ZE RECORDS · ILPS 7017

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1. A1 It's A Holiday
2. A2 Christmas On Riverside Drive
3. A3 Christmas Fever
4. A4 Hey Lord
5. B1 Things Fall Apart
6. B2 Christmas Wrapping
7. B3 Christmas Time In The Motor City
8. B4 No More Christmas Blues
9. B5 It's A Big Country

Running order of the main release. Pressings may split it differently.

• 3:25 Christmas Is Coming (Bonus Track)
• 6:15 Christmas With Satan
• 5:07 Christmas On Riverside Drive
• 3:28 Hey Lord
• 4:33 Things Fall Apart (Remastered)
• 5:23 Christmas Wrapping
• 2:53 It's A Big Country
• 2:58 Was (Not Was) - Christmas Time in Motor City
• 7:15 MATERIAL & NONA HENDRYX - It´s A Holiday

Notable holiday album, first released in 1981, and re-released with various bonus tracks on later reissues in various formats. An ‘Improved Special 1982 Edition’ was released with significant differences in tracklist. The artwork is nearly identical apart from the front cover text bubble that identifies this version as the ‘Improved Special 1982 Edition’. Specifically, the tracks on this edition are re-ordered and altered in the following ways: + ‘Things Fall Apart’ by Cristina has a different mix and vocal and is described as the ‘New Improved Lyrics’ version. + ‘It’s A Holiday’ by Material & Nona Hendryx is significantly edited. + The 1982 edition removes ‘Christmas Fever’ by Charlélie Couture and ‘No More Christmas Blues’ by Alan Vega from the previous release and replaces them with ‘Christmas Is Coming’ by Three Courgettes and ‘Christmas With Satan’ by James White. A 2004 13-track reissue 'Ze Xmas Record Reloaded' combines most of the tracks from the 1981 and 1982 edition (using the 1982 versions where there are differences) with three new tracks by Lisi, Miss OD & Gentlemen League, and Lio, Helena Noguerra & Marie France with new artwork. A 2016 14-song reissue restores the original artwork and title, but replicates the 2004 tracklist with an additional track of 'Christmas Is Coming' by The Three Courgettes (from the 1982 edition).