LAUFEY PREMIERES
“SANTA CLAUS IS COMIN’ TO TOWN” ANIMATED VIDEO
A MATTER OF TIME NOMINATED FOR BEST TRADITIONAL POP VOCAL ALBUM AT
68TH GRAMMY® AWARDS
Photographer credit: Nicole Mago
December 4, 2025—LA-based Icelandic-Chinese artist, composer, producer and multi-instrumentalist Laufey is premiering the official animated video for her take on the classic “Santa Claus is Comin’ to Town.” Created by Scale Model Studios, directed by Jennifer Kidd, with creative direction from Junia Lin, the video portrays Laufey and her beloved Mei Mei The Bunny magically anticipating Santa’s arrival. Watch / share HERE.
Last night, Laufey performed the song, as well as her rendition of “Santa Baby” and her holiday original “Christmas Magic,” on NBC’s “Christmas in Rockefeller Center.” She will also perform her hit single “Lover Girl” on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” next Wednesday, December 10.
Moreover, Laufey’s chart-topping album A Matter of Time has been nominated for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album at the 68th GRAMMY® Awards. The nomination follows her 2024 win in the same category for her album Bewitched—the youngest artist ever to win in the category. The honor is the culmination of a massive year for Laufey. A Matter of Time, was released to widespread critical acclaim in August, debuting at #4 on the Billboard 200 chart and #1 on the Jazz Albums chart (where it remains to this day). On the album, Laufey further crystalizes her singular sound—one still rooted in her beloved influences, but which forgoes any strict standards or rules. She teamed with a pair of co-producers, one comforting and familiar—Spencer Stewart who worked with Laufey on her first two albums —and one new to her but deeply attuned to artists looking to open up: Aaron Dessner (Taylor Swift, Ed Sheeran). Feeling sonically unrestrained gave Laufey the space to share new sides of herself while exploring sometimes heavier themes.
Laufey also recently wrapped the North American leg of her record-breaking A Matter of Time arena tour, and has confirmed further touring throughout the UK and Europe for 2026, with dates already sold-out at London’s O2, Paris’ Adidas Arena, Dublin’s 3Arena and more. See below for more details.
Laufey (pronounced lay-vay) has captivated a generation with virtuosic songs of love and self-discovery by manifesting her vision of jazz-and classical-infused pop music. Raised between Reykjavik and Washington, D.C., she learned piano and cello as a child, later studying at Berklee College of Music. There, she wrote her debut EP, 2021’s Typical of Me, whose striking single “Street by Street” debuted at No. 1 on Icelandic Radio—the first of many achievements that have grown to include nearly 6 billion global streams, a social media audience of 25 million, the biggest jazz LP debut in Spotify history, a growing pile of Platinum plaques, a Forbes 30 Under 30 designation, and being named one of TIME’s 2025 Women of the Year. She’s sold out the Hollywood Bowl, Radio City Music Hall, Madison Square Garden, Crypto.com Arena, and London’s Royal Albert Hall; performed backed by the LA Phil, the National Symphony Orchestra, and the China Philharmonic Orchestra; shared the stage with the likes of Noah Kahan, Hozier, Jon Batiste and Raye; and collaborated on records with artists including Barbra Streisand, Role Model, Beabadoobee, and Norah Jones.
See widespread critical acclaim for A Matter of Time:
Listen to her conversation on NPR’s Fresh Air HERE.
Watch her profile on CBS Sunday Morning HERE.
“a phenomenon almost without comparison in contemporary pop.”
“…her singular spot in modern music makes A Matter of Time so triumphant: her latest full-length sounds unstuck from sonic or storytelling expectations, and thus, Laufey once again surpasses them.”
“There’s only one singer in the world who has their jazz scat solos sung back at them note-for-note by arenas filled with adoring fans. That would be Laufey, a Gen Z artist who transcends genre and medium.”
“…one of Gen Z’s favorite ‘pop girls’; her genre-defying sound breaks down the barriers between jazz, pop, and classical music.”
“Blending timeless sounds with Gen Z realities”
LAUFEY LIVE
December 12—iHeartRadio Jingle Ball—New York, NY SOLD OUT
December 14—iHeartRadio Jingle Ball—Boston, MA SOLD OUT
December 15—iHeartRadio Jingle Ball—Philadelphia, PA SOLD OUT
December 16—iHeartRadio Jingle Ball—Washington, DC SOLD OUT
February 18—Hallenstadion—Zürich CH
February 19—Mitsubishi Electric Halle—Dusseldorf DE SOLD OUT
February 22—Royal Arena—Copenhagen DK
February 24—Velodrom—Berlin DE
February 26—Stadthalle—Vienna, Austria
February 28—ING Arena—Brussels, BE SOLD OUT
March 1—Ziggo Dome—Amsterdam, NL SOLD OUT
March 2—Adidas Arena—Paris, FR SOLD OUT
March 4—Co-op Live —Manchester, UK
March 6—3Arena—Dublin, IE SOLD OUT
March 8—The O2—London, UK SOLD OUT
March 9—The O2—London, UK
March 11— ChorusLife Arena—Bergamo, Italy* SOLD OUT
March 14—Korinn Arena—Kopavogur, IS SOLD OUT
March 15—Korinn Arena—Kopavogur, IS
March 21—Coliseu dos Recreios—Lisbon, Portugal* SOLD OUT
March 22—Auditori Fòrum CCIB—Barcelona, Spain* SOLD OUT
*Solo performance
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