Old 97's Love The Holidays

Personnel: Rhett Miller (vocals, acoustic guitar); Murry Hammond, (vocals); Ken Bethea (electric guitar); (banjo); (violin, viola); , (violin); Buffi Jacobs (cello); (saxophone); (trumpet); Philip Peeples (drums, percussion); (background vocals).Audio Mixer: .Recording information: Audio Dallas, Garland, TX; Modern Electric Sound Recorders, Dallas, TX.Photographer: .Nearly a quarter century after they released their first album, Old 97's have covered a lot of ground in the course of their career, but they've finally crossed one bit of unfinished business off their bucket list by releasing a Christmas album. Released in November 2018, Love the Holidays leans a bit to the pop side of this band's sound, as if they struck a midpoint between their classic attack on Too Far to Care and the more artful approach of Rhett Miller's solo work. "Snow Angels," "Wintertime in the City," and "Here It Is Christmastime" are rather contemplative by the band's standards, and Miller's lyrics often have as