Splitting Up Christmas
| "Splitting Up Christmas" | ||||
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| Single by Kevin Devine | ||||
| from the album Make the Clocks Move | ||||
| Released |
November 2009  | |||
| Genre | Indie rock, Alternative rock | |||
| Label | Big Scary Monsters | |||
| Kevin Devine singles chronology | ||||
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"Splitting Up Christmas", originally from 2003's Make The Clocks Move, is a UK Christmas single by Kevin Devine released in support of the 2009 Big Scary Monsters Christmas Tour.[1][2] At each date on the tour, an exclusive CD single was sold, limited to 25 copies, hand-numbered and signed by Kevin. Each date's CD had its own exclusive b-side.
On December 12, 2009, the title track was offered as a free mp3 on the record label's website. On December 17, 2009, the single was made available as a limited digital download featuring all nine b-sides, only being available until December 31, 2009.[3][4]
Both the CDs and MP3 downloads are now unavailable.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Splitting Up Christmas" | Kevin Devine | 3:26 |
| 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 Devine | 3:55 |
| 6. | "Holland, 1945" | Jeff Mangum | 3:27 |
| 7. | "Lord, I Know We Don't Talk (live at Old Blue Last)" | Kevin Devine | 4:23 |
| 8. | "Write Your Story Now (live at Old Blue Last)" | Kevin Devine | 1:34 |
| 9. | "Whatever (Some Folk Song in C)" | Elliott Smith | 2:26 |
| 10. | "Wolf's Mouth (Alternative version)" | Kevin Devine | 3:34 |
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 are previously unreleased.