Bon Jovi to release first new song in three years, 'Christmas Isn't Christmas'

Chris Jordan, Asbury Park Press
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Bon Jovi is in the Christmas spirit.

The band will release a new single called “Christmas Isn't Christmas” on Friday, Nov. 17, according to Bon Jovi's social media.

“We’ve got an early Christmas present for you! Our new original holiday song, 'Christmas Isn’t Christmas,' is out this Friday,” stated the band at noon on Tuesday, Nov. 14.

The message is accompanied by a pic of Bon Jovi recording at the Ocean Way Nashville Recording Studios, and of band members outside the Nashville watering hole, Santa's Pub, with a bearded fella.

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Bon Jovi members Hugh McDonald (left to right), John Shanks, Phil Xenidis, Jon Bon Jovi, a beaded friend, Tico Torres, Everett Bradley and David Bryan outside Santa's Pub in Nashville in a post on Tuesday, Nov. 14.
Bon Jovi members Hugh McDonald (left to right), John Shanks, Phil Xenidis, Jon Bon Jovi, a beaded friend, Tico Torres, Everett Bradley and David Bryan outside Santa's Pub in Nashville in a post on Tuesday, Nov. 14.

Band members pictured are Jon Bon Jovi, David Bryan, Hugh McDonald, Tico Torres, Phil Xenidis, John Shanks and Everett Bradley.

The song will be the first new release for the band since the album “2020” in October of 2020. Jon Bon Jovi's vocals were criticized on a short “2020” tour in 2022. Since then, there has been only one public Jon Bon Jovi musical performance: Oct. 24 at the Association of National Advertisers Masters of Marketing Conference in Orlando, Florida.

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Bon Jovi the band are recording a new album in Nashville, according to Xenidis on the NTTFG Podcast.

Fans who pre-save the single will get a chance to win the new 40th anniversary Bon Jovi version of the Monopoly board game.

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Visit bonjovi.com for more info.

In related news, Bradley's annual funky take on the holidays, “Holidelic,” will play Dec. 8 to 16 at the Kaatsbaan Cultural Park in Tivoli, New York.

Visit kaatsbaan.org for more information.

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Chris Jordan, a Jersey Shore native, covers entertainment and features for the USA Today Network New Jersey. Contact him at @chrisfhjordan; cjordan@app.com

This article originally appeared on Asbury Park Press: New Bon Jovi song Christmas Isn't Christmas coming Nov. 17