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    Here are 18 new holiday music albums, and not a lump of coal in the bunch

    by Randy Lewis, Los Angeles Times Dec 17, 2019 5 minutes

    Every December brings another deluge of new, if not necessarily fresh, interpretations of "It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas," "White Christmas" and "The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)." Here are this year's standout holiday albums deserving of attention between revisits to perennial Bing Crosby, Phil Spector, Barbra Streisand, Elvis Presley and Beach Boys yuletide collections.

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    Elizabeth Chan "If the Fates Allow" (Merry Bright Music) High-octane holiday joy is foremost for this marketing exec-turned-singer-songwriter for whom seasonal has become a cottage industry. Her latest yuletide collection features half a dozen songs largely aimed at making listeners want to dance, but the breakout title track encourages welcome reflection and gratitude.

    John Legend "A Legendary Christmas (Deluxe Edition)" (Columbia) Legend expands on his 2018 album with four bonus tracks that include a witty #MeToo-era appropriate duet with Kelly Clarkson on "Baby, It's Cold Outside," rewritten

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