Katharine McPhee Works on Her Songwriting for Upcoming Christmas Album

By Steve Baltin Posted Aug 5th 2010 10:32AM

Katharine McPhee is releasing her first Christmas album this year and is already in the holiday spirit -- even if it is August. "For someone who dreamed of being an artist and is a huge lover of Christmastime and the holiday season, I'm just so excited," McPhee tells PopEater.

Like her favorite Christmas albums from Mariah Carey and Celine Dion, McPhee is bringing her vocal prowess to holiday standards. "All of them, 'A Christmas Song' -- the one that goes "Chestnuts roasting on an open fire" -- 'Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas,'" she says. "I love all of the songs."

The album, tentatively due in October, is still in the recording process, so the final track list has yet to be determined. Still, one song that should make the cut is an original by McPhee. "At the moment we're doing some tweaking on the lyrics, so it could change, but right now it's 'It's Not Christmas Without You,'" she says, noting she's excited to work on her songwriting chops. "I didn't set out to write something that could be on Top 40 radio. I wanted something that felt maybe just as classic as 'Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas.' I'm not much of an up-tempo songwriter. I have a hard time writing songs that are up-tempo, so this one is a ballad, really beautiful melodically."

In the meantime, McPhee will appear in Los Angeles Saturday at the John Anson Ford Theater as part of "An Evening of Independence" with Sixpence None the Richer, Jon McLaughlin and more. The show, presented by LA's Koffeehouse as a benefit for the Grammy Foundation's MusiCares, is a big deal for the singer. "I don't consider myself a singer-songwriter per se, [so] I'm honored that they recognize I have begun that journey in that kind of music and with those kind of artists and songwriters," she says. "I'm really honored to just be there."

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Thursday 05 August

By GARGAMEL POUPEE

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She's working on her songwriting? Why doesn't she work on her singing? What an awful voice. Perhaps she should go into the porno business.

By Mandingo

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Her publicist is at is again, not justifying her pay.... Pathetic.... w/o a publicist or a label, can you imagine the sorts of gigs she'd be playing ? Good thing she found a 40-something semi bald husband to fleece... Talk about a manufactured "artist"

By aceofbase

You people are rude! Mcphee is a star...so there!

By bstill

I'd like to see her put out a pop album. I think the XMAS thing is extremely safe. I'd like to see her get her confidence back. I'm not sure where it went but I wish she'd get it back!

Friday 06 August

By dawid

I love Her, she's amazing, it will be amazing album.

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