This collection is actually from 2017, but Chicago singer KRBY added three songs and reissued this collection for 2018. It's modern R'nB done with synths and computers, and it's actually fairly mellow, although KRBY's distinctive voice does grab your attention. It's all familiar carols as well, which makes for a fairly laid-back listening experience, although you can crank the volume and dance to many of these songs. Added for 2018 is an instrumental of "Silver Bells," a unique take on "Merry Christmas Baby," and a reggae version of "What Christmas Means To Me." Also on hand is an upbeat "Do You Hear What I Hear," a lilting "White Christmas," slow-jam arrangements of "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" and "The Christmas Song (Chestnuts)," a spacey "Silent Night," a soulful "Carol of the Bells," a conventional take on "Please Come Home For Christmas," and an instrumental of "Auld Lang Syne." Most of these songs include guest artists, but for brevity's sake I'll let you guys prowl the credits for their names. A little samey taken all at once, but there are plenty of candidates for your mixes here.
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