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Asia'h Epperson made Idol's Top 16. Now she stars in a new Christmas movie

Asia'h Epperson stars in AspireTV's A Memorable Christmas, set to premiere December 4. David Archuleta and more Idol and Voice singers bring holiday music.

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Asia'h Epperson made the Top 16 of American Idol's seventh season in 2008. She stars as Harper Freeman, a commercial real estate attorney, in AspireTV's A Memorable Christmas, set to premiere on December 4, 2026. Here is where to find her and other singers from Idol and The Voice this holiday season, on screen, in new releases and on stage.

Asia'h Epperson's Christmas films on BET, TV One and Lifetime

AspireTV is set to premiere A Memorable Christmas on Friday, December 4, at 9 p.m. ET, and Epperson leads the cast. Her holiday films include The Christmas Lottery, in which she played Deidre; it first aired on BET on December 12, 2020. In 2021 she starred with Thomas Q. Jones in TV One's Someday at Christmas, and she played Tiffanie Christmas, a rising singer, in Lifetime's Welcome to the Christmas Family Reunion.

New holiday songs from David Archuleta and Scotty McCreery

David Archuleta, the runner-up of Idol's seventh season, released the holiday album Warm Me Up on October 30, 2026. His Warm Me Up tour is scheduled to open at the Capitol Theatre in Salt Lake City on November 28. Scotty McCreery, who won Idol's tenth season, released the holiday song King Size Bed on the same day as Archuleta's album.

David Archuleta

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Christmas concerts with Danny Gokey, Girl Named Tom and Melinda Doolittle

Danny Gokey, who finished third on Idol's eighth season, is scheduled to bring Christmas with Danny Gokey & Friends to the Crystal Grand Music Theatre in Wisconsin Dells on December 11. Girl Named Tom, the winners of The Voice's 21st season, have a Holidays in Harmony Tour date at the Bijou Theatre in Knoxville on December 12. Melinda Doolittle, third on Idol's sixth season, is scheduled to sing in the Hilton Head Symphony Orchestra's Holiday Pops in Bluffton on November 28.

Danny Gokey

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Haley Reinhart sings with Dave Koz, and Chris Mann plays a Christmas show

Haley Reinhart, third on Idol's tenth season, released Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) with Dave Koz on September 25, 2026, and she is a special guest on the Dave Koz & Friends Christmas Tour. Chris Mann, fourth on The Voice's second season, is scheduled to play A Very Merry Chris (mas) Mann! at the Starlight Cabaret in Studio City on December 12. His five-song EP Santa, We're Ready! came out on November 14, 2025.

Haley Reinhart

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Holly Brand and Warren Peay, from Tennessee Christmas to holiday concerts

Holly Brand, who made the Top 8 of The Voice's 23rd season, and Warren Peay, who made the Top 8 of Idol's 21st season, released the duet Tennessee Christmas through Integrity Music on November 14, 2025. Brand and Jason Gray are special guests at the Comfort and Joy Tour concert with Point of Grace at Hartville Kitchen on December 3, 2026. Peay is scheduled to sing at Christmas in the Round with Mark Schultz, Britt Nicole and Presence Music in December.

Last season's Christmas releases to play again

RaeLynn, who sang on Blake Shelton's team in The Voice's second season, released the five-track Christmas EP Jingle Jangle Rock on November 7, 2025. Jacquie Roar, fourth on The Voice's 24th season, released the single Christmas Miss Me on November 27, 2025. Melinda Doolittle's Deck the Halls, featuring Scott Bradlee, followed on December 4, 2025.

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