Thursday, December 10, 2009
Imagine taking the classic holiday melody “The 12 Days of Christmas,” splicing it with snippets of “Santa Claus is Coming to Town,” “Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer” and “Dreidel, Dreidel, Dreidel,” and finishing the mix off with Toto’s “Africa.” This rambunctious mash-up is precisely the sort of unlikely harmony you’ll hear from Straight No Chaser, a 10-man a cappella group performing at the Lied Center this Saturday.
Straight up holiday fun: A cappella group Straight No Chaser will bring their interpretations of traditional holiday songs to the Lied Center Saturday at 7:30 p.m.
Founded in 1996 at Indiana University, Straight No Chaser toured nationally for 10 years, inducting new generations of members along the way and creating a tradition at Indiana. When the university hosted a reunion concert in 2006, Randy Stine, one of the original members, posted a video of a 1998 performance of “The 12 Days of Christmas” on YouTube. Practically overnight, the video became an internet sensation, receiving more than 7 million hits in December alone.
Fortunately for Straight No Chaser, one of the viewers of the popular video was Atlantic Records CEO Craig Kallman, says Tyler Trepp, a current member of SNC. Atlantic signed the group in 2008, and they have since released three albums.
The group will entertain audiences with songs from its first album, Holiday Spirits, as well as other non-holiday selections on Saturday. Although the group takes its music seriously, don’t expect a typical a cappella performance. “We make fun of each other. We joke around.” Trepp says. “We just have a lot of fun on stage.”
To hear your holiday favorites like you never have before, check out Straight No Chaser at the Lied Center on Saturday at 7:30 p.m. Student tickets are $12.
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