Bill Murray Will Sing Christmas Carols in Holiday Musical

Bill Murray is bringing his pipes to TV!

The star of the new movie St. Vincent will be singing classic Christmas carols for a television special to air this holiday season. The special will be directed by Oscar winner Sofia Coppola, with whom Murray worked on 2003's Lost In Translation.

Although details have yet to be finalized, Murray knows some of the things the special will/won't have.

“It’s not going to be live,” Murray claims. “We’re going to do it like a little movie. It won’t have a format, but it’s going to have music. It will have texture. It will have threads through it that are writing. There will be prose.”

He would go on to add, “It will have a patina style and wit to it. It will be nice.”

Coppola herself has verified the news as well.

“We’re working on a Christmas special,” the director told Variety. “Not sure when it will air, but my motivation is to hear him singing my song requests.”

I don't know about anyone else, but I'd love a Lost In Translation reunion between Bill Murray and Scarlett Johansson for "Baby, It's Cold Outside." Regardless, this sounds like a fun project, and I can't wait to find out what songs Murray will be singing, and hear his interpretations.

Via: Variety

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