''It's a SpongeBob Christmas! Album'' is a soundtrack album to the ''

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Christmas special "

It's a SpongeBob Christmas! "It's a SpongeBob Christmas!" is the 23rd episode of the eighth season, and the 175th episode overall, of the American animated television series ''SpongeBob SquarePants''. It originally aired on CBS in the United States on November 23, 2012, a ...

". It is also the fifth soundtrack to the series. It was released on November 6, 2012. The tracks were co-written by

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and

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. The album was released on November 6, 2012. The song "Don't Be a Jerk (It's Christmas)", featured in the special, was written by SpongeBob's voice actor,

in 2009 for the '' SpongeBob's Greatest Hits'' album. The album features twelve tracks by “SpongeBob and the Hi-Seas,” including rockabilly (“Christmas Eve Jitters”), country (“Ho-Ho-Hoedown”), and doo-wop (“Wet, Wet Christmas”). Jessica Dawson of the

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said "the fun and fresh Christmas songs actually capture the excitement and anticipation in a way that's a nice change from the traditional yuletide tunes we're all used to." She rated it three of five stars.

Track listing

References

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