Happy Holiday (EP)

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Happy Holiday
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EP by Marcella Detroit
Released 23 November 2011 (2011-11-23)
Genre Pop, Christmas
Label Independent
Marcella Detroit chronology
Dancing Madly Sideways
(2001)
Happy Holiday
(2011)
Holiday 2012
(2012)

Happy Holiday is a Christmas EP by American singer-songwriter Marcella Detroit, released independently through digital retailers in November 2011.

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Contents

Background

Happy Holiday is Detroit's first solo release since her Dancing Madly Sideways album in 2001. The EP consists of two original songs - including "You Better Be Good", first released as a single in 2009 - and two covers. [1] On 3 December 2011, Detroit premiered a low-budget music video for the EP's title track on her official YouTube channel, featuring her and a band (also played by Detroit) performing in front of an animated snowy green screen backdrop. [2] A two-track extension to the EP, Holiday 2012, was released a year later in November 2012. [3] Both Happy Holiday and Holiday 2012 were included in their entirety on Detroit's 2013 Holiday album, For the Holidays .

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Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Happy Holiday"3:21
2."You Better Be Good"4:26
3."Rock of Ages"4:40
4."O Holy Night"4:08

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