In early 2017, Scott McCaughey was asked to write some holiday songs for a Monkees holiday album. He became so inspired by the task that he wrote more than an albums worth of material and decided to record that album with his group, The Minus 5.The resulting album, Dear December, brings yearly holiday cheer and a batch of original songs meant for singing, drinking, parties, and of course a few dismal sad songs too. The band has only gotten together to play these a few times before, so this is a ...