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1999 EP by Low

Christmas

EP by Low

Released

November 16th 1999

Genre

Indie rock, slowcore

Length

29:45

Language

English

Label

Kranky

Low chronology

Secret Name
(1999)

Christmas
(1999)

Bombscare EP
(2000)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music
NME	9/10
PopMatters	8/10

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.	Title	Writer(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 Davis	4:52
4.	"If You Were Born Today (Song for Little Baby Jesus)"		4:50
5.	"Blue Christmas"	Billy Hayes, Jay Johnson	3:22
6.	"Silent Night"	Franz Gruber, Joseph Mohr	4:23
7.	"Taking Down the Tree"		2:44
8.	"One Special Gift"		1:48

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

Single by Low

Released

1997

Wurlitzer Jukebox

Alan 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.	Title	Length
1.	"If You Were Born Today" (Song For Little Baby Jesus)
2.	"Blue Christmas"

References

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

v t e Low
Alan Sparhawk Mimi Parker John Nichols Zak Sally Matt Livingston Steve Garrington
Studio albums	I Could Live in Hope Long Division The Curtain Hits the Cast Secret Name Things We Lost in the Fire Trust The Great Destroyer Drums and Guns C'mon The Invisible Way Ones and Sixes Double Negative Hey What
Other albums	One More Reason to Forget OwL Remix Paris '99: "Anthony, Are You Around?" A Lifetime of Temporary Relief: 10 Years of B-Sides and Rarities
EPs	Low Finally... Transmission Songs for a Dead Pilot Christmas Bombscare EP The Exit Papers In the Fishtank 7 Tonight the Monkeys Die: Low Remixed Murderer
Singles	"If You Were Born Today (Song for Little Baby Jesus)" "Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me" "California"
Related articles	Slowcore Solo Guitar The Seer Black Eyed Snakes Retribution Gospel Choir White Roses, My God Your Voice Is Not Enough
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