Jill Scott's song "Family Reunion" from her album Beautifully Human is not a Christmas or holiday song. It's set in the summer, the popular time for organized family reunions, yet it is a Christmas song because we know that if you're fortunate, or unfortunate depending on your view, you'll see a whole lotta relatives during December.

For those of us who did not get the Norman Rockwell family, the song offers some solace and subtle advice through Jill Scott's delivery. The song's laid back, smooth, and Jill's busy loving all her family in its lyrics, no matter how crazy its members may be--drunks and fighters, bad cooks, babies, warm hearts and all.