"The Sweetback Sisters" presented by Christmas Tree Santas

Christmas caroling has never been this much fun! The Sweetback Sisters, as heard on NPR and A Prairie Home Companion, add their honey sweet voices, backed by their rollicking roadhouse band, to a wide-ranging program of holiday music for their annual Country Christmas Sing-Along Spectacular. Lyric sheets for the audience let everyone join in the fun. It’s a show the Boston Globe calls “festive… the perfect balance of sass, sincerity and swing.”

Lead vocalists Emily Miller and Zara Bode aren’t, in fact, blood relatives, but their tightly-knit harmonies recall some of music’s most memorable family duos, like the Everlys and the Judds. Their joyous Christmas show started four years ago as a bit of a lark for a few friends and loyal fans, but a CD of holiday music soon followed, and their seasonal sing-alongs are now an annual touring tradition for the band.

Proceeds from the show benefit the Christmas Tree Santas, a local non-profit that spreads hope and joy by giving away Christmas trees to needy families. A cash bar and silent auction before the event also help raise money for this holiday charity.