A Very Yinzer Christmas Vol. 2, various artists (F.N.B.)

We covered Vol. 1 when it dropped three years ago, so I'll leave you to follow the link to get most of the background. Once again, this is a group of Pittsburgh-based musicians doing holiday music to raise money for Band Together Pittsburgh, a charity that supports autistic musicians. Scott Blasey of Pittsburgh favorites The Clarks opens the show with "Happy Holiday" in an old-school jazz-pop arrangement, followed by a blast of 60s and 70s rock classics, Jon Belan with Slade's "Merry Xmas Everybody," Clinton Clegg's "Everyday Will Be Like a Holiday," Joe Wodarek's "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)," and Bill Deasy's faithful arrangement of Greg Lake's "I Believe in Father Christmas." Stevee Wellons offers a highly syncopated take on "Little Drummer Boy," and you know I like it when folks deviate from the martial paradiddles of the original arrangement. Billy Price and Bill Toms duet on the bluesy "Santa Claus Wants Some Lovin'," Nieds Hotel Band offers Cordell Jackson's "Rock 'n Roll Christmas," Megan Paullet takes on Stevie Wonder's "Someday at Christmas," and Pete Hewlett performs a jazzy "O Come Emmanuel." Joey and Emma Wodarek reenact the Gwen Stefani-Blake Shelton duet on "You Make It Feel Like Christmas," Jeff Jimerson also goes old-school pop on "Sleigh Ride," Kelsey Friday takes "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" out to the country, although the sax solo brings it back, but Frank Viera pushes farther back into country with Brad Paisley's "Penguin, James Penguin." Joe Grusheky and the Houserockers offer "Christmas Everyday," although this cool rocker doesn't resemble any of the songs I remember with this title; couldn't confirm if it's their own original tune. The collection wraps up with "Married and Bright" by Bailey Taylor, "It's Almost Christmas" by Mark Zucco and a countrified "Run Run Rudolph" by Morgan Gruber. All told, these folks acquit themselves well and you won't regret listening to this or plucking tunes for your playlist.