I have known & been friends with Singer, Songwriter & Entertainer Anthony Nunziata for well over a decade! His voice fills up a room just like the scent of your favorite meal. It makes you feel relaxed, excited, and always wanting more.

On the heels of Anthony's new Christmas album being released, Christmas & You along with his holiday tour, I am thrilled we are getting a chance to catch up!

In this NEW interview, Anthony once again answered my call, but this time around he shares:

• Why he wanted to release a holiday album of original music
• How he got into the mindset of writing a Christmas album, not during the holiday season
• What he would tell someone to help them to keep going & not give up
• How he feeds his soul when he starts to get discouraged
• So much more

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1. You just released your solo debut holiday album, Christmas & You, featuring 13 original songs, all co-written by you. What made you want to release a holiday album of all original music as opposed to covering already established holiday songs? I wanted to give people something brand new to attach their own memories to. The classics are perfect already, but original songs let me tell fresh stories that still feel timeless and personal.

2. What was the first song that you wrote for the album? The first song I wrote was New York on New Year’s Eve. I wrote the song during the pandemic while I was living in NYC.

3. When did you start working on this album in order to get it released by the holiday season? I started writing at the very beginning of the pandemic, through March 2025. I wanted to take my time and make sure everything felt true and not rushed.

4. How did you get into the holiday mindset at this time of year? I lean into nostalgia. Movies like Home Alone and Charlie Brown Christmas, lights on the tree, being around friends and family, and letting gratitude lead the way while on tour.

5. Why did you want to title the album Christmas & You? Christmas & You felt right because every song is really about connection. Christmas is about with whom you share it.

6. In addition to releasing your new holiday album, you are also on a Christmas & You tour. What do you like about touring during the holiday season as opposed to other times of the year? The audiences I think are extra open-hearted during the holidays. People come ready to feel and to celebrate together.

Anthony Nunziata Performing at the Cafe Carlyle in NYC
Photo Credit: David Andrako

7. Let's get to know more about you by playing off some of the song titles from your new holiday album.

• "My Every Wish" - What is one wish you have for yourself that has not come true yet? I wish for peace in our world.
• "Snow Day Serenade" - What is your favorite way to spend a snow day when you cannot go out because there is so much snow on the ground? Find a way to get to an indoor pickleball facility and play all day.
• "Joy Is Coming in the Morning" - The holiday season can be a tough time for some people. For the person who is looking for joy amongst their sorrow, what would you tell them to help them to keep going? Feel what you feel, but do not give up. Morning always comes.
• "Fill My Stocking Up with Coal" - This song is all about keeping warm and being able to have enough coal to cook your holiday meal. How do you feed your soul when you start to get discouraged? I feed my soul with music, prayer, pickleball, and therapy.

Anthony Nunziata Performing at the Cafe Carlyle in NYC
Photo Credit: David Andrako

8. What are some of your favorite holiday traditions? What are some of your favorite holiday traditions? Christmas morning with my nephews, and spending Christmas Eve and Christmas Day with my family.

9. Since our last interview together, you have moved to Nashville. How do you feel living in Nashville has furthered your career in a way living in NYC did not allow you to advance? Nashville has given me a constant creative community. Writers, studios, musicians, collaborators are all right here every day. It pushed my songwriting forward in a huge way.

10. What is something we did not get to talk about in this interview that you would like my audience to know about you? See you LIVE in person! Come to a show!

More Anthony Nunziata Interviews:

2013 (Read Here): Celebrating The Holiday Season with The Lord's Prayer
2014 (Watch Here): Rehearsing Behind-The-Scenes for 54 Below Solo Debut

Anthony Nunziata, Photo Credit: Kelley Moore

More on Anthony Nunziata:

Anthony Nunziata is a singer, songwriter, actor and entertainer who brings his soulful voice to classic jazz, pop standards, Italian arias and his timeless original music. He has a deep passion for The Great American Songbook, Italian arias, and sharing his genre-bending original songs through his recordings and live concert appearances.

Anthony recently headlined a sold-out debut at the legendary Café Carlyle in New York City. He has been invited to be a headline soloist for over two dozen symphony orchestras around the world, including co-headlining Carnegie Hall with the New York Pops Symphony Orchestra. ​He has performed over 400 concerts over the past decade, headlining major performing arts centers, theaters, symphony concert halls, jazz clubs and private events across the country and around the world. The Brooklyn-born, classically trained singer is hailed by BroadwayWorld as “an explosion of love and entertainment.”

He has brought his fresh take on classic & contemporary songs as well as his movie-bound original tunes across the United States and around the world to performing arts centers, and theaters, as well as intimate jazz clubs and symphony concerts with orchestras such as the New York Pops, Detroit Symphony, Cleveland Pops, Colorado Symphony, Kravis Pops, American Pops Orchestra, Annapolis Symphony, Plymouth Symphony, Cape Cod Symphony, Toledo Symphony, Edmonton Symphony Orchestra, Corning Pops Orchestra, South Florida Symphony, Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra & Symphonic Choir, and more.

He has performed in England, Spain, Italy and Singapore for companies and luxury brands including Tiffany & Co, Hermés, The Ronald McDonald House, Elie Tahari, The Carlyle Hotel, Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, The Beverly Hilton Hotel and The NY Yankees. 

He appears in the Netflix film The Last Laugh opposite Chevy Chase and Richard Dreyfuss.

Anthony's recent original songs include collaborations with Gian Stone, Rudy Perez, Tia Sillers, Tommy Karlas, Michael Feinstein, Blessing Offor, Tigirlily, Victoria Shaw, Jim Brickman, Jackie Evancho, Jeff Franzel, Tom Kimmel, Maria Christensen, Nina Ossoff and Porter Carroll Jr., Kathy Sommer, Jasmine Power, and Dan Godlin.

His songs have recently been featured on MTV, Comedy Central, CBS News, NBC News and Good Day NY. His original pop song “The Gift Is You” – which he wrote honoring his mother's battle with breast cancer (she is now cancer-free) – is currently being used as an anthem for The Susan G. Komen Foundation.

Anthony released his debut jazz/pop release The Love Album, which is now available. He and his Grammy-winning team of musicians re-imagine “Unchained Melody,” “When I Fall in Love,” and “Somewhere,” originals including “Will You Be My Everyday?” and many more.

Anthony studied music, acting and directing at Boston College, and trained in improv comedy at the famed Upright Citizens Brigade in New York City. Featured on Good Morning America and The Rachael Ray Show, Anthony is most proud of his ARTS MATTER! Educational Outreach Initiative and Master Class Workshops that educate and inspire students to fearlessly pursue their passions. Nunziata is an avid pickleball player and gets a lot of his best ideas playing America's fastest growing sport.