David Archuleta releases holiday album ahead of Los Angeles tour stop

Singer David Archuleta released his first holiday album in eight years Friday, with a Los Angeles concert scheduled for Dec. 16, according to ABC7 Los Angeles.

The release pairs 10 original songs with two remastered recordings from Archuleta's 2018 holiday collection. The album arrives ahead of Christmas and a holiday tour that includes The El Rey Theatre in Los Angeles.

The album, Warm Me Up, marks Archuleta's return to holiday releases after an eight-year gap, ABC7 Los Angeles reported. Its remastered tracks revisit his 2018 collection alongside the original songs.

ABC7's Community team interviewed the singer in West Hollywood, where he discussed the place of music in his family's Christmas celebrations.

Archuleta said his family used to sing Christmas carols at neighbors' homes. Their performances also took them to hospitals and nursing homes, he told ABC7.

He recalled those holiday performances as among his favorite Christmas memories. Archuleta said the family sometimes keeps the tradition going by returning to former neighborhoods to sing for old neighbors.

Archuleta told ABC7 that music has long been part of his family's holidays. His upcoming tour will bring that seasonal focus to Los Angeles on Dec. 16.