Christmas with Niia is a 13-track collection of jazz arrangements of holiday favorites from Los Angeles-based vocalist, pianist and composer Niia, produced by Spencer Zahn (Niia’s acclaimed, V; Dawn Richard’s, Pitchfork, and Best New Music album, Pigments). The record moves easily between traditional carols (“O Holy Night,” “Joy to the World,” “O Come O Come Emmanuel”), jazz standards (“Christmas Time Is Here,” “The Christmas Song,” “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas”) and modern pop hits recast as swing (“Wonderful Christmastime,” “Last Christmas,” “Santa Tell Me”). Focus track, “This Christmas”, is a buoyant, soulful take on the holiday classic, while the single, “Wonderful Christmastime”, trades the original’s synths for a warm acoustic jazz arrangement. Niia’s voice, which The New York Times described as “husky in depth but tender in tone,” ties it all together, making the album an easy fit for holiday gatherings, dinner parties and in-store play. Out now digitally, with the LP (maroon vinyl) and CD arriving December 4.