Christmas (Low EP)

Christmas
EP by
Low
ReleasedNovember 16th 1999
GenresIndie rock, slowcore
Length29:45
LanguageEnglish
LabelKranky
Low chronology
Secret Name
(1999)		 Christmas
(1999)		 Bombscare EP
(2000)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStarStar
The Encyclopedia of Popular MusicStarStarStarStar
NME9/10
PopMatters8/10

Christmas is an EP by the indie rock band Low. It was released in 1999 on Kranky. A Christmas album, it was released as a gift to fans. In 2013, the A.V. Club's Josh Modell described it as "the religious album even heathens can love".

"If You Were Born Today" and "Blue Christmas" was released as a single in 1997.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Alan Sparhawk, Mimi Parker and Zak Sally except where noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Just Like Christmas" 3:08
2."Long Way Around the Sea" 4:38
3."The Little Drummer Boy"Harry Simeone, Henry Onorati, Katherine Davis4:52
4."If You Were Born Today (Song for Little Baby Jesus)" 4:50
5."Blue Christmas"Billy Hayes, Jay Johnson3:22
6."Silent Night"Franz Gruber, Joseph Mohr4:23
7."Taking Down the Tree" 2:44
8."One Special Gift" 1:48

"If You Were Born Today (Song For Little Baby Jesus)"

"If You Were Born Today (Song For Little Baby Jesus)"
Single by Low
Released1997
GenreIndie rock
LabelWurlitzer Jukebox
SongwriterAlan Sparhawk
Low singles chronology
"'Transmission (EP)'"
(1996)		 "If You Were Born Today (Song For Little Baby Jesus)"
(1997)		 "'Songs for a Dead Pilot'"
(1997)

"If You Were Born Today (Song For Little Baby Jesus)" was released as a 7-inch single from the EP with "Blue Christmas" as a B-side.

No.TitleLength
1."If You Were Born Today" (Song For Little Baby Jesus) 
2."Blue Christmas" 

References

  1. ↑ Lashley, Sanz. "Low - Christmas". AllMusic. Retrieved December 19, 2019.
  2. ↑ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music: Kollington - Morphine. MUZE. p. 355. ISBN 978-0-19-531373-4.
  3. ↑ "Christmas". NME. September 12, 2005. Retrieved December 19, 2019.
  4. ↑ Sharpe, Sarah. "Low: Christmas". PopMatters. Archived from the original on August 8, 2015. Retrieved August 2, 2017.
  5. ↑ Modell, Josh (December 19, 2013). "Low's Christmas is the religious album even heathens can love". The A.V. Club. Retrieved August 2, 2017.