Behind Alicia Keys Santa Baby and Holiday Special, Apple Music

For the first time ever, Alicia Keys is performing classic holiday music from her ninth studio album, Santa Baby in a setting she s wanted to manifest for a long timea masquerade ball. Ahead of her, AppleMusicLive performance, Alicia sits down with Ebro to talk about her performance and the album. She explains her desire to put a more flirtatious twist on some Christmas classics, the magic of Christmas in New York City, and the intention behind her upcoming performance. Alicia sits down at the piano to play a bit of Little Drummer Girl and answers a surprise FaceTime from husband Swizz Beatz. No matter how much time and effort an artist may spend crafting music in the studio, it s on the stage where they really get to show their work. Apple Music Live is a new recurring series designed to do just that: give the biggest stars in music the biggest possible platform to flaunt how they connect with audiences and how their songs translate to live performance. List