Under the Influence Holiday Edition, Straight No Chaser (Atlantic)

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Yeah, these guys know on which side their bread is buttered, as they're back with their third pass at the holiday for 2013. This EP comes loaded with guest shots -- Colbie Caillat, Cee Lo Green, Otis Redding and Paul McCartney -- although at least the latter two are simply sampled from the original records, while Caillat appears to be performing live; Cee Lo's performance could have been either, though he sounds very much like he did singing "White Christmas" on his own Christmas album. Elsewhere, Amazon allows you to download free their parody version of "The Nutcracker," and they do a fairly rhythmic, almost streetcorner, version of "Home By Christmas," a poppier "Song For Santa" and a funky, uptempo "Amazing Grace." Other than "Nutcracker," the glee-club-isms are kept to a minimum here, thankfully.

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