Pink Martini

The Jazz Gallery All-Stars perform live from the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C.. Jati Lindsay hide caption

Stream a special holiday edition of World Cafe. Rich McKie/WXPN hide caption

"I Am Woman" singer Helen Reddy performs in 1970. Ian Dickson/Redferns/Getty Images hide caption

Pink Martini's Joy To The World: A Holiday Spectacular. Dave Christensen/OPB hide caption

Ari Shapiro, new host of NPR's All Things Considered. Doby Photography/NPR hide caption

Pink Martini performs on Mountain Stage. Brian Blauser/Mountain Stage hide caption

"I think that's maybe my best strength as a musician: the ability to accompany and to breathe with whoever's taking the lead," Thomas Lauderdale says. Autumn de Wilde hide caption

Pink Martini. Autumn De Wilde hide caption

Myrlie Evers-Williams leads her three children — Reena (from left), Van and Darrell — at the family piano, circa 1965. Courtesy of the Evers family hide caption

Pink Martini performs on Mountain Stage. Brian Blauser/Mountain Stage hide caption

Pink Martini performed on Mountain Stage back in 2005. Brian Blauser hide caption

Pianist Thomas Lauderdale and vocalist China Forbes say the members of Pink Martini sat down and wrote a list of their favorite holiday songs before they began writing their new album, Joy To The World. courtesy of the artist hide caption

Pink Martini. James Wilder Hancock hide caption

Pink Martini's new album is Splendor in the Grass. Adam Levey hide caption