Head Bitch Music returns with a dazzling, defiant holiday masterpiece in "Sleigh the Holidays, Volume II”

Head Bitch Music's new holiday compilation, Sleigh the Holidays, Volume II, features women, non-binary, and queer artists taking back the season in their own unique ways. There is a lot of brave, fun energy on the album. This one goes even further than the first volume, which was very well received last year. It replaces cookie-cutter cheer with real emotion, wit, warmth, and the kind of honesty that makes the holidays feel both bigger and more personal. "Sleigh the Holidays, Volume II" isn't just a bunch of songs, it's a mix of queer celebration, honesty, and fun over the course of fifteen tracks and forty-one minutes.

"Christmas Time (Me, Myself and I)" by BITTERS is the first song on the album. It's a pop song that sounds like an anti-holiday song. This is a clever way to begin an album that doesn't want to be boring. After that, The Blah Blah Blahs add some excitement to the playlist with a Blondie-style version of "Jingle Bells." This song is one of the best and a definite favourite. It turns a classic into a glittering, dance-floor adrenaline shot.

Liv Slingerland's "It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year" has a simple acoustic moment that makes you feel cosy and at home. Niki Demar and Julianne Hope keep that closeness going on "Two Queens in a King-Sized Bed," giving the sapphic classic a sweet and tender touch. Skyler Cocco's "snowglobe" gives a quiet ache and captures loneliness with cinematic grace. The indie-folk version of "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" by Frances Anderson gives the song a soft emotional base.

The middle of the album is full of personality, from e.woolf's fun "A Marshmallow World" to JPOLND's smouldering "Santa Baby," which is great for late-night listening. Donnie Brightko and B.K.L.A.'s "Bestie Christmas" is a fun song about chosen family that gets the party going. Then there's Rachel K Collier's "In the Bleak Midwinter," which is a dreamy, atmospheric song that makes you feel like you're in a dream. Miette Hope's soulful "Blue Christmas" and Olivia Reid's bright, clear "Singing in the Snow" add to the range of emotions.

"Dear Santa" is a fun, flirty song that Disco Shrine plays before the last, powerful part of the album. Another favourite is Devon Baldwin's "Silent Night," which changes the classic song into a creepy, modern lullaby. Devon Michael ends the collection with a beautiful, Celtic-sounding "Auld Lang Syne," which is a heartfelt and hopeful goodbye. These musicians make the season their own, showing that holiday music isn't just red and green. It has all the colours of the rainbow and sparkles more than ever.

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