Backstreet Boys to release their first Christmas album

Backstreet Boys have announced they are releasing a Christmas album, titled “A Very Backstreet Christmas,” later this year.

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It will be the boy band’s first album since the band got back together and released “DNA” in 2019.

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The band, made up of Nick Carter, AJ McLean, Brian Littrell, Kevin Richardson and Howie Dorough, plan to release the album October 14

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The album will include 13 songs — three originals and 10 holiday classics.

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Christmas albums have proved to be extremely beneficial to artists that already have established fan bases.

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Their Instagram post featured one of the covers, a rendition of WHAM’s “Last Christmas,” which has been a Christmas mainstay since its release.

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