Bryan Adams releases festive single California Christmas

Author: Dan Biggane

Read Time:   |  26th November 2025

The sun-soaked song offers an alternative to the usual Yuletide fare

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Fresh from the release of his latest album Roll With The Punches earlier this year, Bryan Adams releases festive single California Christmas.

California Christmas brings together a cast of artists from the forthcoming Bryan Adams & Friends A Great Big Holiday Jam TV special, including, Alessia Cara, Alan Doyle, Barenaked Ladies, and The Sheepdogs.

Recorded live at Vancouver’s iconic Warehouse Studio, the single offers the first glimpse of Adams’ forthcoming festive album, Bryan Adams & Friends: A Great Big Holiday Jam. The LP arrives 8 December via Bad Records – the same day the Christmas special premieres on Citytv and streams on Citytv+ in Canada.

Watch the California Christmas video below:

 

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December Dates

The song comes ahead of his latest run of UK shows which will see the rocker headline three arenas: Hull Connexin Live (8 December), Cardiff Utilita Arena (9 December) and the Brighton Centre (10 December).

Bryan Adams has been touring the world over with the release of Roll With the Punches which has journeyed throughout New Zealand, Australia, the UK, Europe, Canada and the USA in 2025.

Following the forthcoming UK shows, Adams will make his live return to Europe for the remainder of the year. 2026 will see him tour extensively throughout Asia and the Americas.

Full dates and tickets can be found here

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Written by

Dan Biggane

Dan Biggane is a writer for Classic Pop and Vintage Rock magazines. A former entertainment editor at the Bath Chronicle newspaper, he’s interviewed countless big names from the world of rock and pop including Robert Plant and John Lydon, as well as members of The Specials, The Selecter, The Cure, The Go-Go's, Echo & The Bunnymen, Dexys, Deacon Blue, and Suzanne Vega.