Christmas Chill, Peas w/Rachel Leslie (Orange Table)

"Peas" is the nickname of Peter McEvilley, a DJ and musician who works in film, TV and jingle music, and Leslie is an independent singer who has worked with Peas before and toured with Jennifer Lopez. They came together to perform this electro-pop-dance tribute to the holidays. No surprises in song selection other than the Latin hymn "Dona Nobis Pacem," the rest are classic carols plus "Auld Lang Syne." These are mostly rendered in mid-tempo dance beats, except for ballad treatments on "Joy to the World," "The First Noel" and "Silent Night." Leslie has a good set of pipes and she doesn't diva up the proceedings, and though there's not a lot of variety in approach here it's quite listenable. From 2008.