Arbor Christmas: Volume 26, various artists (self-issued)

This is the first time I've encountered this ongoing series of Christmas compilations by a bunch of New Jersey people led by a fellow named Jon Montague, who helmed the first year's collection before passing away. His friends have continued the series ever since for the benefit of the Arbor Foundation. This is more of a long EP than an album, and it kicks off with Tom Ryan & Friends' "Westward Leaning," a fairly yearning Americana ballad, going into It's a King Thing's "Rockin With Santa Claus," a short but snappy pop rocker, and Mark Martucci's "In the Furs," a midtempo number led by organ and old-school rhythm box. Joy Riding give us "This Ain't a Race," an indie-pop shuffle, Old Souls offer the moody instrumental ballad "Lakota," The 1910 Chainsaw Co. do Tom Petty's "Christmas All Over Again," The Only Ghost In Town offer the acoustic rocker "The Room Is Cold," and Damn the Lions wrap things up with the indie-sounding "Snow Folks," which takes a poke at commercialism, including this site's putative sponsor. The collection only appears on Bandcamp, along with previous editions, but I did find a few of the older albums, along with "Rockin' With Santa Claus," on Amazon.