When singer-songwriter Gavin DeGraw set out to make his first Christmas record, he wasn’t focused on putting a new, contemporary spin on holiday staples like “Silent Night” and “It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year”—he wanted to showcase them in their original glory.
“Something about these Christmas songs, particularly the old, classic Christmas songs—it just feels like tradition. It just feels like you’ve been living inside these songs forever and ever,” he shared with media outlet Fox News.
