Lubbock Music NOW Releases Holiday Album

Civic Lubbock's Holiday Music NOW collects eight tracks by local artists to mark the program's 10th anniversary.

Updated on Nov. 10, 2026 in Holiday Music

Flat-color holiday poster illustration in deep red, cream, and forest green showing a black disc leaning against a folded card beside a sprig of wheat. — Civic Lubbock released Holiday Music NOW, an eight-track album by local artists marking the program's 10th anniversary. AI Illustration. Upload story photo >

Lubbock Music NOW has released Holiday Music NOW, a special holiday edition celebrating 10 years of the program's albums featuring local artists. The album includes six original songs and two traditional holiday songs in the public domain.

Why it matters

The release spotlights Lubbock's local music community and gives residents a seasonal collection built from artists previously featured on the program's albums. It also marks a decade of the initiative Civic Lubbock developed in 2016 to recognize area musicians writing and performing original music.

The album contains eight tracks, six original and two traditional public-domain holiday songs, drawn only from artists previously featured on Lubbock Music NOW albums. The source does not report sales or streaming figures for the release.

The players

Civic Lubbock Inc.

Civic Lubbock Inc. is the Lubbock organization, established in 1956, that developed the Lubbock Music NOW program and oversees its Entertainment Lubbock Committee.

Dirk Fowler

Dirk Fowler is an associate professor in the School of Art at Texas Tech University who designed the album cover art for Holiday Music NOW.

The details

The Entertainment Lubbock Committee, under Civic Lubbock Inc., produced the album, with cover art designed by Dirk Fowler, an associate professor in the School of Art at Texas Tech University. Physical CDs are sold at A Beautiful Mess, Hollyhocks, Odds & Ends, The Maj Boutique, Cactus Theatre, the Buddy Holly Center Gift Shop, and the Select-a-Seat Box Office, and the album is also available on Spotify, Apple Music, and Amazon Music.

2016: Civic Lubbock Inc. develops Lubbock Music NOW to recognize area musicians.
November 9, 2026: Holiday Music NOW is released, marking 10 years of the program's albums.

Program History

The holiday album extends the Lubbock Music NOW series, which Civic Lubbock Inc. began in 2016 to recognize area musicians writing and performing original music. Its release marks a decade of albums built from artists previously featured on the program.

Listeners can stream Holiday Music NOW on Spotify, Apple Music, and Amazon Music. Physical CDs are available at several Lubbock retailers and venues, including Cactus Theatre and the Buddy Holly Center Gift Shop.

The takeaway

Lubbock residents can pick up a physical copy or stream the album to hear local artists' holiday work in one collection. The release also offers a snapshot of the songwriters and performers the program has highlighted over its first decade.