Michael Longoria Releases Music Video In Support Of His Christmas Album

Celebrate the holiday season with Broadway Records first Christmas album, Michael Longoria: Merry Christmas Darling, available now at www.BroadwayRecords.com, Amazon.com, in stores and across digital platforms.

In support of Merry Christmas Darling, Michael Longoria has released a music video for "Merry Me This Christmas", an original Christmas song co-written by Michael Longoria and Rona Siddiqui. The music video is directed by Jerry Brown Jr. for SuperEpic Films.

The music video (and embed) for "Merry Christmas Darling" are available on YouTube here!

"'Christmas party, meeting my baby there...' Are the lyrics that begin the love story in the newest Christmas wedding song of 2018, "Merry Me This Christmas". It was a New York City Christmas party on a snow-white wintery night. I had met a cutie, online a couple months earlier, when Santa sent us both a party invitation to the same Christmas party. It was the perfect opportunity to sled down from Hell's Kitchen via Ninth Avenue, meet up with my Christmas cutie in Chelsea and find mistletoe to test the waters. Up until that night, we had only known each other as Facebook profiles. That night would be the beginning of a love story that would send me down the aisle in a winter wedding this past December. I wanted to write a song that told that love story. The song begins in a romantic 60's meter to audio color the world of a Christmas party as the party guests mingle. And in the moment our eyes lock in the storyline of the song lyrics, the musical meter shifts to a contemporary pop vibe where the character hears a choir singing 'Merry me, merry me this Christmas,' light and faint at first but then by the end of the song the choir has turned the main refrain 'Merry Me, Merry Me This Christmas' into a triumphant Christmas love chorus. I hope my December wedding anthem inspires winter Romeos to get down on one knee and profess their love while sleigh bells ring across the sky this holiday season!"

- Michael Longoria

ABOUT THE ALBUM

Following the release of his debut solo album, Broadway Brick By Brick, Michael Longoria sings us home for the holidays with a collection of his Christmas favorites. Merry Christmas Darling, a romantic holiday album with a throwback 60s vibe, will make you want to hang up your stocking, snuggle up by the fireplace, and get into the Christmas spirit. Longoria's winter wonderland love-note includes standards like "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas", "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)", weaved in with modern day classics such as "All I Want For Christmas Is You", and "Last Christmas".

The album features a special guest vocal from original Jersey Boys co-stars Christian Hoff, Daniel Reichard, and J. Robert Spencer (The Midtown Men) on "Little St. Nick". Merry Christmas Darling is produced by Grammy nominee Michael Croiter.

Track List:

1. Merry Christmas Darling
2. Sleigh Ride
3. My Only Wish (This Year)
4. Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)
5. Santa Tell Me
6. One More Sleep
7. Little Saint Nick
8. Last Christmas
9. Christmas Waltz
10. All I Want For Christmas Is You
11. Wrapped in Red
12. Miss You Most (At Christmas Time)
13. Happy Xmas (War Is Over)
14. Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
15. Merry Me This Christmas

"At a time when we all need a little Christmas, I wanted to share my heart on songs written about being in love during the holiday season, and the beauty of giving your heart away at Christmas time. I'm also super excited to debut my very own original Christmas song, 'Merry Me This Christmas', which I will perform live at my album release concert at Birdland in New York City." - Michael Longoria

To celebrate the album's release, Michael will make his Birdland concert debut on Monday, December 10 at 8:30pm at Birdland Theatre. For tickets to this exciting new Christmas concert, please visit https://www.birdlandjazz.com/attraction/michael+longoria/.

MICHAEL LONGORIA is best known for his star turn on Broadway as Frankie Valli in the Tony Award Winning Musical Jersey Boys. Currently starring in The Midtown Men concert tour and Meet The Midtown Men (a live concert and documentary for PBS), Longoria has been crooning across the world in a rock concert celebrating the 60s. Their self-titled debut album, THE MIDTOWN MEN: Sixties Hits was met with critical acclaim and was followed by their first radio single "All Alone On Christmas" with producer Steven Van Zandt and members of Springsteen's E Street Band. Michael trained at the Los Angeles County High School for the Arts followed by New York University's Tisch School of the Arts (BFA in drama). Longoria began his career with theatrical credits including Peter Pan & Wendy at the Prince Music Theater (Barrymore Award nomination for Best Actor in a musical), West Side Story at the Walnut Street Theatre, A Chorus Line at Helen Hayes Performing Arts Center and Avenue X at the Abe Burrows Theater. Internationally; Longoria appeared in West Side Story at Teatro alla Scala in Milan and A Chorus Line in Munich. Michael made his Broadway debut in the smash hit musical Hairspray (2003 Tony award for Best Musical), later creating the role of Joey in the original Broadway cast of Jersey Boys (2006 Tony Award for Best Musical) before taking over the role of Frankie Valli. In 2017, Longoria created the role of Freddy in the original Off-Broadway cast of The View UpStairs and can be heard on the original cast album. He has appeared on television as the lead vocalist for Cirque du Soleil on the Season 9 Finale of America's Got Talent,Broadway Under The Stars: A Tribute To Harold Prince, the Opening Ceremonies at The U.S. Open and as animated characters on Dora the Explorer. Longoria also appeared in the documentary film One Night Stand. As a headlining solo concert artist, Michael has appeared at Caesar's Palace in Atlantic City, co-staring with SNL's Joe Piscopo in That's Life! As a singer-songwriter, Longoria has performed his original songs at Joe's Pub, The Cutting Room, CB's Gallery and Caroline's on Broadway. In 2016, Longoria's solo debut Broadway album,Broadway Brick By Brick, reached #2 on the iTunes Vocal Album Chart. That year, Longoria was nominated for Best Male Vocalist and Best Cabaret by The Glam Awards. @michaellongoriasings

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