happy christmas, by A Special Guest

happy christmas

by A Special Guest

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willdinola Christmas is an amazing day, what can I say? Favorite track: wonderful christmastime (paul mccartney cover).

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1.	12.23.95 (jimmy eat world cover) 02:43	buy track
2.	wonderful christmastime (paul mccartney cover) 03:34	buy track
3.	that was the worst christmas ever! (sufjan stevens cover) 03:21	buy track
4.	last christmas (wham! cover) 02:42	buy track
5.	christmas: baby, please come home (darlene love cover) 03:27	buy track
6.	blue christmas (elvis presley cover) 03:47	buy track
7.	home alone, too (the staves cover) 03:35	buy track
8.	12.24.20 04:31	buy track

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i wanted to be more like taylor swift so here's a surprise album for the holidays.

since i spent $0 making this christmas record, i have made it available under the "name your price" option. 100% of all proceeds made from purchases of this album will be donated directly to RAINN (www.rainn.org). if you aren't able to donate this year, please feel free to enjoy the album at no cost.

happy holidays everyone!

credits

released December 18, 2020

all songs performed by aaron bartuska

mastered by will dinola

12.23.95 written by jim adkins © 1999 capitol records, inc.
wonderful christmastime written by paul mccartney © 1979 columbia records
that was the worst christmas ever! written by sufjan stevens © 2006 asthmatic kitty
last christmas written by george michael © 1984 epic records
christmas (baby please come home) written by ellie greenwich and jeff barry © 1963 sony legacy
blue christmas written by billy hayes and jay w. johnson © 1964 rca victor
home alone, too written by jessica, camilla and emily staveley © 2018 nonesuch records
12.24.20 written by aaron bartuska

have yourself a merry little christmas written by hugh martin and ralph blane © 1943 leo feist, inc.
theme from home alone (somewhere in my memory) written by john williams © 1990 cbs masterworks
jingle bells written by james lord pierpont © 1857 oliver ditson & co.
auld lang syne written by robert burns
feliz navidad written by josé feliciano © 1970 rca victor

audio clips used from will vinton's claymation christmas celebration, santa claus conquers the martians, die hard, noël, home alone, it's a wonderful life, a christmas story, a charlie brown christmas, elf, scrooged, and various 1980's television ads and news broadcasts

special appearance by matt herron

special thanks to anyone who ever told me to record an album. i finally did it.

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A Special Guest Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

my friend mikey came up with the name.

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