For years, their voices have soared in harmony like the voices of a Christmas choir. Now GRAMMY award-winning duo Indigo Girls release their first-ever holiday album, Holly Happy Days, on October 12th, 2010. This 12-song holiday collection features new original songs alongside holiday classics and favorites.

In part, the songs on Holly Happy Days were chosen for their broad appeal. Sacred and secular, traditional and original, the tracks reflect the ecumenical spirit of the duo's diverse fan base, from Chely Wright's It Really Is (A Wonderful Life) to Woody Guthrie's Happy Joyous Hanukkah, with Janis Ian and Mary Gauthier on background vocals.

The album also features the Indigo Girls' arrangements of Christmas recordings as well as three original (and instantly classic) songs written by Amy and Emily: Your Holiday Song, Mistletoe and The Wonder Song.

The players - including Alison Brown on banjo, Victor Krauss on bass, Luke Bulla on fiddle, mandolin and guitar, Jim Brock on percussion, and Lloyd Maines on dobro and pedal steel - were so solid that the duo could concentrate on perfecting their critically acclaimed vocal arrangements.

Some songs, Ray says, called out for a third harmony part. Julie Wolf added guest vocals on I'll Be Home For Christmas, while Brandi Carlile harmonized on several tracks, including In the Bleak Midwinter, which Ray describes as one of their mothers' favorites.

When the holidays come around, Ray says, I hope there are at least a couple of songs here where people will hear a representation of something they feel during that time - whether they celebrate Christmas or Hanukkah or the winter solstice.

Saliers adds, To us, the holiday season is all about celebrating and coming together and hope for the future and the belief that things can be good for all people and all creatures. So we just wanted to put a little of that into this record.

Also features special deluxe packaging in the form of a holiday gift, with bow, and includes three ornaments.

Track Listing:
1. I Feel The Christmas Spirit
2. It Really Is (A Wonderful Life)
3. O Holy Night
4. Your Holiday Song
5. I'll Be Home For Christmas
6. Mistletoe
7. Peace Child
8. The Wonder Song
9. In The Bleak Midwinter
10. Happy Joyous Hanukkah
11. Angels We Have Heard On High
12. There's Still My Joy