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Switchfoot has released their very first Christmas LP, and they will be hitting the road to celebrate the season with a holiday concert tour.

Jon Foreman, lead singer of the Grammy Award-winning band, was struck with the idea of writing a holiday album after seeking a Christmas album that reflected his own spirit of the season, and how he felt during the time of the year—it’s not always warm and cozy, but sometimes filled with heartache.

“For some of us, Christmas reminds us of loved ones we’ve lost, or complicated relationships with friends or family. For others of us, we question the capitalist materialism that saturates the holidays. For others, it’s a sacred time of giving, celebrating the divine gift of sacrificial love. I wanted a vinyl album that would accompany a Christmas gathering: the fires lit, the cider is warm, the friends and family are over. And the songs accompany the laughter and conversation. And then when everyone’s left, and I’m doing the dishes, I wanted an album with layers of lyrical depth and introspective leverage that would give me something to reflect upon after the party ends,” Foreman shared in an official press release.