This Warm December (A Brushfire Holiday) Volume 3, various artists (Brushfire)

2019 brings us the third edition of this holiday music collection featuring artists associated with the Brushfire Records label. The genre label on the downloads is "Singer/Songwriter," and that's a solid description of what's on offer here. Jack Johnson offers his originals "I Can't Go To Sleep" and "New Axe" (that's a hatchet, not a guitar), performed in his signature style, G. Love brings us two originals, the lilting "Christmas Wave" and the not-incorrectly-titled "New Years Blues," Mason Jennings also brings two originals, "Little Child on Christmas" and, in a duet with Johnson, "Buddha Too." ALO brings us the funky "Winter Time (Be a Little Closer)" and ALO member Lebo performs "Oh Hanukkah." Zach Rogue of Rogue Wave goes a little more holiday-poppy with his original "Mrs. Santa Claus," Zach Gill brings two covers, "Christmas Time Is Here" and, in a duet with Mimi Naja, "Sleigh Ride," and Bahamas puts a reggae touch to "I'll Be Home For Christmas." Adam Topol gives us the nostalgic original "Old Time Christmas," Paula Fuga puts a little beat under the steel guitars for "Mele Kalikimaka," and John Cragie gets help from Gill and Lebo on a cover of "Happy Christmas (War Is Over)." Like the two previous entries in this series, we get a mix of familiar and new sounds that are both warm and contemporary.