Splitting Up Christmas

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"Splitting Up Christmas"
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Single by Kevin Devine
from the album Make the Clocks Move
ReleasedNovember 2009 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
Genre Indie rock, alternative rock
Label Big Scary Monsters
Kevin Devine singles chronology
"Another Bag of Bones"
(2008)
"Splitting Up Christmas"
(2009)

"Splitting Up Christmas", from the 2003 album Make the Clocks Move , is a UK Christmas single by Kevin Devine released in support of the 2009 Big Scary Monsters Christmas Tour. [1] At each date on the tour, an exclusive CD single was sold, limited to 25 copies, hand-numbered and signed by Devine. Each date's CD had its own exclusive B-side.

On December 12, 2009, the title track was offered as a free MP3 download on the record label's website. On December 17, 2009, the single was made available as a limited digital download with all nine B-sides, only available until December 31, 2009. [2] [3]

Both the CDs and MP3 downloads are now unavailable.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Splitting Up Christmas"Kevin Devine3:26
2."Joey" Johnette Napolitano 5:04
3."Harvest Moon" Neil Young 6:13
4."The Longer I Lay Here" David Bazan 3:08
5."You'll Only End Up Joining Them (Acoustic)"Kevin Devine3:55
6."Holland, 1945" Jeff Mangum 3:27
7."Lord, I Know We Don't Talk (live at Old Blue Last)"Kevin Devine4:23
8."Write Your Story Now (live at Old Blue Last)"Kevin Devine1:34
9."Whatever (Some Folk Song in C)" Elliott Smith 2:26
10."Wolf's Mouth (Alternative version)"Kevin Devine3:34

Seven of the B-sides were previously released on the 2007 Tour EP. "Lord, I Know We Don't Talk" and "Write Your Story Now" (live at Old Blue Last) were previously unreleased.

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