Everand Logo

Welcome to Everand!

  • Los Angeles Times

    This year's essential Christmas albums ranked, from 'Shatner Claus' to the irresistible JD McPherson

    by Randy Lewis, Los Angeles Times Nov 26, 2018 6 minutes

    The spirit of inspiration runs stronger than usual through this year's batch of new holiday music collections, with fresh melodies and lyrics in some of the best. Veteran country singer-songwriter Rodney Crowell, Oklahoma recent arrival JD McPherson, the long-running Nashville, Tenn.-based genre-defying band the Mavericks and Texas' barnstorming Old 97's each have delivered Christmas albums built around inviting new songs that make them worthy additions to the favorites you might turn to year in and year out. Albums, listed alphabetically by artist, are ranked on a scale of one star (poor) to four stars (classic). Let the roundup begin:

    David Archuleta

    "Winter in the Air"

    (Shadow Mountain)

    There will always be an audience for an angelic tenor voice singing songs of the season, as the "American Idol" alum demonstrates on his second Christmas album. The selections tend toward contemporary Christian over time-honored carols, but he finds room for both, along with a couple of honorable originals he co-wrote with different

    You’re reading a preview, subscribe to read more.

    More from Los Angeles Times

    Los Angeles Times2 min read
    Lakers Fade Again In Game 3 Loss To Denver, Moving To Brink Of Elimination
    LOS ANGELES — The climb is mountainous, trouble lurking at every step. One bad dribble, and Denver runs the other direction, creating an open three. One missed assignment, and Aaron Gordon cuts baseline for a dunk. One whiffed box out and the Nuggets
    Los Angeles Times3 min readCrime & Violence
    Editorial: In Eco-minded California, There’s Still No Constitutional Right To Clean Air And Water
    California may be a leader in the fight against climate change, but the state is years, even decades, behind other states when it comes to granting environmental rights to its citizens. While a handful of other state constitutions, including those of
    Los Angeles Times4 min readAmerican Government
    Supreme Court’s Conservatives Lean In Favor Of Limited Immunity For Trump As An Ex-president
    WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court’s conservative justices said Thursday they agree a former president should be shielded from prosecution for his truly official acts while in office, but not for private schemes that would give him personal gain. They al

    Related Books & Audiobooks