A Rock By the Sea Christmas 10, various artists (Hubbub)

Southeastern seaboard artists once again come together under this charitable group's umbrella to provide us with fine Americana-flavored rock and pop music for our enjoyment and for the support of good causes. Things kick off promisingly with the band Film's fine cover of Slade's "Merry Xmas Everybody," David Ryan Harris takes a funky acoustic tack on "Little Drummer Boy," Book Club pay tribute to the Everly Brothers by covering their "Christmas Eve Can Kill You," Steve Everett offers the acoustic holiday lament "Kiss a Girl," as in what he wants for Christmas, and Kevn Kinney of Drivin' N' Cryin' takes an idiosyncratic folkie approach to "The Christmas Song (Chestnuts)." Mary Karlzen's "It's Christmas Once More" makes another appearance here, as does the Five Star Iris version of "The Dreidel Song," which was around in 2003 under the band name Another Man Down, but it's the same version. JD Eicher does a live solo acoustic version of "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas," Scott Munns covers Alabama's "Tennessee Christmas," Jenn Bostic offers the bluesy "It's Christmas Time," Todd Wright featuring Ryan Wright together perform the piano ballad "Snow," and things wrap up with a couple of familiar carols, Francisco Vidal putting a little jazz to "Let It Snow" and Besides Daniel harmonizing a pop-folk arrangement of "Do You Hear What I Hear." Click the cover to get it from Amazon or go to Bandcamp.