"Worldwide Sleigh Ride," Neal Morse (Radiant)

Prog-rock performer Morse, once of the band Spock's Beard and now of his own eponymous band, strips off the progressive filligree in favor of solid riff-rock with a rap interlude on this 2019 holiday single. He's trying to summon Santa for a December 24 Uber ride on the sleigh, and he's largely successful. Those of you who run screaming from prog need not dodge this one; it's refreshingly straightforward and hooky. I like it. There's no Amazon link, it's apparently only available from Neal's website. While there, Neal apparently teamed with the City On a Hill worship band for a 14-cut Christmas album, all covers, and that too is only available on the site.