Christmas (Low EP)
1999 EP by Low
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Christmas is an EP by the indie rock band Low. It was released in 1999 on Kranky. A Christmas album, it was released as a gift to fans. In 2013, the A.V. Club's Josh Modell described it as "the religious album even heathens can love".[5]
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| Released | November 16th 1999 | |||
| Genre | Indie rock, slowcore | |||
| Length | 29:45 | |||
| Language | English | |||
| Label | Kranky | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [2] |
| NME | 9/10[3] |
| PopMatters | 8/10[4] |
"If You Were Born Today" and "Blue Christmas" was released as a single in 1997.
Track listing
All tracks are written by Alan Sparhawk, Mimi Parker and Zak Sally except where noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Just Like Christmas" | 3:08 | |
| 2. | "Long Way Around the Sea" | 4:38 | |
| 3. | "The Little Drummer Boy" | Harry Simeone, Henry Onorati, Katherine Davis | 4:52 |
| 4. | "If You Were Born Today (Song for Little Baby Jesus)" | 4:50 | |
| 5. | "Blue Christmas" | Billy Hayes, Jay Johnson | 3:22 |
| 6. | "Silent Night" | Franz Gruber, Joseph Mohr | 4:23 |
| 7. | "Taking Down the Tree" | 2:44 | |
| 8. | "One Special Gift" | 1:48 |
"If You Were Born Today (Song For Little Baby Jesus)"
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| Single by Low | ||||
| Released | 1997 | |||
| Genre | Indie rock | |||
| Label | Wurlitzer Jukebox | |||
| Songwriter | Alan Sparhawk | |||
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"If You Were Born Today (Song For Little Baby Jesus)" was released as a 7-inch single from the EP with "Blue Christmas" as a B-side.
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "If You Were Born Today" (Song For Little Baby Jesus) | |
| 2. | "Blue Christmas" |
