Kenny Rogers knows we’re already halfway to Christmas: the Country Music Hall of Famer has announced the release of his first new holiday album in 17 years. “I can’t tell you how much fun it was recording a Christmas record again,” Rogers says in a statement. Christmas has been an integral part of Rogers’ life on the road since 1981, when he released his first-ever holiday-themed LP, simply titled Christmas, which surpassed sales of two million and earned double-platinum status. Rogers’ Christmas collections account for some of the more than 120 million albums he has sold worldwide in the past seven decades.
