Backstreet Boys Get Claymation Treatment For ‘Christmas In New York’ Video

The Backstreet Boys are feeling the Yuletide spirit with their new single, "Christmas In New York." The song comes from the group's first holiday album, A Very Backstreet Christmas, which was released on October 14th. But according to Billboard, it's the video for "Christmas in New York" (below) that's really getting a lot of attention.

For a good portion of the video, the Backstreet Boys look more like a vintage Rankin/Bass Christmas special, or even the California Raisins from the '80s. We see the guys singing the holiday track while Claymation versions of themselves explore New York City at Christmastime. They visit such Big Apple landmarks as Times Square, Rockefeller Center, and Central Park. Claymation Santa makes an appearance, too.

The Backstreet Boys didn't forget the classics on their new holiday album. A Very Backstreet Christmas includes plenty of seasonal favorites, as well as two other original tracks, “Together” and “Happy Days.”

'Tis the season to get your holiday playlists filled up! We love the classics like Mariah Carey's "All I Want For Christmas Is You" and "Jingle Bell Rock," but what we really want to hear is our favorite pop stars sing their renditions of Christmas songs! Below, we have compiled absolute must-have Christmas covers.

Originally released by British pop duo Wham!, Miley Cyrus's cover of "Last Christmas" made it completely her own.

Ne-Yo's cover of Nat King Cole's 1961 "The Christmas Song" fills our hearts with warmth.

The sexiest Santa song there is, "Santa Baby" sounds the sultriest covered by Kylie Minogue.

Gwen Stefani performed her version of "Jingle Bells" on the Ellen DeGeneres show in 2017, showing us an amazing interpretation of the 1889 original.

Yeah, John Lennon and Yoko Ono's song is cool, but Miley Cyrus and Mark Ronson's cover is way cooler. And hey, it features John and Yoko's son Sean.

Spice up your life with Spice Girls' cover of 1981 new wave band The Waitresses.

There have been many covers of "Silent Night," but Destiny's Child did it best, as the trio of ladies offer a different approach to the song that was originally made way back when in 1818.

“Baby, It’s Cold Outside” performed by Ariana Grande and Mac Miller as a duet, under his jazz-genre pseudonym Larry Lovestein.

No one has ever topped (or will ever top) Whitney Houston's version of Bing Crosby's 1963 classic.

Have yourself a (hauntingly) merry little Christmas with Phoebe Bridgers cover of Judy Garland's 1944 classic.

John Legend put out his Christmas album, A Legendary Christmas, in 2018, and "Silver Bells" is by far the best.

Christina Aguilera's powerful voice is just the break we needed of the softer Christmas songs we're used to. Her version adds just enough sugar and spice.

A young Justin Bieber's 2011 cover of "Santa Claus Is Coming To Town," helping make his toys in this wholesome music video.

Performing at the annual Christmas in Washington special, Lovato performed Mariah Carey's "All I Want For Christmas Is You" in front of then-president Barack Obama with a full choir.

From her 2007 holiday album titled Sounds of the Season: The Taylor Swift Holiday Collection, a young Taylor Swift sings her rendition of the 1956 original by The Drifters.

The former One Direction-er covers "Wonderful Christmastime" by Sir Paul McCartney in a fresh way with a live band.

As if Beyoncé can make a song that doesn't send chills down our spine, her cover of "Ave Maria" blows us away.

In 2009, Selena Gomez covered this pop-rock cover of 1934's "Winter Wonderland."