It's time to update that dusty old holiday playlist. With new records from Alicia Keys, Backstreet Boys and Debbie Gibson, there's something for everyone at the table.
The Associated Press reviews a roundup of albums of new Christmas — and Hanukkah — music from Alicia Keys, Chris Isaak, Pentatonix, Backstreet Boys and more. Reviewer Martina Inchingolo says Alicia Keys' album is “cheeky and cozy" and Armstrong's “Louis Wishes You a Cool Yule” is the best Christmas present for his fans. Reviewer Scott Stroud said Isaak brings the rockabilly to Christmas classics. Unwrap a new record that you'll be thankful for.
Ending with “Ave Maria,” the artist risks it all, by taking a slow classic and adding a soul vibe with a recurring drum beat that makes an already solemn song into something fresh and beautiful. Now the set is available on the Strolling Bones label, and it’s full of good cheer and interesting interplay.
Though she has a Ferrari engine, her restraint is admirable, letting the song shine, like one of the prettiest versions of “In The Bleak Midwinter” you’ll ever hear and an absolutely joyous take on Irving Berlin’s “Snow.” The duet with Joe Gibson on “White Christmas” is painful — sorry, dad — but the driving, over-the-top and maybe even naughty arrangement of “God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen” goes down well. This is an album that’s got something for everyone.first Christmas albumDuring lockdown, while everyone was busy baking and working out from home, the boy band was harmonizing jolly classics.
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