''Christmas'' is an EP by the

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. It was released in 1999 on Kranky. A

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, it was released as a gift to fans. In 2013,

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's Josh Modell described it as "the religious album even heathens can love".

Track listing

#"Just Like Christmas" – 3:08 #"Long Way Around the Sea" – 4:38 #"

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" – 4:52 #"If You Were Born Today (Song for Little Baby Jesus)" – 4:50 #" Blue Christmas" – 3:22 #"

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" – 4:23 #"Taking Down the Tree" – 2:44 #"One Special Gift" – 1:48

"If You Were Born Today (Song For Little Baby Jesus)"

"If You Were Born Today (Song For Little Baby Jesus)" was released as a

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from the EP with "Blue Christmas" as a B-side.

References

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