The married couple and musical collaborators behind ‘Christmas Songs’ are open about their love of the season — and their brand new home
It’s always the most wonderful time of the year for Katharine McPhee and David Foster.
“I will never take an opportunity not to celebrate the holidays,” says McPhee, 39, who has spent the past two years fully embracing Christmas alongside Foster, her 74-year-old hitmaker and collaborator husband.
The couple, who are parents to son Rennie, 2½, have just released their updated album Christmas songs.
“It was hard to get away from the holidays,” Foster says with a laugh. “Last year we recorded seven songs, and this year we added seven songs. We worked Christmas songs in the summer of last year and this year. In the last two years, we haven’t lost much of the Christmas spirit.”
David Foster and Katharine McPhee.
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Timeline of David Foster and Katharine McPhee’s relationship
Still, Foster and McPhee admit they haven’t had a chance to decorate this year.
“We were just moving into our new house that we built,” explains McPhee. “And we haven’t been able to get permission to live there yet because of occupancy issues and final approval from the city.”
Happily, she adds: “I’ve just got an email saying it’s been approved, so of course I’m very excited. It means I get to take the boxes out of storage and celebrate Christmas. I’m going crazy with the music and the decorations.”
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Katharine McPhee and David Foster.
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The pair, who are gearing up to perform in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade and have been featured on multiple Christmas specials this year, say working on holiday music together is easy.
“I like it because you get a free pass,” says Foster, who has produced numerous Christmas hits for stars such as Michael Bublé. “When you’re trying to make a hit, there’s so much pressure. There are no rules with Christmas music. You can be as corny as you want.”
McPhee adds, “David and I met when I was a competitor American Idol and worked together in the studio, so being in the studio together now is such a pleasure. He is one of the best vocal producers. I always just rely on his expertise.”
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Katharine McPhee and David Foster (in a snow globe!).
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And while the couple spends a lot of time apart, Foster is working on it Boop!Betty Boop the Musical currently in production in Chicago, are looking forward to some much needed family time this holiday season.
“I live on the East Coast right now,” says Foster, “so we don’t have a lot of time to get together. Geography separates us for now, but come Christmas, we’ll be together again.”
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