Alanis Morissette Says She’s Teaming Up With Martin Short & Toasting ‘To an Empathic Christmas Time’ on First Holiday Album

Alanis Morissette is getting into the holiday spirit a bit early, and she’s bringing Martin Short along for the sleigh ride.

During a new appearance on Call Her Daddy with Alex Cooper, Morissette shared that she and Short are teaming up for a song on her upcoming holiday album. The pair will perform a rendition of a Judy Garland classic, making this collaboration an unexpected one between the “You Oughta Know” singer and the comic actor.

“There’s a Judy Garland song that Martin Short and I are going to do,” Morissette told Cooper when asked about her favorite track on the forthcoming project. She also named “What Child Is This” and “Little Drummer Boy” as some of her favorite songs to sing on the album.

The collaboration is part of Morissette’s first holiday album, which grew out of a tradition she started in recent years. The singer explained that she had been recording a holiday song each Christmas, and eventually she realized she had accumulated enough songs to turn it into a collection of a full-length record.

“Every Christmas over the last few years, we’ve done sort of one song,” she said. “I love singing these songs. I wrote a couple of new songs and we just made a record.”

The album will also feature new original songs including “To an Empathic Christmas Time” and “Christmas on the Dance Floor.” Morissette described the project as a “labor of Christmas love,” adding that her enthusiasm for the holiday has only grown since her son Ever was born on Christmas Day.

The holiday album isn’t the only thing Morissette teased during the conversation. The singer is also preparing for her new Los Angeles residency, Butterfly With a Machete, which begins in November. The show will blend music with storytelling and reflections from her life, including her experiences with menopause and aging.

Morissette explained that the show is partly inspired by the idea of rejecting expectation that women should “stay in your lane.” Instead, she wants the residency to embrace the different sides of herself, incorporating music, comedy, dance, movement, visuals, and storytelling.

“It’s about me grappling with the too muchness,” she said, describing the project as an opportunity to tell stories she once didn’t feel mattered.

Watch the full conversation below.