those songs, but after finishing my newest middle grade book, Merry Christmess, I revisited a couple of them and thought, why not turn these into Christmas songs?
I'm a Christmas fanatic. I have three Christmas trees. I watch a Christmas movie every single day in December and listen exclusively to Christmas music. Like most sane people, I actually prefer the anticipation of Christmas to Christmas itself. By Christmas afternoon, I’m usually pretty depressed.
A lot of people think Christmas is a commercialized, capitalist pain in the ass, but I genuinely love the traditions, the nostalgia, and the excuse to spend time with people you love making new memories.
When we were recording these new songs, our Australian engineer confessed she hated Christmas music when I arrived at the studio. Halfway through tracking vocals, she admitted "I Love Christmas" was a banger and started calling me "Tegan Turner."
These songs are for people who love Christmas, but also for people who don't. As I sing in "I Love Christmas," even if you hate Christmas (these songs), I'm happy to love it for you.
Listen and watch both tracks' music videos below.
TOUR DATES (w/ Hilary Duff):
11/05/27 - San Antonio, TX @ Frost Bank Center
11/06/27 - Fort Worth, TX @ Dickies Arena
11/08/27 - Tulsa, OK @ BOK Center
11/10/27 - Omaha, NE @ CHI Health Center
11/12/27 - Milwaukee, WI @ Fiserv Forum
11/14/27 - Des Moines, IA @ Casey’s Center
11/15/27 - Kansas City, MO @ T-Mobile Center
11/17/27 - Denver, CO @ Ball Arena
11/20/27 - Anaheim, CA @ Honda Center
11/21/27 - Anaheim, CA @ Honda Center
