They Might Be Giants In... Holidayland
They Might Be Giants In... Holidayland (sometimes referred to simply as Holidayland), was a holiday-themed EP released by American rock band They Might Be Giants in 2001 under Restless Records. The recording consists of: "Santa Claus", a Sonics cover originally released on Emusic.com's TMBG Unlimited service; "Santa's Beard", first released on Lincoln and later Then: The Earlier Years; "Feast of Lights", also from TMBG Unlimited, and appearing on the compilation Festival of Lights 2; "Careless Santa", from Mono Puff's album Unsupervised; and "O Tannenbaum", from 1993's O Tannenbaum EP and, later, TMBG Unlimited.
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Released | November 6, 2001 | |||
Recorded | 1988-2000 | |||
Genre | Alternative rock | |||
Length | 11:47 | |||
Label | Restless | |||
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | link |
The Austin Chronicle | (average) link |
The A.V. Club | (mixed) link |
Entertainment Weekly | B link |
Robert Christgau | link |
The EP itself is not a complete collection of holiday songs by the band, leaving out "Christmas Cards" (the original B-side of "O Tannenbaum") and the Dial-A-Song exclusive "We Just Go Nuts At Christmas Time."
Track listing
- "Santa Claus" (Gerry Roslie) – 2:55
- "Santa's Beard" – 1:55
- "Feast of Lights" – 2:35
- "Careless Santa" (featuring Yuval Gabay) (J. Flansburgh) – 2:19
- "O Tannenbaum" (trad.) – 2:05
All songs written by They Might Be Giants unless noted.