Don't Waste Your Wishes

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Don't Waste Your Wishes
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Compilation album by
ReleasedNovember 18, 2016
Recorded2006–2016
Genre Christmas
Length49:17
Label Island
The Killers chronology
Direct Hits
(2013)
Don't Waste Your Wishes
(2016)
Wonderful Wonderful
(2017)

Don't Waste Your Wishes is a Christmas compilation album by American rock band The Killers, featuring their yearly Christmas singles released from 2006 to 2016. One hundred percent of proceeds from sales of the album were donated to the Product Red campaign, headed by Bobby Shriver and U2 lead singer Bono. [1] The album was released exclusively on the iTunes Store on November 18, 2016, and a limited-edition CD was released on December 9, 2016. [2] [3] A re-release of the vinyl was announced in December 2023.

Contents

Background

The Killers have become recognized for their work with the Product Red campaign, headed by Bono and Bobby Shriver. Every year since 2006, the band has released a Christmas song in support of the campaign. [2] [4] Every single is released around December 1, coinciding with World AIDS Day. By the time of the album's release, the band had released eleven Christmas-themed songs and music videos. [5]

Music videos have been released for each of the first ten tracks and a website has been set up specifically for the project. [6]

The album debuted at number 41 on Billboard's Top Rock Albums chart on December 10, 2016.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Original release yearLength
1."A Great Big Sled" (featuring Toni Halliday) The Killers 20064:18
2."Don't Shoot Me Santa" (featuring Ryan Pardey)The Killers20074:03
3."Joseph, Better You Than Me" (featuring Elton John and Neil Tennant)
20084:51
4."¡Happy Birthday Guadalupe!" (featuring Wild Light and Mariachi El Bronx)
  • The Killers
  • Wild Light
  • Mariachi El Bronx
20094:33
5."Boots" (featuring dialogue from It's a Wonderful Life )The Killers20105:27
6."The Cowboys' Christmas Ball" (lyrics taken from the 1890 poem of the same name)
20113:30
7."I Feel It in My Bones" (featuring Ryan Pardey)The Killers20123:35
8."Christmas in L.A." (featuring Dawes)
20134:27
9."Joel the Lump of Coal" (featuring Jimmy Kimmel)
  • The Killers
  • Jimmy Kimmel
  • Jonathan Bines
20143:58
10."Dirt Sledding" (featuring Ryan Pardey and Richard Dreyfuss)The Killers20154:27
11."I'll Be Home for Christmas" (featuring Ned Humphrey Hansen)20165:58

Charts

Chart (2016)Peak
position
UK Album Downloads (OCC) [7] 75
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard) [8] 41

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