Listen: Cher releases 'Christmas,' her first holiday album

Annie Martin
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Cher released "Christmas," her first holiday album and first album of original music in 10 years. File Photo by Chris Chew/UPI
Cher released "Christmas," her first holiday album and first album of original music in 10 years. File Photo by Chris Chew/UPI
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Oct. 20 (UPI) -- Cher is back with new music.

The singer and actress, 77, released the album Christmas on Friday.

Christmas is Cher's first holiday album and her first album of original music since Closer to the Truth (2013).

The new album features original songs, including the single "DJ Play a Christmas Song," and covers of holiday songs, including "What Christmas Means to Me," "Home" and "Santa Baby."

Cher collaborated with Darlene Love, Michael Bublé, Tyga, Cyndi Lauper and Stevie Wonder.

Cher attends the Kennedy Center Honors in 2018. File Photo by Mike Theiler/UPI
Cher attends the Kennedy Center Honors in 2018. File Photo by Mike Theiler/UPI

"I really am proud of this -- it's a Christmas album that's a Cher Christmas album. It's not your mother's Christmas album,"Cher said on Good Morning Britain in September.

Cher attends the Los Angeles premiere of "The Promise" in 2017. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI
Cher attends the Los Angeles premiere of "The Promise" in 2017. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI

"I'm really, really excited because there's millions of people on it," she said of her collaborators. "I've never had duets, never had people on any of my records, and this was a last minute thing."

Cher performs in Sunrise, Fla., in 2014. File Photo by Michael Bush/UPI
Cher performs in Sunrise, Fla., in 2014. File Photo by Michael Bush/UPI

Cher released Dancing Queen, an album of ABBA covers, in 2018.