Following three holiday albums and a Christmas EP, all of which hit the Billboard Top Ten, pop a cappella group
Pentatonix present
The Best of Pentatonix Christmas. Sweetening the pot for fans who may already be well-acquainted with prior releases, the generous 19-track offering includes four previously unreleased songs. One of them, "Do You Hear What I Hear," features
Whitney Houston, whose vocals were taken from a 2004 rendition of the song. Consenting guests include R&B singer
Jazmine Sullivan, who is featured on a soulful premiere version of "Joyful, Joyful," as well as
Kelly Clarkson ("Grown-Up Christmas List"),
Maren Morris ("When You Believe"), and others from prior releases. Taking liberties with the Christmas theme, the collection also includes covers of
Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah" and
the Beach Boys' "God Only Knows." A collection highlight, the latter makes its debut on the album, as does "You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch." Though
Pentatonix appeared on the soundtrack to the 2018 film
Dr. Seuss' The Grinch, they were represented there instead by "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen," which is also included here.