CHATTER AWAY: Overnight Open Thread

Variety reports:

Halloween is over, so it’s officially time to break out the eggnog and dust off those Christmas CDs. At least that’s the rule for Clay Aiken, the “American Idol” runner-up whose new album “Christmas Bells Are Ringing” drops on Nov. 22.

“Once the jack-o’-lanterns are gone, it’s time to go,” the North Carolina native says via Zoom, in his signature Southern drawl.

The album marks Aiken’s first since 2004’s chart-topper “Merry Christmas With Love.” In between, the 45-year-old competed on “Celebrity Apprentice” in 2012, ran (and lost) twice for Congress and toured with “American Idol” winner Ruben Studdard.

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