Saxophonist and vocalist James Casey has announced he’ll release his solo debut EP, A Little Something For Everyone, a holiday record set to release on Dec. 5 via 12/23 Records. The first single off the project, “Christmafunk,” will arrive on Nov. 14.

The four-track Christmas collection sees Casey on two holiday staples, a funk-fueled original along with a gospel hymn, and is pressed on limited edition blue vinyl and was created in partnership with the Nancy Langhorne Foundation. The proceeds from the project will benefit the Colorectal Cancer Alliance and Eastern Virginia Medical School’s HOPES Clinic to help provide free colon cancer screenings for the uninsured.

Casey was diagnosed with colon cancer last year, making the project a personal undertaking.

“When I was approached with the opportunity to record, I jumped at the chance,” Casey said. “Although we had a lot of setbacks while recording due to chemotherapy, being able to make a fun, holiday record with my friends to help people get access to screening for something that I am currently battling was a no-brainer. The fact that it’s the first music released under my own name is definitely an added bonus!”

Though A Little Something For Everyone marks Casey’s first recording under his own name, his forthcoming solo EP Kauai is due to release in early 2023.

A Little Something For Everyone was produced and arranged by Casey, recorded at Creamery Studio in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, mixed by Jack Mason and Michael Coffman and mastered by Doug Krebs. The album features some of New York’s best session musicians, including Randy Runyon (guitar), Ian Faquini (guitar), Matt Owens (trumpet), Steve Jenkins (bass), Corey Bernhard (keys) and Derrick White (horns), who arranged the album’s rendition of “Joy to the World.”

Vinyl production is limited to just 300 copies, which are numbered with album jackets designed by Brooklyn-based artist Nate Cepis. The album is available for pre-order on Nov. 7 at 1223Records.com, with vinyl shipping in mid-December, while singles from the EP will roll out on streaming services throughout November.

Pre-order A Little Something For Everyone here.

Track Listing:

1. Christmafunk

2. Christmas Time Is Here

3. Joy To The World

4. His Eye Is On The Sparrow