This young Detroit band punches in for 2016 with their first Christmas release, a quick collection of five popular classics. No major conceptual ground is broken with these easily chosen covers, but they're well done and listenable and showcase lead singer Ali Shea very nicely. "Sleigh Ride" is a straight performance of the Phil Spector arrangement, "Santa Baby" is a more modern-sounding version of the original by Eartha Kitt, "Let It Snow" has a nice stride rhythm with horns supporting the vocal, and "White Christmas" and "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" put a little rhythm into what are otherwise ballad arrangements. Check it out at your leisure.
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