UMI – This Christmas (Live On The Zane Lowe Show) [Video]
UMI steps into the holiday season with a warm, lived-in take on “This Christmas” — performed live on Apple Music Radio as part of The Zane Lowe Show.
It’s the kind of seasonal drop that doesn’t chase novelty for its own sake; it just lets her voice and phrasing do the work, turning a familiar classic into something intimate and personal. This live rendition is a short, tight set that clocks in at 4 songs / 14 minutes, recorded from the show in Los Angeles. If you want the studio version too, UMI also dropped “This Christmas” as a standalone single earlier in the season (released November 11), tied into Apple Music’s Carols Covered holiday rollouts. The video performance is giving the song that “event” feel — less background playlist, more sit down and watch.
If you’re collecting holiday cuts that still feel like the artist (instead of a forced seasonal costume), this one lands nicely: UMI’s soft-touch R&B sensibility fits the material naturally, and the live setting makes it feel even more immediate.
