A Very Cherry Christmas EP 2020, various artists (Cherryade)

Britain's Cherryade has been doing limited pressings of their Christmas compilations of British indie-rock-pop bands for more than a dozen years even as it has been winding down as a record label. Pandemic considerations struck them as they did most of us, so instead of the 25 or so tunes that used to appear on their CDs, this year they compile six solid tunes for an EP which, unlike previous years, is fully available digitally via Bandcamp. The Hannah Barberas contribute their "Can You Hear the Snowfall," Jane and John ask the musical question "Is It Too Soon For Christmas?," the Yellow Melodies go all Jesus and Mary Chain meet the Ramones on "Navidad Interestelar," the Portrait gives us some 70s punk on "Elf Riot!," Building Rockets take on the Beach Boys with "Surfin' Santa," and Little Ways give us a folky strum on their cover of Helen Love's "Happiest Time of the Year." If you've been on the Cherryade tip all along, you'll want this; if you haven't, and you like indie rock, go for it. It's on Bandcamp.