Credits:Tamar Braxton (Tamar)Description:ThirteenyearspassedbetweenTamarBraxton'sfirstandsecondsoloalbums,butWinterLoversland--releasedinNovember2013--followedthelatterbyonlyacouplemonths.It'sabriefChristmasalbum,only30minutesinlength,inwhichBraxtoncoversalotoffamiliarground("SantaClausIsComingtoTown,""SilentNight,"etc.)yetputsforthmaximumeffort.Insomecases,theamountofenergyexertedisgreaterthanwhat'srequired--mostaudiblysoonanacappellaupdateof"TheChipmunkSong(ChristmasDon'tBeLate)"thatfeaturesTrinaBraxtonanddollopsofmelisma."SleighRide"and"SantaClausIsComingtoTown"gettraditionalvocalarrangementswithcontemporarybeats,whilesomesongs--like"HaveYourselfaMerryLittleChristmas,"includinganundeniablystunningclosingnote,andaserious"SantaBaby"--areplayedstraight.Amedleyof"AwayinaManger"and"LittleDrummerBoy,"apartfromwhatsoundslikelightfingersnaps,isallvocalsaswell,moreanimpressiveshowcaseforBraxton'stalentandversatilitythananythingelse