Maddie & Tae Announce Holiday Album, ‘We Need Christmas’

The holidays just got a little bit sweeter thanks to Maddie & Tae! The duo, made up of Maddie Font and Taylor Kerr (formerly Marlow and Dye, respectively), announced they will release their first holiday album, We Need Christmas, on October 23.

“We are so proud of this project and loved recreating some of our favorite Christmas classics as well as write some of our own,” the two said in a statement. “Making We Need Christmas was such a bright spot for us this year and we hope this project brings a little joy and peace to our fans during this difficult year.”

It’s fitting that Maddie & Tae are releasing a Christmas album, since their mentor and inspiration, Carrie Underwood, is also releasing one this year.

“I think we’re just always pushing ourselves,” Maddie told People. “It’s just the whole thing of not getting complacent. That’s something we learned from Carrie. She’s always learning something new, writing something new, trying something new, and she really inspired us to do that.”

Both Maddie and Tae recently got married. Their new spouses likely inspired the song, “Merry Married Christmas,” which the two wrote with Taylor’s husband, Josh Kerr. The duo recently celebrated their No. 1 hit, “Die From a Broken Heart,” being certified platinum. Pre-order We Need Christmas at MaddieandTae.com.

We Need Christmas Track Listing:

1. This Christmas (Donny Hathaway, Nadine McKinnor)
2. Holly Jolly Christmas (Johnny Marks)
3. O Come All Ye Faithful (Traditional)
4. Merry Married Christmas (Maddie Font, Taylor Kerr, Josh Kerr)
5. Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) (Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich, Phil Spector)
6. We Need Christmas (Maddie Font, Taylor Kerr, Matthew West, AJ Pruis)