The a cappella group Straight No Chaser formed in 1996, when the ensemble's
original members — singers Dan Ponce, Randy Stine, Charlie Mechling, Steve
Morgan, Jerome Collins, Dave Roberts, Walter Chase, Mike Itkoff, and Patrick
Hachey — were students at Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana. Although
this lineup only performed together for three years before all 10 students
graduated, a clip of their 1998 holiday performance found its way onto YouTube,
where it became a viral sensation during the late 2000s. At the request of
Atlantic Records, the group reunited and released...