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She & Him - A Very She & Him Christmas

Review by Robert Cooke

Somehow She & Him turn your whole world into tinsel for the half hour you spend listening to this album.»

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'a very she and him christmas' is a wonderful collection of holiday tunes from two of music's most impressive artists - zooey deschanel (she) and m ward (him). inspired by seminal holiday albums by the likes of the carpenters, vince guaraldi, the beach boys, elvis presley and more, she and him have set out to create an intimate holiday recording of christmas classics that helps bring new emotions out of old songs. recorded in los angeles and nyc at various points in 2011, 'a very she and him christmas' sees the duo stepping back slightly from the layered, lush aesthetic of their critically acclaimed second album, 'volume two'. on 'a very she and him christmas', deschanel and ward let the songs speak for themselves, oftentimes recording them with just acoustic guitar and vocals. consistent in everything are the elements that have made she and him one of the most loved bands of the last few years - deschanel's soulful vocal delivery and ward's impressive guitar work, both sounding as timeless as ever.