A Different Christmas, Bryson Tiller (RCA)

Tiller is a hip-hop artist of some renown, having had several hit albums in the past decade including Trapsoul. For 2021 he applies his skill set to a Christmas EP, seven tunes totaling 18 minutes, five of which are original holiday songs. As you might expect, the full hip-hop production toolbox is employed here, including copious use of auto-tune, as you'll find from the first song, "Be Mine This Christmas," followed by a brief transitional number called "Cold December Interlude," leading into the slow jam "Presents" featuring Kiana Lede. I'm assuming the pick to click off this collection is "Lonely Christmas (featuring Justin Bieber & Poo Bear)," which is pretty catchy in a hit radio sort of way, and that's followed by "Ain't a Lonely Christmas Song (featuring Tayla Parx)," the featured singer pretty much owning the show on this one. Rounding out the collection is a short hip-hopified "I'll Be Home For Christmas" and an almost old-fashioned take on "Winter Wonderland" featuring Halo. All told, a listenable hip-hop collection with a few playlist contenders for you eclectic collectors out there.