Lea Salonga pays homage to Christmas classics with new album ‘Sounding Joy’

Lea Salonga pays homage to Christmas classics with the new album ‘Sounding Joy’. Image: Instagram/@msleasalonga

Lea Salonga is welcoming the holiday season with a merry note as she announces her new album “Sounding Joy,” to be released on Nov. 1.

Salonga announced the upcoming album on her Instagram account on Tuesday, Sept. 3, which is a celebration of the Christmas season. It also includes a duet with “American Idol” alum Clay Aiken.

“I’m so excited to celebrate the holidays this year with a brand new album, Sounding Joy! This very special release includes some of your favorite Christmas classics, a few new tunes, and a very special duet with my talented friend @clayaiken,” she said.

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The theater actress-singer also said that she will embark on a “holiday tour” in North America in December.

The second half of 2024 is a busy time for Salonga as she’s set to be the alternate lead of “Request Sa Radyo” with Dolly de Leon. The play, which will run from October 10 to 20 at the Samsung Performing Arts Theater, is a Filipino adaptation of German playwright Franz Xaver Kroetz’s masterpiece “Wunschkonzert/Request Programme.”

Salonga will also stage her “Stage, Screen and Everything In Between” concert on Nov. 4 and 5 at The Theatre in Solaire, Parañaque. Her brother Gerard will take part in the show as the musical director.