they are not like kiley, but every holiday season, new tunes compete with our classics. >> we asked aic expert for picks of the best new songs of the season, and he's in miami. bruno, happy holidays. >> reporter: happy holidays to you too. it's the most wonderful time of the year with the kids jingle belling and everybody telling you to be of good cheer, yes, there's several new albums out that are vying to become classic starn iic standards. they are charting on people's play lists for 2016. pentatonix is back with the fifth holiday album release in five years, and haunting rendition of cohen's "hall lieu ya" is the most streamed song, a great try butte to the legendary recently deceased richard cohen. ♪ hallelujah ♪ hallelujah >> reporter: sadness is part of the holiday season, and 2016 is no exception. casey's christmas includes new songs featuring "christmas me cry" the saddest holiday song since elvis sang about having a blue christmas. ♪ home for christmas ♪ it always makes me cry >> reporter: baby, this christmas, my gift to you will be me, sings r. kelly in "home for christmas