Grammy Award-winning vocalist Michael McDonald this week stopped by the Smooth Jazz Top 20 studio to talk about his current release This Christmas. McDonald had a conversation with Smooth Jazz Top 20 host Allen Kepler, who is also president of the Smooth Jazz Network and Broadcast Architecture.

This Christmas showcases McDonald’s distinctive vocals on holiday favorites such as “Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas” and “White Christmas,” as well as his versions of the Stevie Wonder Motown classic “That’s What Christmas Means to Me” and the Donny Hathaway song “This Christmas.” The album includes a special duet on “I’ll Be Home for Christmas” with McDonald’s 17-year-old-daughter, Scarlett. There are three originals: “Every Time Christmas Comes Around,” “On This Night” and “Peace” the latter which McDonald wrote with Beth Nielsen Chapman.

McDonald also spoke to Kepler about the upcoming holiday shows in December that will see him performing in 11 cities, beginning December 5 in Snoqualmie, Washington, and continuing through December 20 in Detroit. McDonald also told stories of his successful summer tour with Boz Scaggs. The duo will continue the tour next year in Australia and New Zealand.

The Smooth Jazz Network’s programming is heard weekly on more than 45 radio stations across the US, Canada, India, Trinidad and the Philippines. The Smooth Jazz Top 20 is produced by Broadcast Architecture, the world’s leading smooth jazz programming, research and consulting firm for more than 20 years.

(Smooth Jazz Network)

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