Grant-Lee Phillips

Acclaimed singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Grant-Lee Phillips has unwrapped a new gift for the Christmas season: an EP of Americana-crooning holiday tunes, titled Yuletide.

The EP showcases Phillips’ original “Winterglow” (popularized by his Town Troubadour character on Gilmore Girls) and some covers that Grant breathes new life into, such as Nat King Cole’s “Take Me Back to Toyland” and Frank Sinatra’s “An Old-Fashioned Christmas.” The holiday doesn’t end at Christmas, however, as Grant puts a spin on the New Year’s staple “Auld Lang Syne,” adding a topical new verse to inspire hope towards days of peace. This is the first time any of these songs have been available on vinyl.