Revvin' Up the Reindeer, Brady Rymer and the Little Band That Could (Bangin' Out a Melody)

These guys have received Grammy nominations in the past for Best Children's Album, but we've tried to look past the hype if the music's there, and for the most part it is. The songs are lively, accessible, played with lots of vitality and some of them really rock out. As with a lot of music aimed at kids, it may sound a little too well-scrubbed for some of you, so beware. Good candidates for playlists include the title song, "Untanglin' the Christmas Lights," "Can't Sit Still," the almost-ska "Holiday Jam," and if group dancing plays a big role in your holiday, "New Accordions." "It's Christmastime" and "Trim the Tree" lean country, "Hanukkah Rocks" gets the customary alert for being kosher and uptempo, and "Baby New Year" has a taste of New Orleans -- a well-scrubbed one, I might add. Holiday ballads include "Rainbow Candles," "Christmas Wishes," and "Peace Be to All." If you have kids who are playing the soundtrack from "Frozen" over and over again, at the very least this should save your sanity.