Christmas Album (Arcade Fire album)

Infobox Album | Name = Christmas Album
Type = Album
Artist = Arcade Fire


Released = 2002
Recorded = 2002
Genre = Baroque Pop, Indie
Length = 47:35
Label = Unreleased
Producer = Arcade Fire
Last album =

This album = "Christmas Album"
(2002)
Next album = "Arcade Fire"
(2003)

Arcade Fire's 2002 "Christmas Album" was recorded well before the band's first EP and the full length "Funeral" and never officially released. It was recorded at a party in Win and Régine's apartment, and Win claims that he is not singing in the recordings. Instead, his friends imitate his voice [cite web|url=http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/feature/14670-interview-the-arcade-fire|title=Interview: The Arcade Fire|accessdate=2007-10-07|author=Ryan Schreiber|publisher=Pitchfork] . Copies were distributed to friends and family of the band and some digital copies still circulate on file-sharing sites today.

The album features a quirky mix of holiday covers and early versions of original songs—some of which were later released as part of "Arcade Fire EP" and "Funeral".

Track listing

# "Chestnuts Roasting" – 3:09
# "Oh Holy Night" – 4:30
# "Jinglebell Rock" – 1:19
# "A Very Arcade Xmas" – 8:09
# "It Clouded Fully (Brendan)" – 1:01
# "The Spartans (Brendan)" – 2:57
# "In the Attic (Boston)" – 6:15
# "Asleep at the Wheel" – 4:13
# "Old Flame" – 3:55
# "Submarine" - 2:47
# "In the Backseat" – 5:08
# "Headlights" - 4:12

References