Tis the season for sleigh bells ringing, endless caroling and toasting to our loved ones. And it's also the time when everyone, regardless of musical style, releases their own take on the holiday song. Whether it's a fresh take on an old classic or a newly penned tune for today's audience, artists have been feeling the holiday spirit, and they want to share that cheer with you. So with Christmas around the corner, this week's New Music Friday will highlight our favorite holiday records. Although our picks have already dropped and this writer isn't the biggest fan of holiday tracks (Bah Humbug), I combed through this year's releases and picked my faves.

From country and indie rock tracks to pop and dance, here is this week's Top 5 Album Releases of the Week: Holiday Edition.

'A Very Kacey Christmas' - Kacey Musgraves

Kacey Musgraves goes for traditional country sounds as well as tosses some Hawaiian flair on her holiday record, A Very Kacey Christmas. Putting her twist on the playful "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" and the lesser known but still thoroughly enjoyable "I Want A Hippopotamus for Christmas," she shows us just how quirky she can get. And sure some of them are a little kitschy, but isn't that the joy of Christmas tunes, especially the ones we learned in school? She also does a nice rendition of the Alvin and the Chipmunks holiday tune, "Christmas Don't Be Late" as well as covers Bing Crosby's "Mele Kalikimaka."

But the album isn't all covers. She also sings about being lonely during the holidays with "Christmas Makes Me Cry," which she wrote with Shane McAnally and Brandy Clark. She also penned "Present Without a Bow," which features Leon Bridges, who also helped out with the writing. While Christmas albums tend to focus on the time before and around December 25, it usually closes with a song honoring New Year's Eve. Kacey's is no different and ends the record with "What Are You Doing New Year's Eve?"