Maybe there are a ton of Christmas-themed mixtapes out there, but Soulful Christmas by DJ Smooth Denali (spectacular name, by the way) is the first one I’ve stumbled upon. While not every track is exactly a winner (Joe’s take on Donny Hathaway’s “This Christmas” adds little to the appeal of the original), the disc strikes an entertaining balance for those people who want to hear Christmas music, but are wary of tuning into their local 24-hour holiday hits station (”If we don’t play a Carpenters track each hour, call in and win $100!”). A sampling of the tracks featured in the mix—complete with confusing, YouTube-user-generated visuals—fter the cut.

Johnny Gill, “Give Love On Christmas”:

Mary J. Blige, “Someday At Christmas”:

Toni Braxton and Whitney Houston, “Grownup Christmas List”:

R. Kelly, “World Christmas”:

Mixtapes [DJ Smooth Denali]