Searching for something a little different to listen to this holiday season? Look no further than Classicalite's mix of some of the best acapella Christmas song videos that have come out recently from supergroups like Pentatonix, Home Free and Straight No Chaser. These acapella groups add their own modern twist to traditional holiday songs, letting you hear the classics in a fresh new way:
1. Pentatonix sings "Mary Did You Know" from That's Christmas To Me
Vocal quintet Pentatonix is celebrating the holiday season with their latest release, That's Christmas To Me, currently #1 on the Billboard Holiday Chart. Here they sing a beautiful and reverent "Mary Did You Know" by candelight:
2. Pentatonix sings a country-tinged "Silent Night" from That's Christmas To Me
This is a simple, yet powerful arrangement of the beloved holiday carol, sung by a pop group that can really sing:
3. Home Free sings the Christmas favorite "Angels We Have Heard On High" from their new holiday album Full of Cheer
Home Free bills themselves as "the world's first country vocal band." Here, this acapella quintet from Minnesota sings a positively angelic version of "Angels We Have Heard on High":
4. Straight No Chaser sings "Text Me Merry Christmas" from their new album Under the Influence, Holiday Edition
Traditional Christmas carolers may sing about writing Christmas cards, but Straight No Chaser is after something a bit more modern in this song, featuring actress Kristen Bell of "Veronica Mars" fame:
This song ends with "Baby, text me Merry Christmas, and I will text you too. This Christmas, it's the least that we can do." And yes, we'd have to agree, it IS the very least. Here's hoping that you get more from your loved ones this holiday season than a pathetic text message!
