Abbie Thomas & The Crazy Hearts: Kids On Christmas Tour

On December 3, Abbie Thomas & The Crazy Hearts return to 20 Front Street with their

second annual Kids On Christmas Holiday Tour.

Thomas, an independent artist, launched her first holiday tour in 2025, visiting 10

Midwest venues and performing for nearly 1,000 patrons. Her holiday EP, Kids On

Christmas, earned multiple international award nominations for original music, and won

Jazz Album of the Year at The Naptones. The 2026 tour brings songs from the EP back

to the stage alongside Thomas’ soulful takes on holiday classics like “I’ll Be Home for

Christmas” and “White Christmas,” all reimagined with the group's signature retro soul

and jazz sound. The comical fan favorite “Single Bells” will also be featured. The

standout single has earned recognition with noms from the HIMA’s, JMA’s, and the

HMFA’s, including an invitation for Thomas to perform at the Holiday Music & Film

Awards in Jacksonville, Florida, this November.

Known for her multi-instrumental performances and an “ageless vocal, sitting

somewhere between Diana Ross and Kacey Musgraves” (Paul Jackson, FATEA),

Thomas will be joined by The Crazy Hearts: Simon Kauffman Hurst on piano, Isaac

Fisher on upright bass, and Arthur Schroeder on drums.

For fans of Lake Street Dive, Olivia Dean, Norah Jones, and Leon Bridges.

Abbie Thomas is an independent singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, producer, and

seven-time independent music award winner. California born and Midwest made,

Thomas blends retro soul, jazz, contemporary R&B, and blues with the warmth and

storytelling of 1970s singer-songwriters.

Her music has received international recognition, including honors from the Josie Music

Awards and Hollywood Independent Music Awards. In 2026, Thomas was invited to

become a member of the Recording Academy, joining the organization responsible for

the GRAMMY Awards.

At the heart of Thomas’ music is a voice that can move from husky and intimate to

powerful and soulful, paired with songwriting that is honest, cinematic, and deeply

human. Her live performances move just as freely, shifting from quiet, lyric-forward

moments to groove-heavy, jam-driven arrangements. Alongside The Crazy Hearts,

Thomas leaves room for the music to breathe and change in the moment. The band’s

musical intuition allows them to read a room, reshape arrangements, stretch out, and

improvise together, making each performance feel alive rather than simply reproduced

from a recording. The result is a concert that can make an audience laugh, reflect, sing

along, or simply get lost in the music.

You can stream Thomas’ music on all major streaming platforms.