Josh Turner’s first ever Christmas album, King Size Manger will be available this Friday (October 8th). The album features fresh interpretations of the Christmas classics and introduces four originals, three of which were written by Josh. In support of the album, Josh will embark on a 16-city Holiday & The Hits Tour, culminating at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium, where the album will come to life alongside Turner’s most notable hits.
Naming his holiday album didn’t take long once he realized he’d already basically come up with the title when he wrote the song, “King Size Manger.”
“Naming the album King Size Manger was kind of an easy thing because I looked at every other option. As for song titles, and I had even delved into lyrics within certain songs to see if maybe there was something that stood out, and King Size Manger just made the most sense to me, because it was an idea that came to me… I don’t know if anything specific really inspired it. I just I got to thinking about how there’s different sized mattresses that people sleep on, and I guess when I thought about a king-sized mattress, it got me thinking about Jesus being in a manger, like didn’t matter what the actual physical size was like. It was, you know, the right size for a king.”
King Size Manger Track Listing:
- Angels We Have Heard On High
- What He’s Given Me (Featuring Pat McLaughlin)*
- King Size Manger*
- Joy To The World (Featuring Rhonda Vincent)
- Soldier’s Gift*
- Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas (Featuring The Turner Family)
- Go Tell It On The Mountain
- Mele Kalikimaka My ‘Ohana (Featuring Jake Shimabukuro and Ho’okena)*
- The First Nowell
- Santa Claus Is Comin’ To Town
- Silent Night, Holy Night
Produced by Kenny Greenberg
*denotes original
Holiday & The Hits Tour Schedule:
11/18 Holland, MI – Holland Civic Center
11/19 Springfield, IL – University of Illinois PAC
11/20 Joliet, IL – Rialto Square Theatre
11/21 Rockford, IL – Coronado PAC
11/26 Panama City Beach, FL – Aaron Bessant Park
11/27 Memphis, TN – Soundstage at Graceland
11/28 Meridian, MS – MSU Riley Center
12/2 Prescott, AZ – Yavapai College PAC
12/3 Maricopa, AZ – Harrah’s Ak-Chin Casino
12/4 Las Vegas, NV – The Venetian Theatre
12/10 Riverside, IA – Riverside Casino
12/11 Prior Lake, MN – Mystic Lake Casino Hotel
12/16 Midland, MI – Midland Center For The Arts
12/17 Wisconsin Dells, WI – Crystal Grand Music Theatre
12/19 Royal Oak, MI – Royal Oak Music Theatre
12/20 Nashville, TN – Ryman Auditorium
To purchase tickets to Holiday & The Hits Tour click HERE
Audio / Josh Turner talks about naming his new Christmas album, King Size Manger.
DownloadJosh Turner (King Size Manger album title) OC: …for a king. :48
“Naming the album King Size Manger was kind of an easy thing because I looked at every other option. As for song titles, and I had even delved into lyrics within certain songs to see if maybe there was something that stood out, and King Size Manger just made the most sense to me, because it was an idea that came to me… I don’t know if anything specific really inspired it. I just I got to thinking about how there’s different sized mattresses that people sleep on, and I guess when I thought about a king-sized mattress, it got me thinking about Jesus being in a manger, like didn’t matter what the actual physical size was like. It was, you know, the right size for a king.”
