Mormon Tabernacle Choir
Let the Season In

There’s a case to be made—especially if you belong to the Church of Matt Stone and Trey Parker—that Mormons are hopelessly ill-equipped to deal with the real world. That becomes doubly evident over the holidays. How in the hell are you supposed to get blind drunk on Christmas and start swearing like Frank Booth in Blue Velvet if your religious beliefs forbid it? One listen to Let the Season In, however, and you’ll not only be ready to sign up for a religion that forbids you from getting blotto and coveting your neighbour’s smokin’ hot ass, but will be going door-to-door trying to convince your fellow heathens that fucking like rabbits is something that only a man and his wife—or wives, as the case may be—should be doing. In addition to all-hands-on-deck symphonic sing-alongs like “We Wish You a Merry Christmas” and “Gloria Patri”, Let the Season In also throws some welcome curve balls. “The Twelve Days After Christmas”, for example, operates as a primer on what to do with the turtledoves, French hens, and other crap that’s been junking up your house since your true love went crazy with the gift-giving. There’s also a wonderful choral rendition of “Christmas Is Coming”, the title of which alone is guaranteed to get you laughing, unless you’re a devout and pure Mormon who doesn’t get the joke.