Need more levity than straight up merriment? Check out a sound sample for the Tacobel Canon! From Tacobel Canon to The All-Purpose Carol, Christine Lavin & the Mistletones bring tidings of true cheer! Do you ever want to hear those dogs barking Jingle Bells again? Neither does Christine Lavin – she “just couldn’t find a good Christmas/ Kwanzaa/ Solstice /Chanukah /Ramadan/ Boxing Day album, so I had to make one.” So she rounded up seven other vocalists, assembled a sackful of characteristically humorous, offbeat, and occasionally moving seasonal songs, added a couple of original stories, and created this lighthearted a cappella alternative to the usual cloying Christmas-season songbook, a fresh delight for children and adults alike.

There are tales of Christmas miracles gone wrong in Polkadot Pancakes... what sound like munchkins on helium in Elves... choral complaints and celebrations regarding food in Scalloped Potatoes and Tacobel Canon. For quasi-traditionalists, there’s an express-lane version of (retitled Th 12 Dys f Chrstms) in which she sings only half the numbers in the count-up!

Lavin,Christine & The Mistletones