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Christmas Songs - 12" - 2013

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Details

Label:	Epitaph Records	Release date:	11/26/2013
Country:	United States	Disc / Label details:	Vinyl: Black / Label: Printed yellow
Format	12"
Misc:	9 tracks - Etched vinyl - Cardboard sleeve
Remark:	Comes with free cd (87276-2). One sided; b-side has etched artwork (antlers on what appears to be a nineball).

Identification

Catalog ID:	87276-1
Barcode:	0 45778-72761 2
Matrix / Runout (A-Side):	87276-A
Matrix / Runout (B-Side):	87228-B

Images

Christmas Songs - Front (stickered) (997x1000)

Front (stickered)
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Christmas Songs - Vinyl side A (995x1000)

Vinyl side A
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Christmas Songs - Vinyl side B (997x1000)

Vinyl side B
By: Alice

Back
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Christmas Songs - Dust sleeve (front) (1017x1000)

Dust sleeve (front)
By: Alice

Christmas Songs - Dust sleeve (back) (1007x1000)

Dust sleeve (back)
By: Alice

Christmas Songs - Label side A (735x732)

Label side A
By: Alice

Tracklist

Click the song titles for more information, lyrics and interpretations

	Song title	Song writer(s)	Version	Length	Interpretations
1	Hark! The Herald Angels Sing		Album version	1:59	0
2	O Come All Ye Faithful		Album version	2:04	0
3	O Come, O Come Emmanuel		Album version	2:07	0
4	White Christmas		Album version	1:49	0
5	Little Drummer Boy		Album version	2:04	0
6	God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen		Album version	1:39	0
7	What Child Is This?		Album version	1:53	0
8	Angels We Have Heard On High		Album version	2:07	0
9	American Jesus	Greg Graffin, Brett Gurewitz	Andy Wallace remix	3:19	86

Info from 'The Answer'

Background	The band has always threatened to release a Christmas album. In 1993, the band released a live version of “Silent Night” (recorded at the 1993 KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas) to an Atlantic promotional compilation titled “So This Is Christmas.” In 1997, the band record... Read more
Recording	The album was recorded in late 2011, while the band was recording the cover of Bob Dylan’s “It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue.” It was recorded at Joe Baresi’s House of Compression. Baresi handled recording and mixing. The album was produced by Greg, Brett and Baresi. ... Read more
Release and Reception	The album was announced on October 21, 2013. It was accompanied by a digital version of “Hark! The Herald Angels Sing.” The album was released on October 29th, 2013 on CD, LP, and digital through Epitaph. It peaked at number 101 on the Billboard 200 and at number 7 on Billboard... Read more
Concept	Graffin: “…the songs are played in the style of punk rock. Maybe punk rock has become so respectable now that no one would bat an eyelash to hear a traditional Christmas song played in the punk style. But, part of the intention is that should be a jarring thing for the listener to he... Read more
Artwork	The artwork on the album is titled, "New Shoes," taken by Gerald Waller of Austria in 1946. It depicts an orphan receiving a pair of shoes after World War II.
Trivia	Christmas Songs marks the appearance of Andy Wallace’s version of “American Jesus.” Apparently, Brett found it. Brett: “Stranger Than Fiction was the first record where we ever hired an outside producer, the legendary and talented Andy Wallace. Andy is probab... Read more

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