| Artist |
Low |
| Album Title: |
Christmas |
| Album Cover: |
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| Primary Genre |
Alternative & Punk: Indie |
| Format |
CD |
| Released |
11/16/1999 |
| Label |
Chair Kickers Union/Kranky Records |
| Catalog No |
CKM001 |
| Bar Code No |
7 96441-8999-2 0 |
| Packaging |
Cardboard Gatefold |
| Tracks |
| 1.
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Just Like Christmas (3:08)
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| 2.
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Long Way Around The Sea (4:38)
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| 3.
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Little Drummer Boy (4:52)
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| 4.
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If You Were Born Today (4:50)
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| 5.
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Blue Christmas (3:22)
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| 6.
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Silent Night (4:23)
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| 7.
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Taking Down The Tree (2:44)
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| 8.
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One Special Gift (1:48)
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| Date Acquired |
12/21/2002 |
| Personal Rating |
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| Acquired from |
Amazon |
| Purchase Price |
12.99 |
Web Links |
All Music Guide Entry:
Discogs Entry: |
Notes |
Packaged in a 4-panel cardboard wallet.
Released in conjunction with Kranky Records.
Publisher info:
Songs 1, 2, 4, 7 & 8: Chair Kickers' Music/Subpop/Polygram
Song 3: Mills Music Inc.
Song 5: Bibo Music Pub.
Song 6: Ardee Music Pub.
Recorded at 20º below.
Mastered at 3rd Ear.
Graphic manipulation, CircleStudio, Duluth.
Tracks 4 & 5 taken from the If You Were Born Today (Song For Little Baby Jesus) 7-inch.
Track 7 taken from the 'De Avonden' Xmas 1998 compilation.
Track durations not listed on release.
Artwork [Disc Art] – John Porcellino
Cover [Cover Art] – Zak Sally
Graphics [Graphic Manipulation] – CircleStudio
Mastered By [Mastered With] – Tom Herbers
Recorded By – Low
Written-By – Low (tracks: 1, 2, 4, 7, 8)
foobar2000 1.3.9 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1
log date: 2016-03-05 14:37:14
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Analyzed: Low / Christmas
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR9 -0.48 dB -11.55 dB 3:09 01-Just Like Christmas
DR8 -0.40 dB -12.10 dB 4:39 02-Long Way Around the Sea
DR10 -0.35 dB -13.10 dB 4:52 03-Little Drummer Boy
DR7 -0.65 dB -12.04 dB 4:50 04-If You Were Born Today
DR7 -0.63 dB -10.25 dB 3:22 05-Blue Christmas
DR12 -0.34 dB -16.07 dB 4:23 06-Silent Night
DR7 -0.40 dB -10.97 dB 2:44 07-Taking Down the Tree
DR7 -2.59 dB -12.91 dB 1:49 08-One Special Gift
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Number of tracks: 8
Official DR value: DR8
Samplerate: 44100 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 16
Bitrate: 715 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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| Reviews |
All Music Guide Review:
Review by Sanz Lashley
In their liner notes, Low hopes that their fans, "...will consider this our gift to you. Best wishes." Those who are already fans should be more than pleased with this little morsel. Throughout Christmas Low's trademark simplicity of instrumentation allows the listener to hear every nuance and crystalline detail. Beginning with "Just Like Christmas," we find the band at their poppiest with a drum sound and sleigh bells worthy of a restrained Phil Spector session. Mimi Parker's warm vibrato makes an irresistible mantra of the titular refrain. The album highlight "Blue Christmas" would have been doomed to a kitschy fate in most hands, but Mimi Parker's voice captures the broken-hearted melancholy of the original while eschewing any obvious Elvis references. The cover of "Silent Night" doesn't fare as well; the band fails to add anything of note to this holiday standard. Christmas also includes several songs that could alienate more secular listeners, especially "If You Were Born Today" which is chock-full of biblical references and paints an extremely despairing scenario on the fate of a contemporary Christ. Low does a rare thing in today's indie-rock milieu by refusing to survive on cynicism and worldliness alone. Whether or not one ascribes to their beliefs, the heartfelt and reverential beauty of their sound and lyrics are perfect for the holiday season. Christmas is a rich treat in a tiny package.
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| Cover 2 |
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| Cover 3 |
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| Cover 4 |
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| Cover 5 |
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