# Laufey Covers A Christmas Classic **New Music** — On Your Markus **Published:** 5 November 2025 **Author:** Markus Hamence **Source:** https://onyourmarkus.au/new-music-releases/laufey-covers-a-christmas-classic/ --- **LAUFEY PREMIERES COVER OF “SANTA CLAUS IS COMIN’ TO TOWN” – OUT NOW!** “…a phenomenon almost without comparison in contemporary pop.”—***The New York Times*** “…her singular spot in modern music makes *A Matter of Time* so triumphant: her latest full-length sounds unstuck from sonic or storytelling expectations, and thus, Laufey once again surpasses them.”—***Billboard*** “There’s only one singer in the world who has their jazz scat solos sung back at them note-for-note by arenas filled with adoring fans. That would be Laufey, a Gen Z artist who transcends genre and medium.”—***TIME*** GRAMMY®-winning LA-based Icelandic-Chinese artist, composer, producer and multi-instrumentalist **Laufey **reveals the latest addition to her holiday collection with her take on the classic “**Santa Claus is Comin’ to Town**.” Listen **[HERE](https://trenttitmarshmediaprservices.cmail19.com/t/t-l-gkkydjy-tiuijyekh-j/)****!** ![](https://media.onyourmarkus.au/originals/32648/9KGZ6IvA.jpg) Laufey’s music has become synonymous with the season. ***[A Very Laufey Holida](https://trenttitmarshmediaprservices.cmail19.com/t/t-l-gkkydjy-tiuijyekh-t/)*****[y](https://trenttitmarshmediaprservices.cmail19.com/t/t-l-gkkydjy-tiuijyekh-i/)** started in 2021 with “**Love To Keep Me Warm” (with dodie), **followed by “**The Christmas Waltz**” in 2022, “**Christmas Dreaming**” in 2023, and “**Santa Baby**” last year with a [music video](https://trenttitmarshmediaprservices.cmail19.com/t/t-l-gkkydjy-tiuijyekh-d/)featuring Bill Murray. Also last year, Laufey recorded a holiday original, “**Christmas Magic**,” exclusively for Amazon Music, which will now be included on the* ****A Very Laufey Holiday*** collection, along with her brand-new take of “**Santa Claus is Comin’ to Town**” for this year. Laufey’s latest album, *A Matter of Time*, was released to widespread critical acclaim in August, debuting at **#4** on the ***Billboard***** 200 **chart and **#1** on the** Jazz Albums **chart. On the album, Laufey further crystalizes her singular sound—one still rooted in her beloved influences, but which forgoes any strict standards or rules. *“I’m constantly thinking about classical and jazz, how to properly preserve them and pay homage.”* For this album she continues to do so while also noting, “*I just wanted to let my heart wander*.” To that end, she teamed with a pair of co-producers, one comforting and familiar—**Spencer Stewart** who worked with Laufey on her first two albums —and one new to her but deeply attuned to artists looking to open up: **Aaron Dessner** (Taylor Swift, Ed Sheeran). Feeling sonically unrestrained gave Laufey the space to share new sides of herself while exploring sometimes heavier themes. *A Matter of Time* finds Laufey at her most daring—and playful—as she captures the experience of “real love” in its many forms and what it means to observe as it strips you down to your most vulnerable and anxious. ![](https://media.onyourmarkus.au/originals/32652/496481427_1125837719346935_9035551969597339015_n.png) Laufey wrapped the North American leg of her record-breaking A Matter of Time arena tour last week and has confirmed further touring throughout the UK and Europe for 2026, with dates already sold-out at London’s O2, Paris’ Adidas Arena, Dublin’s 3Arena and more. Of the live show, the *Houston Chronicle* hailed, “*Everything about the show sparkled — in every sense of the word. The castle-like set was Disney worthy. The quartet of dancers was quirky and campy. The band was resonant and refined. There were costume changes, from ball gown to fringe minidress to toreador-style jacket. This was Laufey embracing the biggest moment of her career so far”.* Laufey (pronounced lay-vay) has captivated a generation with virtuosic songs of love and self-discovery by manifesting her vision of jazz-and classical-infused pop music. She has become a bridge for the older music she adores, from Chet Baker to Carole King to Ravel, by offering her bold interpretation to a younger crop of listeners who have become deeply connected over time. This was all by design — Laufey’s self-assigned raison d’être — and it worked, allowing her to bring to life the whimsical universe known as “Laufey Land.” Raised between Reykjavik and Washington, D.C., she learned piano and cello as a child, later studying at Berklee College of Music. There, she wrote her debut EP, 2021’s *Typical of Me*, whose striking single “Street by Street” debuted at No. 1 on Icelandic Radio—the first of many achievements that have grown to include 5 billion global streams, a social media audience of 25 million, the biggest jazz LP debut in Spotify history and an album in* Billboard*’s Top 20 (both for *Bewitched*), a growing pile of Platinum plaques, a *Forbes* 30 Under 30 designation, and being named one of *TIME*’s 2025 Women of the Year. She’s sold out the Hollywood Bowl, Radio City Music Hall, Madison Square Garden, Crypto Arena, and London’s Royal Albert Hall; performed backed by the LA Phil, the National Symphony Orchestra, and the China Philharmonic Orchestra; shared the stage with the likes of Noah Kahan, Hozier, Jon Batiste and Raye; and collaborated on records with artists including Barbra Streisand, Role Model, Beabadoobee, and Norah Jones. **[Website](https://trenttitmarshmediaprservices.cmail19.com/t/t-l-gkkydjy-tiuijyekh-k/)** **|**[ ](https://trenttitmarshmediaprservices.cmail19.com/t/t-l-gkkydjy-tiuijyekh-u/)**[TikTok](https://trenttitmarshmediaprservices.cmail19.com/t/t-l-gkkydjy-tiuijyekh-o/)**** |****[ ](https://trenttitmarshmediaprservices.cmail19.com/t/t-l-gkkydjy-tiuijyekh-b/)****[Instagram](https://trenttitmarshmediaprservices.cmail19.com/t/t-l-gkkydjy-tiuijyekh-n/)**** |****[ ](https://trenttitmarshmediaprservices.cmail19.com/t/t-l-gkkydjy-tiuijyekh-p/)****[YouTube](https://trenttitmarshmediaprservices.cmail19.com/t/t-l-gkkydjy-tiuijyekh-x/)** **| ****[X](https://trenttitmarshmediaprservices.cmail19.com/t/t-l-gkkydjy-tiuijyekh-m/)** ![](https://media.onyourmarkus.au/originals/32651/494559728_1125838276013546_8990175925585461957_n.jpg)