Darius Rucker leaves his newly adopted country home behind for a bit of uptown swinging swagger on 2014's Home for the Holidays. This 12-track collection of standards -- apart from "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing" and "O Come, All Ye Faithful," they're all secular; apart from the nondescript original "What God Wants for Christmas," they're all well-known -- is all delivered in the mock-Sinatra style that has come to suggest Christmas in popular culture. The production is clean and unfussy, sparkling just enough to suggest new-fallen snow but not enough to be tacky, and Rucker is amiable, perhaps a bit too digitally polished but possessing enough good charm to keep things moving at a nice clip. Consequently, Home for the Holidays winds up as a perfectly fine Christmas record, suited for those Rucker fans who have stuck with him from Hootie to R&B to country. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine
- Genre: Christmas / Chanukkah
- Format: Vinyl
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Tracklist
| Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow | 2:56 |
| Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas | 3:38 |
| What God Wants For Christmas | 3:37 |
| You're A Mean One, Mr. Grinch | 3:27 |
| Baby, It's Cold Outside | 3:45 |
| I'll Be Home For Christmas | 3:53 |
| O Come, All Ye Faithful | 4:05 |
| Winter Wonterland | 2:48 |
| Candy Cane Christmas | 3:23 |
| Please Come Home For Christmas | 4:11 |
| Hark ! The Herald Angels Sing | 3:52 |
| White Christmas | 3:39 |
