This, Jack Johnson’s third Christmas compilation, sees him again team up with his regular musicians.
There are acoustic guitars aplenty, numerous harmonicas, and a bluesy track to ring in the new year, but don’t expect OTT jingle bells or cheesy trimmings on the stripped-back tunes.
The soulful rendition by Bahamas of I’ll Be Home For Christmas brings the Forties classic into 2019 with tweaks to lyrics, a percussion-led interlude and dreamy female backing vocals. A rare set of bells joyfully chime during the synth-led opening of Sleigh Ride. Zach Gill and Mimi Najaa duet.
On foot-tapping opener New Axe, Johnson’s easy-listening vocals offer musings on “loved ones watching down on us”, while Zach Rogue’s Mrs Santa Claus provides a romantic indie ode to Father Christmas’s better half.
