Mary J. Blige Christmas Album [PHOTOS]: 'The Breakthrough' Singer Announces First Christmas Album Ever, 'A-Mary-Christmas'

By Dominique Zonyee d.scott@mstarsnews.com | Jul 25, 2013 02:53 PM EDT

Is it Christmas in July? Mary J. Blige sure is in the mood for girft giving. The Grammy Award winning singer just announced the release of her first Christmas album ever, A-Mary-Christmas.

A Mary Christmas, due in October on Matriarch/Verve/Interscope Records, features her soulful interpretation of classic holiday tunes, according to Rap-Up.com.

Mary has landed a great team for the album, she is said to be working with Grammy Award winning producer, David Foster on the album. Foster has work on the multi-platinum Christmas albums of a host of other top names in music such as Rod Stewart, Andrea Bocelli, Josh Groban, and Celine Dion, Rap-Up reported.

This will be Mary's first album since the 2011 release of My Life II... The Journey Continues (Act 1). A-Mary-Christmas will serve as her 11th studio album.

Check out Mary performing, What Child Is This, a holiday track with Andrea Bocelli:

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