Photos: She & Him at the Theatre at Ace Hotel

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She & Him at the Theatre at Ace Hotel (Photos by Stevo Rood / ARood Photo)

Over the past decade, Zooey Deschanel and M. Ward — She & Him for their joint musical venture — have become the It Duo for the holidays.

This weekend they reconvened at the very decked-out Theatre at Ace Hotel to celebrate the 10th anniversary of their album “A Very She & Him Christmas,” which, since its release in 2011, has become something of a holiday staple.

They first staged holiday shows in 2018, moving their L.A. location to the Ace the next year. After a year off because of the pandemic, they were back for two nights of warm vibes and a bounty of familiar tunes. This year’s deluxe version of the album included the newly recorded “It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas,” absent from Saturday night’s set. But songs from the duo’s second holiday album, 2016’s “Christmas Party,” were plentiful, along with a couple of originals.

Setlist: The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire), Happy Holidays / The Holiday Season / I’ll Be Home for Christmas (If Only in My Dreams), Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas, Christmas Day, Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree, Mele Kalikimaka, Winter Wonderland, Christmas Wish, The Coldest Night of the Year, (Everybody’s Waitin’ for) The Man With the Bag, Christmas Memories, Blue Christmas, Baby It’s Cold Outside, I’ve Got My Love To Keep Me Warm, Little Saint Nick, Sleigh Ride, Black Hole, Magic Trick, In the Sun, Why Do You Let Me Stay Here?, I’ve Got Your Number Son, I Was Made for You, Holiday, All I Want for Christmas Is You. Encore: Stars Fell on Alabama, You’ve Really Got a Hold on Me, The Christmas Waltz, Run Rudolph Run, Silent Night, Carol of the Bells, Joy to the World (medley)

Photos by Stevo Rood / ARoodPhoto