Nothing pleases this fan girl more than the announcement of a holiday album from an artist. I grew up rearranging ornaments on the tree with my baby boom box on the arm of the couch. I had the dial on the radio down pat, so once one Christmas station turned to commercial, I could adjust to one of the other holiday stations without looking. My unapologetic love for Christmas music comes from that nostalgic grip on the timeless classics that I crooned to on that little radio. Here, Mean Lady serves up “Silent Night” like a cup of Swiss Miss brimming with Jet-Puffed ‘mellos.

Free Cheer will be out soon via Mean Lady’s Bandcamp page.