Henry CarriganĮverybody Knows It’s Christmas is Chris Isaak’s first studio release since 2015, and it’s a real charmer. The album closes on an upbeat note with the swirling and darting bluegrass gospel “A Savior is Born.” Buller’s effervescent bluegrass celebration of the Christmas season is the perfect gift indeed. Instrumental bridges give Gill and Skaggs room to stretch out a little on guitar and mandolin. Vince Gill’s exalted harmonies animate the traditional hymn “Tell Me the Story of Jesus,” and Gill and Buller trade lead vocals on two verses.

The shuffling, Caribbean rhythms of “Merry Macaroni Art” celebrates the activity of the title and features the winning vocals of Buller’s 9-year-old daughter. The bright, glimmering “Anna,” which Buller wrote with Delia Topping Boost, recounts the biblical story of the prophetess Anna, with Sharon White’s harmony vocals adding a gleaming dimension to the song. The toe-tapping, hand-clapping, soul-moving a capella song features the gospel quartet The Fairfield Four, and we’re redeemed by the end of the song. We can feel the joy in the hearts of the singers through the speakers on “Mary Rocked Her Baby,” an original that Buller co-wrote with Lisa Aschmann. The album kicks off with a scampering version of George Michael’s “Last Christmas” featuring Sierra Hull’s lightning mandolin runs playing call-and-response with Buller’s fiddling, as well as Todd Livingston’s shimmering resophonic guitar strains and Dan Tyminski’s dancing guitar notes. With an all-star cast of musical guests, Buller lights the season with the warmth of her vocals and sprightly fiddling. Our reviews of six newborn Christmas albums are below, and you can hear highlights from those as well as a whole sleighload of new holiday singles in our playlist at the end of the post!īuller’s title is just right, as she offers her own flawless musical gift and also celebrates the season of God’s gift of Jesus to the world. In what is now a holiday tradition, No Depression brings you the best of the year’s new batch of roots music songs celebrating the season. Sure, it’s comforting to hear familiar favorites (and admit it, even Mariah Carey puts a smile on your face the first dozen or so times you hear her this time of year), but it’s fun to find new tunes to trim the tree with too.

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