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| Bash! | ||||
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| Released | December 16, 1992 | |||
| Genre | A Cappella | |||
| Length | 44:46 | |||
| Language | English | |||
| Label | ForLife Records | |||
| Producer | Masahiro Ikumi Billy Straus Rockapella | |||
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Bash! is the third studio album and the first holiday album from the a cappella group Rockapella.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "We Got a Happy Holiday" | Sean Altman | 3:23 |
| 2. | "Hula Holiday" | Scott Leonard | 3:47 |
| 3. | "You're My Christmas" | Sean Altman | 3:02 |
| 4. | "Give" | Scott Leonard, Barry Carl, Masahiro Ikumi | 4:15 |
| 5. | "Holiday Groove" | Elliott Kerman | 2:41 |
| 6. | "Hold Out for Christmas" | Scott Leonard | 4:08 |
| 7. | "Home for the Holidays" | Robert Allen, Al Stillman | 3:47 |
| 8. | "Frosty the Snowman/Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town" | Jack Rollins, Steve Nelson/J.F. Coots, Haven Gillespie | 1:49 |
| 9. | "Christmas Love" | Ralph McCarthy, Masahiro Ikumi | 4:27 |
| 10. | "Island Christmas" | Barry Carl | 4:03 |
| 11. | "Presents" | Sean Altman | 3:42 |
| 12. | "Silver Bells" | Jay Livingston, Ray Evans | 3:00 |
| 13. | "White Christmas" | Irving Berlin | 2:42 |
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