Hanson set to release Christmas album titled, "Wintery Mix"

TULSA, Okla., Sept. 28 (UPI) -- Hanson announced they will be releasing a Christmas album titled Wintery Mix, their first holiday record since 1997's Snowed In.

"We are now up to our ears in music preparation and pre-production for a new Christmas album," the band said in a recent newsletter.

"We have already whittled the potential track list down to 20 songs (when you include original songs) and we still have a lot of hard decisions to make, but it will all be worth it when this Wintery Mix is finished," Hanson said.

The album is expected to be released in 2017, which is also the band's 25th anniversary.

Hanson is also working on finishing their upcoming EP Play, which is set to release on Oct. 10.