Christmas Party (She & Him album)

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Christmas Party
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Studio album by
She & Him
ReleasedOctober 28, 2016 (2016-10-28)
Genre Indie pop, Christmas
Length32:04
Label Columbia
Producer M. Ward
She & Him chronology
Classics
(2014)		Christmas Party
(2016)		 Melt Away: A Tribute to Brian Wilson
(2022)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 68/100 [1]
Review scores
SourceRating
Los Angeles Times Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [2]
The Independent Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [3]
PopMatters 6/10 [4]

Christmas Party is the second Christmas album and the sixth studio album by the folk/indie rock band She & Him, consisting of actress and musician Zooey Deschanel and musician M. Ward. The album was released on October 28, 2016, [5] and features several covers of classic holiday songs.

Contents

At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received a score of 68, based on 16 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews. [1]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."All I Want for Christmas Is You" Mariah Carey, Walter Afanasieff 4:18
2."Let It Snow" Jule Styne, Sammy Cahn 2:12
3."Must Be Santa"Hal Moore, Bill Fredericks2:16
4."Happy Holiday" Irving Berlin 2:12
5."Mele Kalikimaka" Robert Alexander Anderson 2:43
6."Christmas Memories" Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman, Domenick Costa 2:50
7."Run Run Rudolph"Johnny Marks, Marvin Brodie2:52
8."Winter Wonderland" Richard B. Smith, Felix Bernard 2:37
9."The Coldest Night of the Year" Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil 3:34
10."A Marshmallow World" Carl Sigman, Peter DeRose 1:56
11."The Man with the Bag" Dudley Brooks, Hal Stanley, Irving Taylor 2:06
12."Christmas Don't Be Late" Ross Bagdasarian 2:26
Total length:32:04

Charts

Chart performance for Christmas Party
Chart (2016)Peak
position
US Folk Albums (Billboard) [6] 5
US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard) [7] 14
US Top Holiday Albums (Billboard) [8] 15
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard) [9] 23
US Top Tastemaker Albums (Billboard) [10] 12

References

  1. 1 2 "Christmas Party by She & Him". Metacritic . Retrieved October 6, 2016.
  2. ↑ Lewis, Randy (December 13, 2016). "Holiday album roundup 2016: Garth, R. Kelly, Neil Diamond and more". Los Angeles Times .
  3. ↑ "Christmas Album reviews: The Killers - Don't Waste Your Wishes, Voces8 - Winter, She & Him - Christmas Party". Independent.co.uk . December 22, 2016.
  4. ↑ Paul, John (November 16, 2016). "She & Him: Christmas Party". PopMatters . Retrieved July 31, 2022.
  5. ↑ "'A Very She & Him Christmas' Available in Stores and Online Today!". Official She & Him website. Retrieved November 12, 2011.
  6. ↑ "She & Him Chart History (Top Americana/Folk Albums)". Billboard.
  7. ↑ "She & Him Chart History (Top Alternative Albums)". Billboard.
  8. ↑ "She & Him Chart History (Holiday Albums)". Billboard.
  9. ↑ "She & Him Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard.
  10. ↑ "She & Him Chart History (Top Tastemaker Albums)". Billboard.
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