Overjoy to the World, Blue Man Group (Blue Man Group)

Most people are aware of Blue Man Group as the whimsical theatre/dance ensemble, less so as a musical performance unit, though Amazon will happily show you a selection of their past CDs. For 2023 they've dropped this short 9-song collection of familiar holiday tunes, all instrumental and all likely candidates for musical backing for their performances, heavy on percussion and synths. They also mostly wear alternate titles for the songs, "Above the Halls" leaving out the "deck," "Carol of the Pipes" substituting a different instrument, "PVC Dreidel Mashup" being "The Dreidel Song," "Jingle Bones" leaving out the bells, and so on. Can't leave the last song without noting that it's a fairly thrashy punk performance similar to the one that Henry Rollins did with William Shatner a few years back. Note that "Nutcracker Medley" and "Feliz Navidad" are as advertised. Oddly, the title song is a version of "Little Drummer Boy." They're all fairly sprightly performances and you'll likely want one or more of these to spice up your playlists. Not finding a physical copy of this so far, downloads and streaming will be the science if you want this.