The Beths Cover "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas"

Photo by Mason Fairey

Jeff is more of the Christmas music guy here, but every so often there will be one that I enjoy thoroughly. We've both been huge on The Beths (expect them to do quite well in our best of 2018 recap coming soon), so of course we're going to drop everything when they release a Christmas song. They've released their take on the classic "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas." The song starts out as traditionally and quietly as possible, complete with strings. But, seeing as it clocks in at over five minutes, it slowly turns into an indie rock epic without losing any of its old timey charm. It's a brilliant version of a classic by a band very quickly becoming one of our favorites.

You can listen to The Beths's version of "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" below. For more on The Beths, be sure to check them out on Facebook and Twitter. Current tour dates are below the song, including some early spring North American dates!

Fri. Dec. 14 – Wellington, NZ @ Meow
Sat. Dec. 15 – Warkworth Town District, NZ @ Leigh Sawmill Café 
Wed. Dec. 19 – Sydney, AUS @ Lansdowne Hotel
Thu. Dec. 20 – Northcote, AUS @ Northcote Social Club 
Sat. Dec. 22 – Fortitude Valley, AUS @ Black Bear Lodge 
Wed. Jan. 23 – Dublin, IE @ The Grand Social
Thu. Jan. 24 – Dublin, IE @ Olympia Theatre (w/ Death Cab for Cutie) 
Fri. Jan. 25 – Manchester, UK @ Albert Hall (w/ Death Cab for Cutie) (SOLD OUT)
Sat. Jan. 26 – Glasgow, UK @ O2 Academy Glasgow (w/ Death Cab for Cutie) 
Mon. Jan. 28 – Nottingham, UK @ Rock City (w/ Death Cab for Cutie)
Tue. Jan. 29 – Leeds, UK @ O2 Academy Leeds (w/ Death Cab for Cutie) 
Wed. Jan. 30 – Bristol, UK @ O2 Academy Bristol (w/ Death Cab for Cutie) 
Thu. Jan. 31 – London, UK @ Hoxton Square Bar & Kitchen 
Fri. Feb. 1 – London, UK @ Eventim Apollo (w/ Death Cab for Cutie) 
Sat. Feb. 2 – Paris, FR @ Le Trianon (w/ Death Cab for Cutie)
Sun. Feb. 3 – Antwerp, BE @ De Roma (w/ Death Cab for Cutie) 
Tue. Feb. 5 – Utrecht, NL @ TivoliVrendenburg, Grote Zaal (w/ Death Cab for Cutie)
Wed. Feb. 6 – Cologne, DE @ Live Music Hall (w/ Death Cab for Cutie) 
Thu. Feb. 7 – Berlin, DE @ Astra Kulturhaus (w/ Death Cab for Cutie) 
Sat. Feb. 9 – Hamburg, DE @ Große Freiheit 36 (w/ Death Cab for Cutie) (SOLD OUT)
Sun. Feb. 10 – Copenhagen, DK @ VEGA Musikkens Hus - Store Vega (Main Hall)
Mon. Feb. 11 – Stockholm, SE @ Cirkus (w/ Death Cab for Cutie) 
Tue. Feb. 12 – Oslo, NO @ Sentrum Scene (w/ Death Cab for Cutie)
Thu. Feb. 21-Sun. Feb. 24 – Orere Point, NZ @ Splore 2019
Tue. Feb. 26 – Toronto, ON @ The Garrison (w/ Bad Bad Hats) 
Wed. Feb. 27 – Montreal, QC @ Casa Del Popolo (w/ Bad Bad Hats) 
Thu. Feb. 28 – Boston, MA @ Brighton Music Hall (w/ Bad Bad Hats) 
Fri. Mar. 1 – Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg (w/ Bad Bad Hats)
Sat. Mar. 2 – Washington, DC @ Union Stage (w/ Bad Bad Hats) 
Sun. Mar. 3 – Philadelphia, PA @ First Unitarian Church (w/ Bad Bad Hats)
Tue. Mar. 5 – Cleveland, OH @ Beachland Ballroom (w/ Bad Bad Hats) 
Wed. Mar. 6 – Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hall (w/ Bad Bad Hats) 
Thu. Mar. 7 – Nashville, TN @ The Basement (w/ Bad Bad Hats) 
Fri. Mar. 8 – Atlanta, GA @ The Earl (w/ Bad Bad Hats) 
Sat. Mar. 9 – Savannah, GA @ Savannah Stopover (w/ Bad Bad Hats)
Mon. Mar. 11-Fri. Mar. 15 – Austin, TX @ SXSW (w/ Bad Bad Hats)
Sat. Mar. 16 – Dallas, TX @ Not So Fun Wknd (w/ Bad Bad Hats)  
Sun. Mar. 17 – Houston, TX @ Satellite Bar (w/ Bad Bad Hats) 
Thur. May. 16 - London, UK @ The Dome