Hilary Duff and Olivia Rodrigo release new holiday music

Hilary Duff released her five-track EP Holiday Things just before Halloween. Holiday Things comes 24 years after Hilary Duff's first holiday album, Santa Claus Lane. Dustin Kensrue released his second holiday album, That Spirit of Christmas, a week before spooky season had ended. Thalía's Navidad Melancólica Deluxe includes the tracks Regalo Perfecto and El Burrito Sabanero on its expanded version of her 2024 holiday album.

Starbucks' Holiday Blend features seven commissioned tracks from Brandi Carlile, Magnus Ferrell, TRÍADA, The Womack Sisters and JYT. Olivia Rodrigo unwrapped her first-ever holiday song, Take Me Home (4 Christmas), this week. The vinyl version of Take Me Home (4 Christmas) features the unreleased song Miss This Christmas on Side B. Alanis Morissette has released her first holiday album, Good Weather for Immaculate Conception. Sufjan Stevens' track On This Christmas (It Only Gets Better) is featured on Worst Christmas Ever!, a compilation album of holiday covers and original tracks.

Tegan and Sara released two new acoustic holiday tracks, I Love Christmas and A December to Remember. The Band Perry released their debut holiday EP, A Very Band Perry Christmas. Laufey recorded her own version of Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas. The reimagined Laufey song is featured in the Snoopy Presents: 12 Days of Snoopy movie, released the following Friday.