Christmas” from the classic film “Meet Me in St. Louis.” But Garland herself never recorded a Christmas album.

Acclaimed Garland impersonator Debbie Wileman set out to remedy that with her new album, “A Christmas Garland,” and a multi-city concert tour that she’ll kick off at A.C.T.’s Strand Theater in San Francisco on December 6 and 7.

“It’s always been surprising, and a little disappointing, that Judy never recorded a full Christmas album,” said Wileman in an interview with the Bay Area Reporter. “Creating this record was my chance to imagine what it might have sounded like, and to bring Judy’s magic to some of the more modern Christmas favorites that she never had the chance to sing.” Produced by Scott Stander with orchestrations by Steve Orich (who arranged Broadway’s “Jersey Boys”_

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