At Long Last... Christmas, Lowen and Navarro (Red Hen)

This folk-pop duo had a history of writing tunes for other artists like Pat Benatar and The Bangles before setting off to write for themselves. This album was released in 2002 (without cover art) and came back for 2003 as a complete package. Opening tune "A Song of Christmas" was on the Velvel compilation A Christmas To Remember, one original, and the other original is "The Meaning of Christmas." There is the usual bumper crop of standards like "What Child is This," "Silent Night," "Little Drummer Boy" and "Away In a Manger," but they also do a nice version of "Light of the Stable" and close with "Nar Juldagsmorgon Glimmar," the Swedish carol better known as "When Christmas Morn Is Dawning." Overall a little more folky than pop-rock by Mistletunes standards, but we're sure a lot of folks will like this just fine. UPDATE: Eric Lowen retired from performing after being diagnosed with ALS/Lou Gehrig's disease, and Dan Navarro took part in a 2010 group tour, Decembersongs, with Amy Speace, Jon Venzner and Sally Barris, from which an album resulted.