HEY! MERRY CHRISTMAS!

Hey! Merry Christmas! includes seasonal favorites -- "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) and "Happy Holiday" -- the group also came together to write eight original tracks for the album. They settled on a selection of songs that emulate the holiday's festive nature -- with the uptempo, infectious "Christmas Time Is (Coming 'Round Again)" and "Santa Does" -- as well as its more reflective elements, such as bluesy ballads "Santa Wants to Take You for a Ride" and "Christmas for Me Is You." Hey! Merry Christmas! was produced by the Mavericks' singer Raul Malo alongside Niko Bolas. It also features the multi-instrumentalist group the Fantastic Five (Max Abrams, Julio Diaz, Ed Friedland, Michael Guerra and Lorenzo Molina Ruiz).