This year’s holiday Empire State Building music-to-light show will be featuring Lea Michele’s brand-new song “Christmas in New York” from her latest album Christmas in The City. Designed by world-famous lighting artist Marc Brickman, the light show will premiere Thursday next week.
“As someone who was born and raised in New York City, lighting the iconic Empire State Building and having my holiday album be a part of that is a dream come true,” said Michele. “Christmas in The City is a love letter to my hometown of NYC, and I couldn’t be more honored to share it with the annual lighting tradition.”
Available everywhere right now, Lea Michele’s Christmas in The City is an eleven-track holiday collection inspired by the singer’s fond memories of growing up in New York. Reuniting with Glee songwriters and producers Adam Anders and Peer Astrom, the album features timeless hits like “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas,” “Silent Night,” “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree” as well as star collaborators like Darren Criss, Jonathan Groff and Cynthia Erivo.
For people who want to watch from outside of New York, you can tune in live through Earthcam. A video of the whole show will also be posted on the Empire State Building’s YouTube channel immediately after the debut.