Sky York Journal
Diane Keaton made one of her wishes come true months before her tragic passing.
Less than a year before she died at age 79, the Oscar winner revealed that she had fulfilled her lifelong dream of becoming a professional singer by releasing her debut solo holiday song, “First Christmas.”
“I CAN’T BELIEVE IT’S FINALLY HERE!” Diane wrote on Instagram in November 2024, alongside the cover art, which featured her posing in a black turtleneck and coordinating pants adorned with polka dots. “MY DEBUT HOLIDAY SINGLE, ‘FIRST CHRISTMAS,’ IS COMING OUT FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 29TH.”
She added, “SO EXCITED TO SHARE THIS SONG WITH YOU ALL.”
Indeed, Diane—who had previously collaborated with Ashe on the singer’s 2022 track “Love Is Letting Go”—had long been open about her desire to step into the world of music.
“I had a fantasy of being a nightclub singer that I carried through even into my early 20s,” she told Richard Crouse in a 2014 interview. “I sang a couple of gigs, as they call them, but I was not very good.”
