Beach scene at sunset with two young adults posing; one holds a snowman decoration and the other wears festive sweater and top hat, ocean waves visible in background 2:42
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Us The Duo take Christmas to the beach

There's sand under Michael and Carissa Alvarado and ocean behind them, and not a snowflake in sight. They sing about Christmas anyway. more

The couple make up Us The Duo, and 'Feels Like Christmas,' one of their own songs, is for people who spend the holidays somewhere warm. It starts by admitting the obvious. It's warm outside and the ground is dry. Then comes the turn, "I can picture white powdery snow."

A ukulele carries the tune, and their two voices do the rest. "Even as the palm trees sway," they sing, "I can smell the scent of a pine."

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There's sand under Michael and Carissa Alvarado and ocean behind them, and not a snowflake in sight.

The second verse plays the same trick. Santa may be asleep, but "I can still hear the sleigh bells ring." The music may stop, but "I can still hear the carols sing." Later they fill in the rest of the picture, with "a Christmas tree strung with lights and some mistletoe."

Late in the song, someone turns up in the background ringing a bell. It may be as close as this beach gets to sleigh bells.

Listeners who know this kind of Christmas hear themselves in it. A Floridian loves it, someone in a tropical country says the singing makes it feel like it's snowing, and one more almost felt the sand underfoot. One fan says the pair's voices always sound like home and a cozy fireplace.

That's the whole idea of the song, and they pull it off. "With a little spirit and imagination, it feels like Christmas."

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