Ingrid Michaelson and Jason Mraz have released a new Christmas duet, “Christmas Valentine,” as an Amazon Original, available to stream and purchase on Amazon Music. The music video, released today features an animated version of the duo celebrating a special holiday love in New York City – WATCH here. On December 17th , Michaelson and Mraz will team up to perform “Christmas Valentine” live on “TODAY with Hoda & Jenna.” Listen to “Christmas Valentine” on Amazon Music here.
“Jason and I toured together years ago and I got to know his kind spirit. He really embodies what the season is all about,” shared Michaelson. “We were both on the road and had to record our parts separately but when we finally got in the same room for the photo shoot, that incredible spirit was shining all around him! The only regret I have about this song is that we didn’t collaborate sooner.”
“Aww, Ingrid is the sweetest. I’m very flattered she thought of me and I’m thrilled to be associated. I love holiday music and I believe what Ingrid has created has the goods to become a new holiday classic,” shared Mraz.
“Christmas Valentine” follows the release of Michaelson’s first-ever Christmas album, 2018’s Ingrid Michaelson’s Songs for the Season, which was recorded with a 35-piece symphony to capture the warm and nostalgic big band feel of the 40’s and 50’s and featured duets with Grace VanderWaal, Leslie Odom Jr, Christina Perri and Will Chase.
In addition to “Christmas Valentine,” Amazon Music listeners can access hundreds of Amazon Original songs and numerous albums featuring both emerging and established artists across numerous genres, only available to stream and purchase on Amazon Music.
Earlier this month Ingrid Michaelson played a sold-out show at the Union Chapel in London, which saw her play tracks from her new album ‘Stranger Songs’– a unique collection of songs inspired by Netflix’s pop culture phenomenon, Stranger Things. After four Billboard Top 20 albums, countless song placements in everything from ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ to a Google ad, and co-writing the Cheryl Cole hit ‘Parachutes’, Ingrid Michaelson consistently sets the bar high. She recently announced that she is also developing a musical adaptation of the best-selling novel ‘The Notebook’, which was later made into a much-loved film starring Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams.
“Christmas Valentine” lyrics:
Right outside my window
All the snow is coming down
The Brooklyn Bridge is blanketed
It’s quiet all around
The city lights are blinking bright
Just like a Christmas tree
That I remember
From old Decembers
I’ve got my favorite jacket on
There’s snowflakes in the air
We made a reservation
But we’ll never make it there
The fire’s too inviting
There’s nowhere I’d rather be
There’s something about you
That I’m getting used to
Baby just be mine
A kinda sorta Christmas Valentine
You’re making every day with you and I
Feel like a very merry February
Baby just be mine
Just say you’ll be my Christmas Valentine
I wanna make every day a holiday with you
It doesn’t matter rain or shine
In summer or in fall
If all the roses are in bloom
Or nothing is at all
‘Cause love it has no calendar
It’s always evergreen
Let’s make another reason
To love the season
Baby just be mine
A kinda sorta Christmas Valentine
You’re making every day with you and I
Feel like a very merry February
Baby just be mine
Just say you’ll be my Christmas Valentine
I wanna make every day a holiday with you
Every day, every day, every day
Baby just be mine
A kinda sorta Christmas Valentine
You’re making every day with you and I
Feel like a very merry February
Baby just be mine
Just say you’ll be my Christmas Valentine
I wanna make every day a holiday
Every day a holiday
Every day a holiday with you
