The first half of the evening consisted of random covers, from a doo-wop inspired take on Van Morrison's 'Moondance' to a kitschy ' Any Dream Will Do' from 'Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat,' delivered with the same decade-old joke in the intro. Like a herd of groomsmen serenading a new bride, the members of Straight No Chaser wore matching black suits, red ties and blinding smiles. On Monday, the group performed for an eager, sold-out crowd at the Great American Music Hall, playing a set filled with songs from its first album, 'Holiday Spirits.' It was best appreciated by people who wait all year to break out their Bedazzlered Christmas sweaters and get a kick out of watching grown men pretend to dance badly as they call one another 'dawg.' Now the recently reunited Straight No Chaser has become the season's unlikely crossover bet, like Josh Groban in 2007 and the Trans-Siberian Orchestra every year before that. Then something really crazy happened: Atlantic Records stepped in with a five-album record deal for the collective that had disbanded after graduation, with its members scattered around the globe working as bankers, teachers and theme park characters. The clip, which saw the 10-man chorus jumbling the song with bits of 'I Have a Little Dreidel' and Toto's 'Africa,' went viral and racked up more than 8 million hits. Last December, a former member of the Indiana University undergraduate a cappella group Straight No Chaser posted a 1998 video of the outfit singing a goofy version of 'The 12 Days of Christmas' on YouTube. Facebook Twitter Email Straight No Chaser performs to a sell out crowd, at the Great American Music Hall, Monday Dec.

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