Oh Christmas is a short but sweet release by Jason & Liana Stone. A beautiful version of "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas", done with nothing but acoustic guitar and vocals, leads the EP off. Up next is a great medley of "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen/We Three Kings". This seems to be a copy of the medley done by Barenaked Ladies' (as a duet with Sarah McLachlan) on their Barenaked for the Holidays album - at least, I haven't heard these two songs done together like this anywhere else. In any case, they do a phenomenal job of emulating that medley, right down to the stand up bass and harmonized vocals. Closing the EP is a gorgeous new arrangement of "O Little Town of Bethlehem", which once again strips things down to nothing but acoustic guitar and vocals; this is perhaps the most unique version of this song that I've ever heard.
The entire EP clocks in at just over 13 minutes and is a great listen if you're looking for something on the mellow side of things. Happy listening!
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