Cool Yule, Acoustix (Acoustix Productions)

This 2000 album really doesn't fit on this site. I picked it up because of my attraction to a capella music and the fact that a former member of Take 6 was involved, but these guys are basically pop-jazz easy listening. They give props to the Beach Boys with a cover of "Little Saint Nick" and the Boys' arrangement of "Auld Lang Syne," but that's as much rock as you get here; the cover of "You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch" is straight outta Branson, Mo. The rest of the tunes consist of your basic cross section of popular carols, well performed but nothing particularly edgy. You might consider it as a gift for a friend or relative who's into harmony singing, but you probably won't keep it for yourself. (It's long out of print, so there probably won't be much temptation at this late date.)