Chance the Rapper's Virtual Holiday Concert Now Available

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GRAMMY Award-winner Chance the Rapper tonight released his virtual holiday concert film Chi-Town Christmas now available

on YouTube and Instagram for all fans to enjoy. Chi-Town Christmas is also available in VR on Oculus to give fans a unique virtual concert experience.

The festive concert film follows the release of Chance’s critically-acclaimed joint album project with Jeremih, Merry Christmas Lil’ Mama: The Gift That Keeps on Giving, which is available now for the first-time ever across all streaming platforms. The 1-hour long virtual holiday concert film features incredible visual and live vocal performances from songs on the album.

An ode to Christmas, Chicago and the miraculous recovery of Jeremih, Chi-Town Christmas is a beautifully shot concert film that plays homage to Chance’s favorite family Christmas movies and TV sitcoms growing up. Filmed entirely in Chicago, Chi-Town Christmas was a hometown Holiday affair and is written and directed by Chance, with Cinematography by past collaborator Keith Walker.

The Merry Christmas Lil’ Mama: The Gift That Keeps on Giving Album features two new original songs by Chance – “The Return” and “Who’s To Say” – and is packaged together as the perfect gift resurfacing holiday hits from the previous underground fan-favorite, Merry Christmas: Lil Mama volumes 1 and 2 mixtapes by Chance and Jeremih (released in 2016 and 2017 respectively). The album release follows the heart-warming news that Jeremih recently overcame a harrowing Covid-19 battle.

To celebrate and express a moment of gratefulness for Jeremih’s recovery, Chance and Jeremih started to liven up the Holiday season on December 4 with the first video release of “Are U Live” from Merry Christmas Lil’ Mama: The Gift That Keeps on Giving. “Are U Live” popularized the “Woah” dance which stormed social media and soon became a viral sensation which Chance shared on Twitter. Ahead of the album release, Chance also shared the all-new original Christmas song and video for “The Return.”

“Chicago’s most magnetic rapper and R&B hitmaker, respectively, pulled off what it’s appropriate only around the holidays to call a ‘miracle,’” Pitchfork raved when reviewing the Chicago duo’s holiday compilation of authentic and unique tracks. Merry Christmas Lil Mama: The Gift That Keeps on Giving is a modern take with a nostalgic nod to Christmas classics, with Chance and Jeremih taking listeners on a unique journey by reimagining Holiday music to create both fun and family-oriented sonic moments while centering Chicago’s rich musical history. The album of all original music festively blends hip-hop, R&B, soul, funk and blues and flips the script on the traditional Holiday songs.

By releasing on all streaming platforms, Chance and Jeremih’s Merry Christmas Lil Mama: The Gift That Keeps on Giving has officially cemented its place as a classic holiday album for years to come.

See full track list below for Merry Christmas Lil’ Mama The Gift That Keeps on Giving: