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Jimmy Fallon Just Shared Exciting News About His Holiday Seasoning Album
The Tonight Show Host's collection of original tinsel tunes was released on November 1.
Jimmy Fallon is sleigh-ing the holiday season.
Strap on your skis and get ready to be transported to a winter wonderland, because Jimmy Fallon has released a new Yuletide album, Holiday Seasoning, and it's already a ho-ho-ho hit. Holiday Seasoning debuted at No. 2 on Billboard’s Top Holiday Albums chart and at No. 1 on the Comedy Albums chart.
"I am truly humbled by the success of Holiday Seasoning. When I asked Chat GPT to make a 'fun holiday album' I had no idea that it would be this big," Fallon joked on X, following the chart-topping news. "Thank you everyone for supporting my album. (What a great list to be on?!?!?)."
The fa-la-la-la-la festivities will continue with Jimmy Fallon's Holiday Seasoning Spectacular, a one-hour music special, airing December 4 on NBC, immediately following 2024's Christmas in Rockefeller Center tree lighting. The Tonight Show Host will be joined by many of the special guests featured on Holiday Seasoning including Cara Delevingne, Dolly Parton, Jonas Brothers, Justin Timberlake, LL COOL J, Meghan Trainor, J.B. Smoove, The Roots, and “Weird Al” Yankovic.
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Holiday Seasoning hit store shelves and streaming services on November 1, and is currently available in a variety of formats. There is a Peppermint Swirl vinyl, as well as a deluxe Blizzard vinyl that comes with a sticker sheet, a holiday table topper, and a pop-up vinyl gatefold. You can also find an exclusive Ruby Red edition of the LP available at Target.
If you're seeking stocking stuffers, there are also Holiday Seasoning sweatshirts, an "ugly sweater", oven mitts, stockings, and a puzzle featuring Fallon trying to bake up some holiday goodies.
In November 2023, while explaining the backstory to how "Wrap Me Up," his "Christmas banger" with Meghan Trainor happened, Fallon said, "If you know me, you know that I love the holidays. I love holiday music, and if it were up to me, I would listen to 'Jingle Bells' in August."
Get all the info on the Holiday Seasoning track list featuring the Jonas Brothers, Will Ferrell, Cara Delevigne, and more below.
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Jimmy Fallon's Holiday Seasoning features Justin Timberlake, Dolly Parton, and more
The collection of original tinsel tunes includes previously-released singles “It Was A… (Masked Christmas)” featuring Ariana Grande & Megan Thee Stallion, “Almost Too Early For Christmas” with Dolly Parton, and “Wrap Me Up” featuring Meghan Trainor.
During Justin Timberlake's Tonight Show appearance on September 16, he and Fallon teased their duet for the new album.
"It's a silly song. It's called 'You'll Be There' and it's about a bromance," said Fallon, who shared that they recorded their track at the famous Electric Lady Studios in New York.
"I mean, it's us," added Timberlake as Fallon played a snippet of the song, which starts off with a ukulele. "Nothing says Christmas like a ukulele," joked Timberlake.
Jimmy Fallon's Holiday Seasoning album track list
Jimmy Fallon announced the star-studded tracklist for Holiday Seasoning on October 21, and explained what listeners can expect from the collection of festive songs.
"Christmas Ding Dong"
"Because, you know, Christmastime, you want the bells ringing, ding-dong, ding-dong," Fallon told The Tonight Show audience.
"Holiday" with Jonas Brothers
"It's a good jam. That's like a roller-disco jam," he raved. "Then is one of my favorites."
"Hey Rudy" with The Roots
"It's about, 'Hey, Rudolph, hurry up. Let's hurry up. Let's get Christmas happening. Don't keep Santa waiting here,'" he said about his collaboration with The Tonight Show house band.
"Wrap Me Up" with Meghan Trainor
"This song is a bop. This song is a banger. This song eats. This song slaps. This song's a Christmas banger!" said Fallon when explained the backstory behind the collaboration in November 2023.
"You’ll Be There" with Justin Timberlake
"It's a ukulele type of bromance song. I'm calling him during the holidays, and he won't pick up the phone — but listen to the end of the song, and it gets funny," he explained.
"It Was A… (Masked Christmas)" with Ariana Grande and Megan Thee Stallion
"I wanted to write something reflecting on how tough it was for everyone last year during the holidays and that it's gonna get better," Fallon told the Associated Press in December 2021.
"How You Know it’s Christmastime"
"That's like a crooner-y type of song. There's a lot of whistling in it," said Fallon.
"New Year’s Eve Polka (5-4-3-2-1)" with “Weird Al” Yankovic & The Roots
"There's no fun New Year's Eve songs. They're all sad. There's 'Auld Lang Syne.' I don't know what it means, but it's sad," admitted Fallon. "That's probably about it. But this is a peppy one. I figured, what genre just makes you happy no matter what it is? And I thought, polka."
"Chipmunks & Chestnuts"
"That was the first song I wrote for this one. It puts me in the holiday spirit. I think of the Chipmunks and I think of roasting chestnuts. If you're in the chestnut business this is the time of year," said The Tonight Show Host.
"One Glove" with Will Ferrell
"Do you ever walk down the street, and it's, like, a slushy sidewalk and it's just a glove just, and you wonder what happened to the other glove or what's the story behind it? So we're two star-crossed friends, who just wonder what the other person's doing with their glove," explained Fallon.
"Merry Happy Christmas" with Chelsea Handler
"That's like a guy singing this song to a girl, and he's like, 'Merry, happy, merry, happy, happy, merry Christmas,' And she goes, 'Will you stop singing, you idiot? I'm Jewish.'
"Coquito"
"I went to Puerto Rico maybe like 10 years ago and I had this drink. If you've ever had Coquito, it is like a Puerto Rican eggnog," recalled Fallon. "It is unbelievable. It is a game changer. You can't buy it in stores. Someone's mom has to make it for you. So this is my tribute to Coquito. It's the best."
"Hallmark Movie" with Cara Delevingne
"We're in love. We're in a Hallmark movie. I work at a hardware store. She's out of my league, she's a princess," said Fallon. "She's coming to the town to save my hardware store. And then, at the end of the song, she reaches for a knife, and I realize that we're not in a Hallmark movie, we're in a Lifetime movie. Same plot, just a little violence at the end."
"Weird Cousin"
"That's kind of like a college-radio type of song. It's about, [when] family comes over during the holidays, and there's always one weird cousin. And if you don't have that weird cousin, you may be the weird cousin," he joked.
"Thanksgiving Eve"
"I wanted to make a song for this is the night before Thanksgiving, where you go home to your hometown, and everyone goes to the local bar where everyone used to hang out. You see everyone who's getting older, and then you reminisce, and then the bartender throws you out."
"Almost Too Early for Christmas" with Dolly Parton
His collaboration with the country music queen, which was originally released in November 2022, closes out Holiday Seasoning.
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When did Jimmy Fallon's holiday album come out?
Friday, November 1, 2024.
Physical versions of the album are available now, and you can listen to the digital album on streaming services, including Spotify and Apple Music.
How to watch Jimmy Fallon's Holiday Seasoning Spectacular
In addition to the album, Fallon has also announced Jimmy Fallon's Holiday Seasoning Spectacular, a festive music special premiering on Wednesday, December 4 at 10/9c, 10 PT on NBC, after the Christmas in Rockefeller Center tree lighting. Cara Delevingne, Dolly Parton, Jonas Brothers, Justin Timberlake, LL COOL J, Meghan Trainor, J.B. Smoove, The Roots, and “Weird Al” Yankovic will pop up to celebrate with the Tonight Show Host.
It will be available to stream next-day on Peacock.
Originally published Oct 10, 2024.
