Barenaked for the Holidays - Definition

Barenaked for the Holidays
Album by Barenaked Ladies
Released	October 5, 2004
Recorded	May 2004
Genre	Alternative Rock
Length	46 min 28 sec
Record label	Desperation
Producer	???
Professional reviews
AMG	3/5	link (http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&token=ADFEAEE47D1ED847A47E20E0B11A40DEB561F61A8F1AACD83E284541D1B43844C30E79EC40A6D8B1E8B800E203E3FE2EBB580DCCC8EE56F890673F378FE7AC603C2E2B7B&uid=CADMR0410221229&sql=10:0eknikldbb89~T1)
Barenaked Ladies Chronology
Everything to Everyone (2003)	Barenaked for the Holidays (2004)	—

Barenaked for the Holidays is a holiday album released by Canadian band Barenaked Ladies, released in 2004. (see 2004 in music). The albums includes Christmas and Hanukkah songs as well as "Auld Lang Syne", which is traditionally sung on New Year's Eve. It was recorded at Steven Page's farmhouse near Toronto, dubbed Fresh Baked Woods.

Although the liner notes list "Deck the Stills" as traditional, it is actually the words "Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young" sung to the tune of "Deck the Halls".

Track listing

1. "Jingle Bells" (Traditional) - 3:57
2. "Green Christmas" (Page, Robertson) - 2:34
3. "I Saw Three Ships" (Traditional) - 1:07
4. "Hanukkah Blessings" (Page) - 3:27
5. "O Holy Night" (Traditional) - 1:09
6. "Elf's Lament" (Robertson) - 3:38
7. "Snowman" (Robertson) - 2:59
8. "Do They Know It's Christmas?" (Bob Geldof, Midge Ure) - 3:32
9. "Hanukkah, Oh Hanukkah" (Traditional) - 2:11
10. "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen/We Three Kings" (Traditional) - 3:26
11. "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" (Johnny Marks) - 0:59
12. "Carol of the Bells" (Leontovich, Wilhousky) - 3:00
13. "Footprints" (Robertson) - 3:14
14. "Deck the Stills" (Traditional) - 0:32
15. "Christmastime (Oh Yeah)" (Hearn) - 2:16
16. "Sleigh Ride" (Anderson, Parish) - 0:46
17. "Christmas Pics" (Creeggan) - 2:13
18. "I Have a Dreidel" (Goldfarb, Grossman) - 0:52
19. "Wonderful Christmastime" (Paul McCartney) - 1:18
20. "Auld Lang Syne" (Traditional) - 3:04

Personnel

Barenaked Ladies

• Jim Creeggan - electric guitar, vocals, double bass
• Kevin Hearn - mandolin, piano, accordion, keyboards, vocals, vibraphone
• Steven Page - acoustic guitar, electric guitar, vocals
• Ed Robertson - acoustic guitar, bass, electric guitar, vocals
• Tyler Stewart - percussion, drums, vocals

Additional personnel

• Michael Bublé - vocals
• Kelly Maureen McKenna - acoustic guitar
• Sarah McLachlan - vocals

Production

• Engineer: Jeremy Darby
• Mixing: Michael Phillip Wojewoda
• Mastering: Ted Jensen
• Digital editing: Don Garbutt
• Assistant: Paul Forgues
• Technical assistance: Rob Menegoni, Keith Rudyk
• Arranger: Barenaked Ladies
• Photography: Andrew MacNaughton
• Artwork: John Rummen