Merry Flippin' Christmas Volumes 1 and 2

Merry Flippin' Christmas Volume 1
Compilation album by Bowling for Soup
Released	November 26, 2009 (digitally) December 2010 (CD)[1] November 8, 2011[2][3] (Volumes 1 and 2)
Recorded	Volume 2: August 23–26, 2011[4] Valve Studios[4][5] Dallas, TX
Genre	Alternative rock, pop punk
Length	27:39 29:51 (CD) 42:32 (Volumes 1 and 2)
Label	Crappy/Brando[2]
Producer	Jaret Reddick, Casey Diiorio
Bowling for Soup chronology
Sorry for Partyin' (2009) Merry Flippin' Christmas Volume 1 (2009) Jaret & Erik 2010 UK Acoustic Tour Limited Edition CD (2010)
Merry Flippin' Christmas Volumes 1 and 2
Cover of Merry Flippin' Christmas Volumes 1 and 2

Merry Flippin' Christmas Volume 1 is a holiday compilation album released by Bowling for Soup.^[1] The album was released digitally through the band's website on November 26, 2009. In December 2010,^[1] the album was released through other digital outlets, such as iTunes, and the band printed around 800 CDs for sale through their website on frontman Jaret Reddick's Crappy Records and Brando Records.^[2] The band is currently planning a second Christmas album,^{[6][4][7][8][9]} which was released bundled with Merry Flippin' Christmas Volume 1 through iTunes and Amazon.com as Merry Flippin' Christmas Volumes 1 and 2 on November 8th, 2011.^[2][3]

Production

In June 2011, frontman Jaret Reddick said that the band was working on a new Bowling for Soup Christmas album.^[6] On August 23rd, Reddick announced he was heading to Valve Studios (in Dallas, Texas).^[5] The following day, bassist/vocalist Erik Chandler said on Twitter that it was "drums and bass day with Gary and Jaret."^[10] In a Twitter post on August 24th, 2011, the band stated that they had recorded "four original [songs] and one classic" for the album.^[4] Reddick stated via Twitter on October 3, 2011, that the album will consist of five to seven songs, all but one of which are originals.^[11]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Father Christmas"	Ray Davies	3:27
2.	"Santa Looked a Lot Like Daddy"	Buck Owens, Don Rich	3:35
3.	"All I Want for Christmas Is You"	Mariah Carey, Walter Afanasieff	3:31
4.	"Feliz Navidad"	José Feliciano	3:37
5.	"Frosty the Snowman"	Jack Rollins, Steve Nelson	3:08
6.	"I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus" (featuring Paul Gilbert)	Tommie Connor	2:29
7.	"Bobby Wants a Puppy Dog for Christmas"	Merle Haggard	2:06
8.	"Merry Christmas I Don't Wanna Fight Tonight"	Joey Ramone	2:11
9.	"We're a Couple of Misfits"	Burl Ives	1:23

Merry Flippin' Christmas Volume 1 (CD Version)
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
10.	"Anique Stole My Car[A]" (Re-write of "Feliz Navidad"; hidden track on CD[12])	Feliciano, Jaret Reddick	2:12

Merry Flippin' Christmas Volumes 1 and 2
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
10.	"Merry Flippin' Christmas (Happy Freakin' New Year)"		2:44
11.	"Even Santa Needs a Break Sometimes"		3:07
12.	"I Miss You the Most on Christmas"		3:09
13.	"Corner Store on Christmas"		6:28
14.	"We Wish You a Merry Christmas"		1:37

B-sides

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Santa Looked a Lot Like Daddy (Acoustic)" (released through the BFS Army fansite within a 20 minute video file)

Personnel

Bowling for Soup:

• Jaret Reddick — vocals, guitar, producer
• Erik Chandler — bass, vocals
• Chris Burney — guitar, vocals, lead vocals on "We're a Couple of Misfits"
• Gary Wiseman — drums, lead vocals on "We're a Couple of Misfits"

Volume 1

• Casey Diiorio — producer
• Paul Gilbert — guitar solo on "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus"

Volume 2

• Mixed at Valve Studios^[13]
• Gabriel Mann — piano^[13]
• Emma and Jack Reddick on "Even Santa Needs a Break Sometimes"^[14]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} Hauk, Hunter. "About that Bowling for Soup tune below ..." QuickDFW.com. Retrieved on November 30, 2010.
2. ^ ^{a b c d} "Merry Flippin' Christmas Vol 1 and 2 by Bowling for Soup". iTunes. 8 November 2011. http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/merry-flippin-christmas-vol/id479624562. Retrieved 11 November 2011. 
3. ^ ^{a b} "Amazon.com: Merry Flippin' Christmas Vol 1 and 2: Bowling for Soup: MP3 Downloads". Amazon.com. 8 November 2011. http://www.amazon.com/Merry-Flippin-Christmas-Vol/dp/B0065PPMY8/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1321039003&sr=8-2. Retrieved 11 November 2011. 
4. ^ ^{a b c d} "Bowling for Soup 24 August 2011 Twitter post". Twitter. 24 August 2011. http://twitter.com/#!/bfsrocks/status/106428365036199936. Retrieved 25 August 2011. 
5. ^ ^{a b} "Jaret Reddick 23 August 2011 Twitter post". Twitter. 23 August 2011. http://twitter.com/#!/jaret2113/status/105997596711063553. Retrieved 24 August 2011. 
6. ^ ^{a b} "Bowling For Soup Continues To Do Whatever The F#ck They Want!". everythingbuturban.com. 30 June 2011. http://eburban.com/cat-news/id.6479/title.bowling-for-soup-continues-to-do-whatever-the-fck-they-want. Retrieved 21 July 2011. 
7. ^ Bracken, Seth (4 August 2011). "Punk rock comedians Bowling For Soup comes to". QSaltLake. http://qsaltlake.com/2011/08/04/punk-rock-comedians-bowling-for-soup-comes-to-utah/. Retrieved 5 August 2011. 
8. ^ "Jaret Reddick 24 August 2011 Twitter post". Twitter. 24 August 2011. http://twitter.com/#!/jaret2113/status/106400253250514944. Retrieved 25 August 2011. 
9. ^ Jackson, Scott (14 September 2011). "Bowling for Soup Interview with Bowling for Soup/People on Vacation's Jaret Reddick". richlandchronicle.com. http://www.richlandchronicle.com/a-e/bowling-for-soup-1.2589868#.TochnnMyvMk. Retrieved 2 October 2011. 
10. ^ "Erik Chandler 24 August 2011 Twitter post". Twitter. 24 August 2011. http://twitter.com/#!/erik2113/status/106378035921563650. Retrieved 24 August 2011. 
11. ^ "Jaret Reddick 3 October 2011 Twitter post". Twitter. 3 October 2011. http://twitter.com/#!/jaret2113/status/121032753650204673. Retrieved 4 October 2011. 
12. ^ "Jaret Reddick 18 November 2010 Twitter post". Twitter. 18 November 2010. http://twitter.com/#!/jaret2113/status/5303351449231361. Retrieved 18 November 2010. 
13. ^ ^{a b} "Jaret Reddick 28 September 2011 Twitter post". Twitter. 28 September 2011. http://twitter.com/#!/jaret2113/status/119137098933616640. Retrieved 29 September 2011. 
14. ^ "Jaret Reddick 3 October 2011 Twitter post". Twitter. 3 October 2011. http://twitter.com/#!/jaret2113/status/120972360512839680. Retrieved 4 October 2011. 

Notes

• A ^ Featured in frontman Jaret Reddick's second Bowling for Soup podcast, released November 30th, 2009.

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