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In honor of the most wonderful time of the year, here are some of the best new holiday releases for the 2024 season.
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When it comes to country music Christmas classics, Vince Gill and Amy Grant immediately come to mind. The couple is no stranger to the world of holiday music, and their latest collection, B次元官网网址淲hen I Think of Christmas,B次元官网网址� channels the spirit of their popular B次元官网网址淐hristmas at the RymanB次元官网网址� residency in Nashville, with two new recordings: a duet of B次元官网网址淏次元官网网址橳il the Season Comes Round AgainB次元官网网址� and GrantB次元官网网址檚 take on the title track.
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Jennifer Hudson has done a ton in her career B次元官网网址� including winning an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony, making her the as the expression goes B次元官网网址� but a holiday album? ThatB次元官网网址檚 new territory. B次元官网网址淭he Gift of LoveB次元官网网址� is her first, full of big-hearted classics like B次元官网网址淥 Holy Night,B次元官网网址� B次元官网网址淲inter Wonderland,B次元官网网址� B次元官网网址淎uld Lang SyneB次元官网网址� and B次元官网网址淐arol of the Bells,B次元官网网址� which features the a cappella-meets-Zulu music South African group The Joy. The album also contains some inventive originals. In that category: B次元官网网址淎lmost ChristmasB次元官网网址� with Common. If there is only one album to grab this holiday season, youB次元官网网址檇 be wise to make it this one.
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Another big name in contemporary music has released their first holiday album. Little Big TownB次元官网网址檚 B次元官网网址淭he Christmas Record,B次元官网网址� produced by the legendary Dave Cobb, is a country music spectacular. Like HudsonB次元官网网址檚, this one is a collection of familiar tunes along with originals B次元官网网址� like the opener B次元官网网址淕low,B次元官网网址� and the cheery vocal harmony of its chorus: B次元官网网址淭hat shine, that shimmer deep inside of you / Find that magic, let the light in you show / Let it go / Let it glow.B次元官网网址�
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In February, country superstar Toby Keith, a of pro-American anthems who riled up critics and was loved by millions of fans, . In the time since, heB次元官网网址檚 been eulogized and celebrated, and that continues with a newly remastered reissue of his 1995 holiday classic, B次元官网网址淐hristmas to Christmas.B次元官网网址�
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For a third year in a row, the Philly Specials B次元官网网址� former Philadelphia Eagle Jason Kelce and current Eagles Lane Johnson and Jordan Mailata B次元官网网址� have released a holiday album for charity. B次元官网网址淎 Philly Special Christmas PartyB次元官网网址� benefits a few organizations, including the ChildrenB次元官网网址檚 Crisis Treatment Center and ChildrenB次元官网网址檚 Hospital of Philadelphia. If getting NFL stars to sing sounds funny, well, thatB次元官网网址檚 kind of the point. The fun and absurdity are this albumB次元官网网址檚 superpowers: On the Americana B次元官网网址淢aybe This Christmas,B次元官网网址� Kelce and Stevie Nicks duet, singing, B次元官网网址淎nd maybe forgiveness will ask us to call / Someone we love / Someone weB次元官网网址檝e lost for reasons we canB次元官网网址檛 quite recall / Maybe this Christmas.B次元官网网址� ItB次元官网网址檚 moving.
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Ben Folds might not be an obvious pick for holiday music B次元官网网址� B次元官网网址沦濒别颈驳丑别谤B次元官网网址� is his first Christmas album, after all B次元官网网址� but itB次元官网网址檚 a match made in heaven. His indie piano pop has charmed horn-rimmed glasses wearers for many years; his delicate compositions hit like falling snow. There are seven originals here and three covers.
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The holidays, like every day, are a time for listening to Motown RecordsB次元官网网址� vocal groups. This year, tuck into a new reissue of the TemptationsB次元官网网址� 1980 album, B次元官网网址淕ive Love at Christmas.B次元官网网址� ItB次元官网网址檚 for fans of five-part harmonies and soulful renditions of classics.
