It's a SpongeBob Christmas! Album

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It's a SpongeBob Christmas! Album
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Soundtrack album by
Various artists
ReleasedNovember 6, 2012 (2012-11-06)
Recorded2009; 2012
Genre
Length21:45
Label Nick Records
SpongeBob SquarePants chronology
SpongeBob's Greatest Hits
(2009)
It's a SpongeBob Christmas! Album
(2012)
Music from The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water
(2015)

It's a SpongeBob Christmas! Album is a soundtrack album to the SpongeBob SquarePants stop motion Christmas special "It's a SpongeBob Christmas!". It is also the fifth soundtrack to the series. It was released on November 6, 2012. [1] The tracks were co-written by Tom Kenny and Andy Paley. [2] The album was released on November 6, 2012. The song "Don't Be a Jerk (It's Christmas)", featured in the special, was written by SpongeBob's voice actor, Tom Kenny in 2009 for the SpongeBob's Greatest Hits album. [3] The album features twelve tracks by “SpongeBob and the Hi-Seas,” including rockabilly (“Christmas Eve Jitters”), country (“Ho-Ho-Hoedown”), and doo-wop (“Wet, Wet Christmas”).

Jessica Dawson of the Common Sense Media said "the fun and fresh Christmas songs actually capture the excitement and anticipation in a way that's a nice change from the traditional yuletide tunes we're all used to." She rated it three of five stars. [4]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."It's a SpongeBob Christmas Theme Song"0:43
2."Don't Be a Jerk (It's Christmas)"2:34
3."Christmas Eve Jitters"1:53
4."Santa Won't Let You Down"2:28
5."Snowflakes"2:23
6."Pretty Ribbons and Bows"2:57
7."Wet Wet Christmas"2:25
8."Ho Ho Hoedown"2:30
9."Christmas Is Mine"1:57
10."Hot Fruitcake"0:44
11."Santa Has His Eye on Me"2:50
12."A Holiday Message from SpongeBob SquarePants"1:02 [5]
Total length:21:45

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