A Classic Christmas, Gavin DeGraw (DeGraw Music)

Popular pop-rocker DeGraw has dropped a holiday EP for 2023, but the rock is simply not present in this set of a half-dozen familiar Christmas songs. It's strictly orchestra pop of the Andy Williams variety. Not even "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" manages to live up to its title. It's the familiar Brenda Lee arrangement, but it may as well be Pat Boone doing it. "Silent Night" manages to work in a little bit of a gospel feel, but that's as hip as it gets here. The rest includes "The Christmas Song (Chestnuts)," "White Christmas,"  "I'll Be Home For Christmas," and "It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year." Feel free to drop any of these into a playlist for your grandma.