DAVID ARCHULETA UNWRAPS NEW MUSIC WITH HIS “MY ONLY WISH” HOLIDAY EP RELEASE
- katykrassner
- Oct 29
- 9 min read
Updated: Nov 14
AVAILABLE HERE
“Christmas in California” was inspired by when I stayed with my friends in Laguna Beach earlier this year. It was right after the holidays, and even though it was winter, it was such a beautiful escape and a nice retreat, fresh air, really lifted up my mood. So, when I was working on Christmas music for this year, I pulled from that experience and wanted it to feel fun and smooth and vibey.” – David Archuleta
THE “MY ONLY WISH” EXCLUSIVE NEW YORK AND LOS ANGELES LIVE HOLIDAY EVENTS
ARE ON SALE HERE AND WILL EACH FEATURE MULTIPLE NIGHTS
JOE’S PUB IN NYC ON DECEMBER 9, 10, 12, 13 & 14
THE PEPPERMINT CLUB IN LOS ANGELES ON DECEMBER 18TH & 19TH
LOS ANGELES, CA – NOVEMBER 14, 2025 – In what has surely been one of his busiest and certainly most prolific times in years, David Archuleta is ready to spread some holiday cheer as he releases even more music this year with his brand new holiday EP, My Only Wish. The EP HERE features 3 new original holiday songs co-written by David as well as two remastered tracks (“Christmas Every Day” & “Winter in The Air”) from his Winter in The Air holiday album. The lead track, “Christmas in California” is available HERE and is pure pop bliss as David sings about trying to entice a lover to spend Christmas with him in one of his favorite states over an instantly catchy chorus.
“For the My Only Wish EP I wanted to write holiday music that was more in the space of where I’m at in life. I wanted it to be fun and flirty and to make people just feel good. I’m really really happy with how these new songs turned out and I feel like it will be a whole new yet familiar experience for fans who have always enjoyed my Christmas music and shows. I wrote these songs with my friends Savannah Sgro, Dave Villa, and Annelisa Franklin. We had so much fun that it didn’t even feel like we were working. I feel like the songs really capture how great of a time we had, so I hope people have a great time listening to them. Oh, I’m also really excited to have my good friend Jordin Sparks sing a duet with me. We’ve been talking for years now on collaborating on something and she sounds so incredible. I’m always blown away by her voice. And, the fact that she’s just such a great human and a great friend… This project feels familial in a way how it came about, and everyone that was involved in making it.” Says David
“MY ONLY WISH” TRACK LISTING
1. Wish at the Top of My List (feat. Jordin Sparks) - Lyric video
2. Sleigh Ride - Lyric video
3. Christmas in California - Lyric video
4. Winter in the Air (Remastered) - Official video
5. Christmas Every Day (Remastered) – Official video
To support the My Only Wish EP, David will hit the road in December with multiple night engagements in New York and Los Angeles. These special event shows are the only holiday performances David will do this coming season. First up will be a five-night stand at Joe’s Pub in NYC on December 9, 10, 12, 13 & 14 followed by a two-night engagement at The Peppermint Club in Los Angeles on December 18 & 19.
Tickets for the NYC and Los Angeles holiday shows are available –HERE
A special VIP package will also be available, offering an official meet & greet with David, an autographed “My Only Wish” holiday card, a VIP-only merch gift, and other onsite benefits for a seamless concert experience. For details visit wearesuper.co/davidarchuleta.
David is also set to perform “Sleigh Ride” from the My Only Wish EP at the 6ABC Dunkin’ Thanksgiving Day Parade. The parade will air on Hulu, ABCNews Live, 6abc.com and other ABC stations across the country on Thanksgiving morning. Check local listings. In the meantime, get yourself in the spirit with these holiday classics by David HERE.
In addition, his recent nationwide “Earthly Delights” tour HERE , which received rave reviews – “For just over an hour, he seamlessly navigated note changes and octave shifts like a card player with an excellent hand. The show was the culmination of Archuleta finally allowing himself to simply be. And because of that, he’s never been better.” Salt Lake Tribune – showcased songs from his recently released Earthly Delights (Deluxe Edition) EP HERE - his first collection of new music in over five years with the deluxe version featuring two brand new tracks - “Fade To Black”(written by David, Michael Cody Dear, Ryan Nealon and Alexander Lewis who also produced the track) HERE & “Inside Out” (written by David, Noah Davis,Ryan Nealon and Michael Blum who also produced the track) HERE as well as acoustic versions of “Crème Brulee” and “Can I Call You.”
David also just released his first-ever Spanish language EP - The “Crème Brulée (Mixes en Español)” EP here which feature the Bilingual version of “Crème Brulee”with Colombian singer songwriter Esteman as well as David performing complete Spanish versions of “Crème Brulee” here and “Can I Call You” here
Lastly, David has co-written a new song for the fifth season of the popular Hulu hit series “Only Murders in the Building” that stars Martin Short, Steve Martin and Selena Gomez as an unlikely trio of crime-solvers. The song, called “Wish You Were Me,” appears to be tied to the self-absorbed character Althea (Beanie Feldstein) who also sings on the track here.
David’s most recent releases include:
Christmas in California – HERE
Dulce Amor - HERE
Can I Call You HERE
Crème Brulée - Bilingual version with Esteman HERE
Freedom - HERE
Rather Be Lonely - HERE
Hell Together - HERE
Afraid To Love - HERE
I’m Yours - HERE
Faith In Me: HERE
Movin’: HERE
OK, All Right: HERE
Follow David Here:
TikTok 1.2M Followers + 20.9M Likes
Instagram 806K Followers
Facebook 3.4M Followers
YouTube 897k Subscribers
Spotify 2.5M monthly listeners
Twitter 1.1M Followers
Complete Press info including hi-res art here: HERE
ABOUT DAVID ARCHULETA: Since first stepping into the pop spotlight at age 17, David Archuleta has embodied the kind of genuine star power that can’t be manufactured. After years of dazzling audiences with his radiant personality and phenomenal voice—a journey that’s included turning out multiple platinum-selling hits, achieving global acclaim as a captivating live performer, and emerging as an undeniable fixture on the pop-culture scene—the Miami-born singer/songwriter experienced a major personal transformation that radically altered his identity as an artist. As shown on his 2024 compelling single “Hell Together,” Archuleta has dramatically expanded the landscape of his songwriting and devoted himself to making pop music with equal parts uncompromising emotion and exhilarating impact. Since his first single “Crush,” hit singles “Crème Brulée” and “Hell Together” have marked a striking evolution and new chapter for David as an artist and creative entrepreneur while continuing to expand his audience globally.
His latest triumphs include…winning the 2024 GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Breakthrough Music Artist, being honored by the HRC/Human Rights Campaign in 2025 with their VISIBILITY AWARD and landing a book deal for his forthcoming 2026 memoir, Devout. In Devout via Simon & Schuster/Gallery Books, David takes you inside his deeply personal journey as a closeted Mormon teen turned international pop star, torn between faith, fame, and identity. This searing memoir reflects on David’s ventures from dealing with the pressures of being on the hit television show American Idol, a tour with Demi Lovato, and a two-year sabbatical as a missionary in South America, charting his path through heartbreak, estrangement, three engagements, thoughts of suicide, and finally, his courageous decision to leave the Mormon Church in order to live authentically as a queer man. David reveals the emotional abuse and inner turmoil that he says plagued his childhood. Devout is a must-read for fans of pop culture, American Idol, and anyone deconstructing their religious upbringing, or who’s ever wrestled with who they are versus who they’re told to be.
Archuleta first moved toward the unfiltered truth of his new material with a revelatory writing trip to Toronto in late 2022. “It was a really magical week where I started exploring topics I’d never discussed before in my music, like falling in love with a man and leaving my faith,” says the L.A.-based artist, who came out in 2021. “In a way it was scary, but mostly it was thrilling to do what would have seemed impossible to the person I used to be. I realized I don’t have to hide who I am anymore.” Although he’d displayed a heartfelt candor on previous releases like his eighth album Therapy Sessions (a 2020 album that opened up about his struggles with anxiety), Archuleta ultimately embraced an entirely new element of unbridled creativity in the writing of songs like his euphoric 2023 single “Afraid To Love.”
While Archuleta brought a sublimely dance-ready sound to songs like “Afraid To Love” and “I’m Yours” (a 2023 single whose video earned such illustrious awards as the Best Music Video prize at the Cannes World Film Festival), “Hell Together” centers on a stripped-back and soulful form of piano-driven pop. A gospel-inspired ballad that hit the top five on iTunes the day of its premiere, the heartrending yet triumphant track took shape after a conversation with his mother following the publication of a People magazine article in which he discussed his faith transition. “I didn’t hear from my mom for a few days after the article came out and I was worried she was upset with me, because she was very devout and always saw the church as a place of healing,” he says. “But when we finally talked my mother said that she was stepping away from the church as well. She told me, ‘I don’t want to be somewhere that my children don’t feel loved and welcomed. If you go to Hell, we’re all going to Hell with you. We’re a family and we’ll always be there for each other, in good or in bad! ’”
Not only a powerful example of his newly elevated artistry, “Hell Together” is an unprecedented showcase for the tremendous vocal talents Archuleta has cultivated since childhood. Raised in Utah from the age of six, he first fell in love with music due to the influence of his mother (a salsa singer and dancer) and father (a jazz trumpeter). By his early teens he’d begun writing songs of his own, and in 2008 he gained massive fame as the first runner-up on the seventh season of American Idol. After making his debut with his double-platinum single “Crush,” he released a steady stream of albums and built an adoring following around the world, touring in such far-flung places as Asia and the Middle East. In a truly unexpected and audacious move, Archuleta left the music business in a moment of colossal success and headed to Chile to serve as a missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints for two years—then returned with a profoundly renewed sense of purpose as he dove back into his music career.
As he continues to unlock new levels of freedom in his music and beyond, Archuleta has found an endless source of inspiration in his growing passion for dancing, raves, and festival culture. “EDM festivals and dancing have been a new way of feeling a sense of community and togetherness that I was worried I would lose,” he says. “Feeling a oneness through music and dancing is so magical and therapeutic—it’s freeing and also creative. It has encouraged me to be more fearless and to not be afraid to express myself in more creative ways.” With his recent live experience including making his musical-theater debut in 2022 as the lead in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat—and joining the likes of Dan Reynolds of Imagine Dragons, Grammy Award-winner Victoria Monet, and Lauv for the 2023 LOVELOUD tour—Archuleta routinely brings that open-heartedness to a high-energy live show that fosters an extraordinarily close connection with the crowd. Over the past few years, he’s also deepened his relationship with his fanbase by bringing his effortless charisma and disarmingly warm presence to social media platforms like TikTok, where he’s now spurred numerous viral videos with millions of views.
Naming such eclectic artists as Tracy Chapman, indie-pop singer/songwriter Maddie Zahm, and Nigerian musician Tems among his current inspirations, Archuleta is continuing to unveil more of his inner life in his songwriting. As witnessed on his brand new Earthly Delights EP – his first new music in five years featuring the worldwide hit single,“Crème Brulée,” reaching #1 in Thailand and surpassing over 7 million streams, David continues to share new sides of himself and has hit a new chord with pop music lovers. David shares about Earthly Delights - “I’m in my indulgence mode when it comes to giving into my sensuality. Something I always villainized before. There’s something sweet about being naughty. And it’s actually helped me to get in touch with more tender vulnerable parts of myself. So Earthly Delights is taking in the pleasures of what I always thought would keep me out of heaven. For the belief I always had of the hell and unhappiness I would experience for giving into my “carnal nature” of sexuality, which is the natural instinct of humans and even what leads to the source of life itself, here’s to a big F you to my old fears and embracing the sensual side and “earthly delights” of how good and rich it feels. It really is the source to life.”
Over the next several months David will reveal more new music, he notes that uncovering his most authentic voice has involved finding self-assurance in unexpected places. “Growing up in the church, I was taught to stand up for my beliefs and share them with the world, which is exactly what I’m trying to do with my music,” he says. “Even though I stand for something else now, I still have that same level of conviction in what I do. I believe in being bold in my vulnerability and speaking the truth of who I am, so that hopefully people can come away from my songs feeling like they understand themselves, or others, or just life in general a little better than they did before.”