This is Our Christmas Album, Switchfoot (Lowercase People)

I was slow to pick up on this 2022 album because I thought Switchfoot was some forgotten 70s southern rock outfit. But no, you readers probably already know they were a fairly successful mainstream rock band in the mid-2000s after getting their start in the Christian rock scene, and later gave up their major label affiliation to go indie. This new album is about what you'd expect, as much pop as rock due to the inclusion of several familiar tunes like their medley of "Silent Night/It Came Upon a Midnight Clear," "I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day," "Christmas Time is Here," "The Christmas Song (Chestnuts)," and "O Little Town of Bethlehem." All are fairly downtempo rock band arrangements of these songs. It's the original tunes that make this collection, however, starting with the uptempo "California Christmas," the rocked-out "Scrappy Little Christmas Tree," the power pop ballad "Looking For Christmas," the pensive "Midlife Christmas," and the boisterous "New Year's Day," a tune they've had knocking around for several years now. Oddly, the Spotify playlist includes "Hometown Christmas," a tune from 2021 that also features needtobreathe and Judah and is a solid hit radio arrangement of a sweet original tune. Apparently this was an Amazon Music exclusive last year and is now generally available, although you'll have to track it down separately as it's not part of the album.