Bill Murray and Sofia Coppola to make Christmas TV special

Coppola hopes to hear Murray singing her song requests

Bill Murray and Sofia Coppola pictured in 2004 (Getty)

Bill Murray will show off his vocal talents by singing Christmas carols in a festive TV special to be directed by Sofia Coppola.

The pair, who worked together on the Oscar-winning Lost in Translation, confirmed the news to Variety - but kept the details under wraps.

Murray, who revealed his dulcet tones in the closing credits of the recently released St. Vincent, said: “It’s not going to be live. We’re going to do it like a little movie.

“It won’t have a format, but it’s going to have music. It will have texture. It will have threads through it that are writing. There will be prose.”

He added: “It will have a patina style and wit to it. It will be nice.”

Coppola, known for directing the likes of Marie Antoinette and The Bling Ring, said: “We’re working on a Christmas special.

“[We’re] not sure when it will air, but my motivation is to hear him singing my song requests.”