Harmony Is Real: Songs for a Happy Holiday

Personnel: Alex Lilly (acoustic guitar, keyboards); Eleni Mandell, Inara George (acoustic guitar); Nathaniel Walcott (trumpet, piano, organ); Aaron Embry (synthesizer); Michael Green (drums); Danny Frankel (percussion).
Audio Mixer: Sheldon Gomberg.
Recording information: The Carriage House, Los Angeles, CA.
Photographer: Chloe Aftel.
Harmony Is Real: Songs for a Happy Holiday finds the Los Angeles-based folk-pop supergroup consisting of Eleni Mandell, Becky Stark, Inara George, and Alex Lilly taking on a set of yuletide standards. Built around the quartet's signature four-part harmonies, the 12-track collection includes a jubilant mix of familiar seasonal staples ("Little Drummer Boy," "Jingle Bells," and "Silver Bells,") and offbeat selections ("Baby Wants a Basketball for Christmas," "Neon Chinese Christmas Eve," and "Kadoka, South Dakota") that should please Christmas music fans of all persuasions. ~ James Christopher Monger