Lead guitarist Robbie Robertson [1943-2023] wrote “Christmas Must Be Tonight” for bassist Rick Danko [1943-1999] to sing on The Band’s seventh studio album, Islands (1977). Reportedly, he wrote it upon witnessing the birth of his son. Elton John famously loved it.  Train and Ronnie Hawkins covered it. Mark Mulch, originally from Toms River in Ocean County, now living in Nashville, in our humble opinion, has the best cover of all.

He came out of Toms River in Ocean County and has been in Nashville for years. Mark Mulch is but one of a growing list of artists who call their music Trop Rock. Now it’s a certifiable genre with its own radio stations, charts and audience. Like Americana, it’s an umbrella under which good vibes, strong melodies, sunny scenes and sand between your toes vie for optimum feelgood listening.

Singers Mark Mulch and Kirstie Kraus have recorded a special trop-rock version of "Winter Wonderland" for Christmas Day and we're proud to unveil it.

Singer-Songwriter Mark Mulch, who left Toms River years ago for Nashville, is Radio Trop Rock’s “Artist Of The Month.” With a new single, “Sunrise Vibes,” Mulch, amid the myriad of like-minded artists who continue to flourish since the demise of Jimmy Buffett, is keeping the Trop Rock spirit alive.