MICHELLE WRIGHT'S A WRIGHT CHRISTMAS & MORE, AVAILABLE TODAY Remastered Album Includes Three New Songs
Nashville, Tenn. (October 18, 2024) — Just in time for the holidays, Michelle Wright — one of Canada’s most successful and widely-recognized country artists — today releases A Wright Christmas & More (BFD / Audium Nashville), a remastered and renamed edition of her 2005 holiday album, A Wright Christmas.
The twelve-track compilation includes classic holiday hits such as "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas," "Jingle Bell Rock," "White Christmas," Winter Wonderland," and "Rudolph the Red-Rosed Reindeer," among others. Though the album is a remaster, Wright couldn't help but add a few new songs co-written with several of her songwriter pals.
"Recording A Wright Christmas is one of my favorite musical experiences," explains Wright. "Instead of looking for a 'hit,' I got to record some of my favorite Christmas songs. We approached this project the same way. We added the classic 'Silver Bells,' but I also fulfilled a dream of mine by writing my own 'new favorite' Christmas songs with my friends Jeannie Seely, Victoria Shaw, Patricia Conroy, and Bob Funk, which has added more great memories for me. We had so much fun writing these songs, and getting back into the studio with my friend and producer Bob Funk is always something I look forward to."
Wright's holiday album is one of several remasters she has released over the past few years. In May of 1992, Arista/Nashville released Now and Then, the album that introduced Wright to the world. In August 2022, BFD/Audium Nashville celebrated the project's 20th anniversary with the release of Milestone, the Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame member's first new music release in nine years. Due to an overwhelming response from her fans, the label began the process of putting Wright's catalog of music into the hands of a new generation of listeners. The label released remastered versions of The Wright Songs: An Acoustic Evening with Michelle Wright, Do Right By Me, Everything and More and Strong. All are available now digitally as well as physical CD.
A Wright Christmas & More is the final project in the series of remaster releases. Order the album (digital or physical) HERE.
Wright returns to the road on the Great Canadian Roadtrip in November and December. The tour features Wright, Doc Walker and Jason McCoy. Click here for tour stops.
A Wright Christmas & More Track Listing:
1. Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas (Ralph Blane, Hugh Martin)
2. Jingle Bell Rock (Joe Beal, Jim Boothe)
3. Joy to the World (George Handel, Isaac Watts, Arr. Michelle Wright)
4. I Know Santa's Been Here (Patricia Conroy)
5. Little Drummer Boy (Katherine Davis, Henry Onorati, Harry Simeone)
6. Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (Johnny Marks)
7. Christmas Song (Mel Tormé, Robert Wells)
8. Silent Night (Franz Gruber, Joseph Mohr, Arr. Michelle Wright)
9. Go Tell It on the Mountain (Traditional, Arr. Michelle Wright)
10. Winter Wonderland (Felix Bernard, Richard Smith, Arr. Michelle Wright)
11. O Come All Ye Faithful (Frederick Oakley, John Francis Wade, Arr. Michelle Wright)
12. White Christmas (Irving Berlin)
13. Christmas Is Here (Michelle Wright, Bob Funk, Patricia Conroy)
14. Silver Bells (Jay Livingston, Ray Evans)
15. Let’s Make Memories For Christmas (Jeannie Seely, Victoria Shaw, Michelle Wright)
About Michelle Wright
Like so many country artists, Michelle Wright cut her teeth playing six nights a week in clubs throughout Canada. In 1988, after teaming with Savannah Records President Brian Ferriman, Savannah Records released her first CD, Do Right By Me, in Canada. Michelle and her band set off to tour North America. Do Right By Me was a major hit in her homeland, with seven charting singles and over 40,000 copies sold. That success opened many doors, landing her a deal with the brand new Arista/Nashville label. Arista/Nashville made Michelle one of its flagship artists, and in 1990, they released her first U.S. album, Michelle Wright. American audiences enthusiastically responded to "that girl singer from up north with the snow in her videos." Her first single, "New Kind Of Love," became her first top thirty American hit. In 1992, Arista released her second CD, Now & Then, producing a total of six singles, including "One Time Around," "Guitar Talk," "He Would Be Sixteen," and the song that changed everything, “Take It Like A Man.” After the latter was released in February 1992, Michelle became the first Canadian‐born artist in the modern era of country music to have a Top Ten hit in America, to secure a number one video on CMT‐USA (also for "Take It Like A Man") as well as win a major US Award, the Academy of Country Music's Top New Female Vocalist award. The song also catapulted Michelle to superstardom, receiving a total of twelve music industry awards, including the 1993 Canadian Country Music Association's Fans' Choice Entertainer of The Year Award and double platinum honors for Now & Then the same year. The career that followed is one that many artists dream of having. Twelve album releases sold millions of copies and produced twenty‐five Top Ten radio hits. Michelle enjoys an international career that has seen her grace concert stages across North America, Europe, Africa, South America, Australia, and Asia. To date, she has garnered forty major awards, including 16 CCMA Awards and her 2011 induction into the Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame.