{"id":85076,"date":"2023-12-09T11:15:50","date_gmt":"2023-12-09T10:15:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/?p=85076"},"modified":"2023-12-09T11:15:51","modified_gmt":"2023-12-09T10:15:51","slug":"the-essential-advent-calendar-december-9-zachary-aldana-brings-that-christmas-fever-with-his-festive-annual-album-christmas-wrapped-in-red","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2023\/12\/the-essential-advent-calendar-december-9-zachary-aldana-brings-that-christmas-fever-with-his-festive-annual-album-christmas-wrapped-in-red\/","title":{"rendered":"The Essential Advent Calendar &#8211; December 9: Zachary Aldana Brings That Christmas Fever With His Festive Annual Album, &#8216;Christmas Wrapped In Red&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>With his Christmas hit collection, \u2018Christmas Wrapped In Red\u2019,  multifaceted American artist Zachary Aldana has reworked Kelly Clarkson arrangements, as well as classic Christmas songs, and an original work from the musical group, zanadi. <\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"466\" data-attachment-id=\"85081\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2023\/12\/the-essential-advent-calendar-december-9-zachary-aldana-brings-that-christmas-fever-with-his-festive-annual-album-christmas-wrapped-in-red\/zachary-aldana\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/zachary-aldana.jpg?fit=2048%2C1491&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2048,1491\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"zachary aldana\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/zachary-aldana.jpg?fit=640%2C466&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/zachary-aldana.jpg?resize=640%2C466&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-85081\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/zachary-aldana.jpg?resize=1024%2C746&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/zachary-aldana.jpg?resize=300%2C218&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/zachary-aldana.jpg?resize=768%2C559&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/zachary-aldana.jpg?resize=1536%2C1118&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/zachary-aldana.jpg?w=2048&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/zachary-aldana.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/zachary-aldana.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Zachary takes the listener on a journey through 10 tracks, along the way touching on a wide array of moods and emotions, giving something for everyone. Songs such as \u2018Last Christmas\u2019, with its jazz arrangement, \u2018White Christmas\u2019, given a more traditional treatment, and the contemporary arrangement for \u2018Santa Baby\u2019 will appeal to all listeners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The singer, songwriter, and self-taught producer, has had years of classical music training, which has seen him perform all over the world. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2018Christmas Wrapped In Red\u2019 is out now and is available to stream and download <a href=\"https:\/\/ditto.fm\/christmas-wrapped-in-red\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With his Christmas hit collection, \u2018Christmas Wrapped In Red\u2019,  multifaceted American artist Zachary Aldana has reworked Kelly Clarkson arrangements, as well as classic Christmas songs, and an original work from the musical group, zanadi. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":15966,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"With his Christmas hit collection, \u2018Christmas Wrapped In Red\u2019,  multifaceted American artist Zachary Aldana has reworked Kelly Clarkson arrangements, as well as classic Christmas songs, and an original work from the musical group, zanadi. 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