{"id":2171983,"date":"2025-11-22T07:58:16","date_gmt":"2025-11-22T07:58:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2171983"},"modified":"2025-11-22T07:58:16","modified_gmt":"2025-11-22T07:58:16","slug":"jennifer-hudson-releases-mary-did-you-know-deluxe-holiday-album","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/jennifer-hudson-releases-mary-did-you-know-deluxe-holiday-album\/","title":{"rendered":"Jennifer Hudson releases &#8216;Mary Did You Know,&#8217; deluxe holiday album"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><span class=\"story_dl\">Nov. 21 (UPI) &#8212;<\/span> Jennifer Hudson released new holiday music.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The extended version of her 2024 holiday album <i>The Gift of Love <\/i>dropped Friday, which<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/An3iGYwbWbw?si=3ykMkcAly2c6Kj8Q\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:includes her cover;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"> includes her cover<\/a> of &#8220;Mary Did You Know.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The original version of the song arrived in 1991.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;And this time I had to include another one of my all-time favorite Christmas songs, &#8216;Mary Did You Know?'&#8221; Hudson <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DRLDRmCCXA4\/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&amp;igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ==\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:said on Instagram;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">said on Instagram<\/a> earlier this week. &#8220;This song has been close to my heart for years.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Jennifer Hudson arrives on the red carpet for BET Awards live telecast in June. 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File Photo by Greg Grudt\/UPI<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The album&#8217;s 17 songs include such classics as &#8220;Carol of the Bells,&#8221; &#8220;Little Drummer Boy&#8221; and &#8220;Auld Lang Syne.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;Amazing! That song was made for you to sing it!&#8221; one fan commented on the Instagram post promoting the new music.<\/p>\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"US singer Jennifer Hudson performs during a Juneteenth concert on the South Lawn of the White House in 2023. File Photo by Samuel Corum\/UPI\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"535\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/HDNEfep6pRA4awFAPWhnxA--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTY0MjtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/united_press_international_articles_356\/768ce40f6ca277173ea98eb46fd1dfda\"\/><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><\/span><\/div>\n<p>US singer Jennifer Hudson performs during a Juneteenth concert on the South Lawn of the White House in 2023. File Photo by Samuel Corum\/UPI<\/p>\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Singer Jennifer Hudson arrives for the BET Awards in 2021. 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