Ziggy Alberts Surprises Fans With FirstEver Christmas Song That's Totally Nostalgic AnnaMarie HoulisDecember 23, 2025 at 7:39 PM 0 Photo by C Brandon on Getty Images Ziggy Alberts—the Australian singersongwriter recognized for his indiefolk albums and poetry, published in his books, Sun Memos and Brainwaves—has built a career on sunsoaked sincerity. His songs feel like barefoot road trips, handwritten journals, and late afternoons that stretch into golden hour. So when he quietly dropped his firstever Christmas song, fans were surprised in the best possible way.
- - Ziggy Alberts Surprises Fans With First-Ever Christmas Song That's Totally Nostalgic
AnnaMarie HoulisDecember 23, 2025 at 7:39 PM
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Ziggy Alberts—the Australian singer-songwriter recognized for his indie-folk albums and poetry, published in his books, Sun Memos and Brainwaves—has built a career on sun-soaked sincerity. His songs feel like barefoot road trips, handwritten journals, and late afternoons that stretch into golden hour. So when he quietly dropped his first-ever Christmas song, fans were surprised in the best possible way.
Instead of bells or overproduced cheer, Alberts delivered something far more on-brand: a deeply nostalgic holiday track that feels intimate and reflective, offering warmth for the winter holidays (or summer, for those in Australia).
True to his stripped-back style, "You're Like Christmas" leans into acoustic textures and soft melodies, evoking memories rather than spectacle. The song, produced by Garrett Kato, doesn't shout "Christmas" so much as it remembers it with an emotional undercurrent that tends to define the end of the year. It's the kind of song that plays quietly in the background while you take your long drive home for the holidays, relax with your loved ones, or press pause in a tree-lit room to reflect on how much has changed since last December.
On Sunday, Alberts took to his private Instagram channel, "The Sun and the Tea" (a play on his song, "The Sun and the Sea"), to share the news.
"I have a treat for you: We've just released a song on very short notice," he said. "It's a song that's really personal, and the main message is that you're so much more than things that money can buy. I think that's an important message for this time, when so many of us feel the pressure to be richer and be more."
The lyrics tell tales of his childhood, picking flowers from around town, wearing hand-me-downs, sleeping in the car, and having fun with the people who always made him feel safe—the people who were always "the good when the going gets tough."
"It's only when the river runs dry do we see all that money can't buy," the lyrics read.
The song, he said, is a reminder that "you and your health and your presence in [loved ones'] lives" is what matters more than anything money can buy.
"It felt important to release this one now, for there is so much pressure around this time of year about what we can offer each other," he wrote on a public post on Instagram. "[The song is] a personal story of my upbringing, of others, and a reflection on what I think truly counts."
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Fans have been quick to embrace the surprise, praising the song for capturing the quieter side of Christmas and thanking Alberts for an unexpected lyrical Christmas gift—a "reminder" that's "vulnerable," "grounding," and "full of heart."
Catch the full song below.
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