On this zesty and imaginative holiday release, The Living Sisters blend voices on brassy yuletide rockers (“Baby Wants a Basketball for Christmas”), wintertime postcards from the heartland (“Kadoka, South Dakota”) and faux-sweet memos to Santa (“Skip the Sugar [Good Girl]”) with a blend of slyness and good cheer. The L.A. folk-pop trio’s witty originals are interspersed with luminous readings of favorites like “Jingle Bells” and “Silver Bells." Taken together, Harmony Is Real: Songs for a Happy Holiday brings a smile to the most jaded lips with its silken vocalizing, crisp arrangements, and playful ambiance.