A Broadway veteran, Morrison shows off his musical chops here, singing favorites like My Fair Lady’s “On the Street Where You Live” and South Pacific’s “Younger than Springtime.” On the funkier side, the Glee star teams up with Motown legend Smokey Robinson on “Ease on Down the Road” from The Wiz.
Earlier this year, Morrison revealed his Broadway roots with Where It All Began, a collection of songs from his favorite musicals. Now the star of TV’s Glee shows his fondness for seasonal songs. Working with producer Phil Ramone, he recorded six tracks with a 60-piece orchestra at Capitol Records where Frank Sinatra made his best albums. “That’s why we called it A Classic Christmas,” Morrison explains, “because it’s very classic in the way they used to record.” Crooning his way through Yuletide nuggets like “Let It Snow” and “O Holy Night,” Morrison injects a fresh sound into those well-known songs. He even brings the kind of enthusiasm you’d expect from Will Schuester, his super-positive G...
