The Minus 5’s 'Dear December' Out Now

First-Ever Holiday Features Collaborations with M. Ward, Ben Gibbard, Peter Buck, Mike Mills, Colin Meloy, Chuck Prophet, Tammy Ealom, The Posies, Kelly Hogan, and Norah O’Connor
 
The Minus 5’s Dear December is out now and receiving widespread praise. Offering 11 holiday-themed tracks, the album features a stocking full of guests who “bring the seasonal joy” (Yahoo! Music), including Ben Gibbard (Death Cab for Cutie), Peter Buck, Mike Mills, The Posies, Colin Meloy (The Decemberists), Chuck Prophet, M. Ward, Tammy Ealom (Dressy Bessy), Kurt Bloch, Kelly Hogan and Norah O’Connor
 
In early 2017, The Minus 5’s Scott McCaughey was asked to write some holiday songs for another artist’s holiday album. He became so inspired by the task that he wrote more than an album’s worth of material and decided to record that album with his group, The Minus 5, a rotating line-up of musician friends that McCaughey recruits to join him from time-to-time.
 
Track Listing:

1. New Christmas Hymn
2. When Christmas Hurts You This Way (featuring the Posies)
3. See You in December (featuring M. Ward and Chuck Prophet)
4. Festival of Lights (Hanukkah Song) (featuring Mike Mills, lead vocals by Mike Mills)
5. Johnny Tannenbaum (featuring Kelly Hogan and Norah O’Connor)
6. The Fourth Noel (featuring Colin Meloy)
7. Merry Christmas Mr. Gulp Gulp
8. Your Christmas Whiskey
9. I See Angels (featuring Ben Gibbard)
10. Yule Tide Me Over (featuring Kelly Hogan)
11. I Still Believe in New Year’s Eve

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