Justin Bieber working on Christmas album

Teen pop sensation Justin Bieber, 17, is getting into the spirit of the season early as he heads to the studio to record a Christmas album to raise funds for charity, he revealed on Twitter.

Last Thursday (August 25), he Tweeted fans his fundraising plans, “So it’s true…been in the studio doing something special for christmas. we are going to try and raise alot of money this year for charity!”

The following day he posted a request for his fans to help him name the album, “Trying to figure out the name of this Christmas album. It is special. We are going to raise a lot for charity with it. What is a good name?”

Yesterday (August 28), before attending the MTV Video Music Awards, Beiber confirmed his plans with this post, “In the studio workin on this Christmas album and #BELIEVE!! Makin hits! …”

No further details regarding the album tracklist or release date are available yet. As well, the list the charities that stand to benefit has not been revealed.

The teen idol has more than 10 million followers on the Twitter social media website and will be throwing considerable star power behind his plans for charitable Christmas present.