Matt Rogers Announces ‘Have You Heard Of Christmas?,’ Shares ‘Also It’s Christmas’
The album will be released on November 3 via Capitol Records.
Capitol Records and Matt Rogers have announced Have You Heard Of Christmas?, a yuletide dance-pop album from The Prince of Christmas himself. It is set to hit stores on November 3.
The 12-track set will include songs from his acclaimed 2022 Showtime special of the same name, decked out with new mixes and surprise collaborations. Rogers has also shared the album’s sly, scintillating first single, “Also It’s Christmas.” Check out the official video below.
The album, which is available for pre-order, can also be snagged on black vinyl at the Capitol Records store and in a frosty vinyl edition that’s exclusive to Urban Outfitters. Have You Heard Of Christmas? is the latest holiday release from the historic Hollywood label that brought the world Nat King Cole’s The Magic of Christmas, A Jolly Christmas from Frank Sinatra, and Jackie Gleason’s Merry Christmas, among many other festive releases.
Rogers will kick off a 12-night holiday tour on December 1 at Philadelphia’s Miller Theater. The headlining run will take him across North America and wrap up with shows at The Ace In Los Angeles (December 21) and The Town Hall in New York City. The artist tour pre-sale will launch on Tuesday, October 10, at 10:00 AM local time. Tickets will go on sale to the general public beginning Friday, October 13 at 10:00 AM local time.
Hailing Have You Heard Of Christmas? as one of the best comedy specials of 2022, Vulture said, “It is buoyant and shiny and memorable, and by making it a musical special, Rogers captures that ineffable thing about the holiday that’s so captivating and inane and hard to hit.”
The New York Times observed, “In this booming alt-comedy genre, Matt Rogers’s new Showtime special, ‘Have You Heard of Christmas?—which straddles lines between holiday album spoof and dead serious homage, ironic schmaltz and genuine emotion—stands out for its commitment to sultry-to-the-point-of-silly songs.” Variety noted, “It’s proudly queer with Sandra Bernhard’s comedy, Liza Minelli’s camp and Hugh Jackman’s showmanship running through Rogers’ rainbow-colored tinsel.”
