(l-r) Zac Hanson, Taylor Hanson & Isaac Hanson. | Photo: 3CG Records

Get your jingle bells ready because, HANSON is going on a Christmas concert tour!

The celebrated sibling pop rock trio, known for their chart-topping 1990’s infectious hit “MMMBop,” will be hitting the road this holiday season where they’ll bring the 2019 Wintry Mix Tour to select cities across North America.

The tour, which kicks off in late November and runs until the week of Christmas, will feature an eclectic mix of Christmas and holiday classics, fan favorites and the live preview of brand new music from the band’s forthcoming 7th studio album, set for release in 2020.

Photos: Hanson.net | left-to-right: Taylor, Zac and Isaac Hanson

It’s no surprise that Hanson loves Christmas, from their highly successful 1997 Christmas album “Snowed In”, which has become a classic–at least, in my family (and Ryan Gosling’s!), to their yearly release of festive ornaments and their annual Christmas livestream special events…these guys seem to always have the spirit of the season in their hearts.

In honor of their new Christmas album that was 20 years in the making, “Finally It’s Christmas”–I thought it would be fun to spotlight some of their festive studio gear.

One of the most important things I do every single year — without fail — is put on a particular Christmas album.  I’ve been doing this every year since 1997 and I’ve been known to do it at any given time between the months of January and December.  There’s no time frame limit when it comes to this album.

Yes, it’s true. The thing Ryan Gosling’s mother and I have in common is — it’s just not Christmas without “Snowed In” by Hanson (@HansonMusic).

You can usually tell how filled with the holiday spirit a performer is by their Christmas record. Sometimes an album just sounds like every other song by the artist but with Christmas-related lyrics.

This is not the case with the Hanson brothers.

Even at the young ages they were at the time of the recording of this album (17, 14 & 12), their holiday joy was apparent in every track.  From the jingling opening keyboard taps by Taylor in the cover of Lou Baxter and Johnny Moore’s classic “Merry Christmas Baby” to the joyous “What Christmas Means to Me” and “Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)“.  Let’s not forget the slow or upbeat melodies in their original songs “At Christmas“, “Christmas Time“, and “Everybody Knows the Claus” right down to the closing spiritual tracks like a brilliant melody of “O Holy Night/Silent Night/O Come All Ye Faithful” and “White Christmas“.