Christmas looms large in this novelty a capella group's business plan, and so 2016 brings their third holiday album. Considering that they came to notice on the back of a widely YouTubed video of them doing a comedy version of "12 Days of Christmas," you'd have to assume it would be tough to continually raise the ante on subsequent releases, and you'd be right. The third time around for this group is mainly for their existing fans, who don't have to be sold on these guys over and over again. So they're concentrating more on the music than the novelty this time around. Strip away the stagecraft and you get just another adult contemporary pop group. The only song that harks to their comedic side is set closer "To Christmas (The Drinking Song)," which is pretty much as advertised and is something you might want for a holiday playlist or mix disc.
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