11:24 AM EST on Tuesday, November 23, 2004

By WCNC.com Staff

It’s a busy holiday “American Idol” winner Fantasia Barrino. The hard-belting balladeer from North Carolina breaks out with her much-anticipated debut album “Free Yourself.”

The album hit store shelves Tuesday.

Fantasia, who recently purchased a home in Ballantyne, is busy making her rounds on TV talks shows. Monday she was on Live with Regis and Kelly. Tuesday she appeared on the Tony Danza show and Wednesday she performs with previous Idol winners Kelly Clarkson and Ruben Studdard on the Fox Christmas special, "Kelly, Ruben & Fantasia: Home For Christmas."

Fantasia also launched two new lip glosses with M.A.C. cosmetics Monday. They are called Fantabulous, a copper color, and Fantabulous 2, a reddened bronze.

Fantasia will also appear in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade aired on NBC Thanksgiving Day.