A Bing Bang Holidang

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A Bing Bang Holidang
Bleu - A Bing Bang Holidang.jpg
Studio album by Bleu
Released 1999
Genre holiday music
Label Lunch
Producer Bleu
Bleu chronology
A Bing Bang Holidang
(1999)
Workaday Day EP
(2000)

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Track listing

Sources: Official Site, [1] Allmusic [2]

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Mele Kalikimaka"Anderson2:06
2."Jingle Bells"Bleu , Pierpont2:58
3."Boston All Star 12 Dayz"Bleu4:18
4."Snow Day"Bleu2:18
5."Carol of the Bells"Bleu , Traditional2:49
6."Silent Night"Gruber, Mohr4:00
7."Everybody Knows It's Christmas"Bleu2:00
8."I Want My Christmas Back"Bleu , Dryer3:56
9."Snowfall in the City"Bleu2:37
10."Bing Bang Holidang"Bleu , Dryer2:28
11."Merry Christmas and Goodnight"  

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References

  1. "Listing from Bleu's official site" . Retrieved 21 Feb 2011.
  2. "Listing from Allmusic" . Retrieved 21 Feb 2011.