| From Bethlehem to Oblivion | ||||
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| Released | December 10, 2013 [1] | |||
| Recorded | Wrightway Studios, Baltimore | |||
| Genre | Avant-garde metal, acoustic rock | |||
| Length | 17:24 | |||
| Label | Razor to Wrist | |||
| Producer | Polkadot Cadaver | |||
| Polkadot Cadaver chronology | ||||
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From Bethlehem to Oblivion is the first EP and fourth release overall by Rockville, Maryland band Polkadot Cadaver.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "You Don't Deserve a Goddamn Thing for Christmas" | 2:13 |
| 2. | "Christmas Angel" | 3:50 |
| 3. | "Blue Christmas" | 2:29 |
| 4. | "Sad Christmas Clown" | 2:29 |
| 5. | "Worship the Sun" | 3:18 |
| 6. | "12 Days of Christmas, Repent!" | 3:35 |
| Total length: | 17:24 | |
Track three written by Billy Hayes and Jay W. Johnson, track six is a rewrite by Polkadot Cadaver of the song The Twelve Days of Christmas, originally a traditional by Frederic Austin song with lines added by the band. All other songs written by Polkadot Cadaver.
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