Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas! Leslie Odom Jr. to Release Festive Album

The perfect stocking stuffer for the Broadway buff in your life! Tony winner Leslie Odom Jr. will follow up his self-titled jazz debut album with a new record of reinterpreted holiday classics. Simply Christmas is set to drop on November 11 on S-Curve Records.

The collection will feature Odom Jr.’s soulful jazz versions of holiday Christmas gems including “I’ll Be Home For Christmas,” “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas,” “The Christmas Song,” “First Noel” and many more.

“I get asked about recording a Christmas album a few times a week.” said Odom Jr. in a statement. “I hope we've made a record you'll gladly add to your collection of holiday classics.”

Odom Jr. recently completed his run as the original Aaron Burr in Hamilton, a role that won him a Tony and Grammy Award, and has since been performing an array of shows in support of his album. Additional Main Stem stage credits include Rent and Leap of Faith ; he also had a recurring role on NBC’s Smash. The Hollywood Reporter also confirms that it’s now official that Odom Jr. will star as Doctor Arbuthnot in Kenneth Branagh’s upcoming remake of Murder on the Orient Express. Other stars tapped for the Agatha Christie classic include Tony winner Judi Dench, Johnny Depp and Michelle Pfeiffer.