"Christmas in L.A." is a song by

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featuring

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, released on December 1, 2013. The song marks the eighth consecutive year in which the band has released a Christmas song. As with their seven previous releases, all proceeds from this song goes to

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charities as part of the

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campaign. The song was written by Brandon Flowers and Mark Stoermer of The Killers and

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from Dawes. Irving Berlin also has a writing credit due to the song featuring lyrics from " White Christmas".

Music video

The music video for the song was unveiled on December 1, 2013. The video features actor

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portraying a struggling actor in Los Angeles at Christmastime. Actor

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also appears as a voice of reason. The music video was directed by Kelly Loosli and filmed and animated by students and alumni from

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. The video was produced by Kelly Loosli, Thomas Lefler, Kyle Stapley, and Cassie Hiatt. Jordan Hunter, a student at BYU, edited the video.

Track listing

;Digital Download # "Christmas in L.A." – 4:27

Charts

References

The Killers songs American Christmas songs 2010s Island Records singles 2013 singles 2013 songs 2010s ballads Christmas charity singles Male vocal duets Songs written by Brandon Flowers Songs written by Dave Keuning Songs written by Ronnie Vannucci Jr. Songs written by Mark Stoermer Song recordings produced by Steve Lillywhite Rock ballads Songs about Los Angeles Songs written by Irving Berlin {{2013-single-stub