They also just released “Christmas Like,” a parody of Walker Hayes' mega-hit “Fancy Like.” A YouTube video observes the singers indulging in what looks like a tad too much eggnog and whipped cream at an Applebee's on their day off. Working from their respective homes, they produced “ Social Christmasing,” which is now out in a deluxe edition featuring a couple songs that weren't on the original - “Christmas Show” by group member Mike Luginbill and a version of “Celebrate Me Home,” featuring Kenny Loggins. Last year, like most performing artists, the members of Straight No Chaser stayed home. The singers will take six weeks off after New Year's Eve, and then begin touring again. “We were playing Christmas music on Halloween,” Smith said. The group performed a couple dozen non-holiday-themed shows on the East Coast this summer before heading into the holiday season in October. “We have the most understanding wives in the world,” Smith said. While the holidays are the biggest season for Straight No Chaser, which earned a recording contract back in its early days on the basis of its over-the-top version of “The Twelve Days of Christmas,” it stays on the road, at least during normal times, throughout the year.Ĭoncert review: James Taylor and Jackson Browne 'scratched an itch' for longtime fans We care for and invest in our alumni and do our best not to forget them.”
“When I was in the a cappella group there, the professional group came back and recorded all their albums in Bloomington. It honestly is a brotherhood. “There's just something in the water there in Bloomington,” Smith joked. The connection between the college group and the professional one is still strong, however. Whenever a member of Straight No Chaser leaves the group, a new member is recruited from the alumni of Another Round. Genesis in Columbus: Phil Collins in fine voice during what could be farewell tour
Originally known as Straight No Chaser, that group has changed its name to Another Round, to avoid any confusion with the professional singers. Like the rest of the group, Smith was in an a cappella group at Indiana University. The youngest and newest of the group's members, Smith spoke from outside Pittsburgh, where the group was enjoying a day off after the first 36 shows of a 60-show tour. Smith, 32, joined the group, which now includes five of the original members, last year. Jasper Smith, a member of the nine-man group, wasn't involved at the time. A cappella group Straight No Chaser, which will be performing Dec. 21 at the Palace Theatre, got its start at Indiana University in 1996.