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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
On [[September 7]], [[2023]], [[Rivers Cuomo]] joked about the existence of a Christmas album in passing on his [[Mister Rivers' Neighborhood]] Discord server: | On [[September 7]], [[2023]], [[Rivers Cuomo]] joked about the existence of a Christmas album in passing on his [[Mister Rivers' Neighborhood]] Discord server: | ||
"JD said [the ''SZNZ'' box set will] be out for christmas. but the Christmas album is on hold till next year."<ref>Rivers Cuomo (September 7, | "JD said [the ''SZNZ'' box set will] be out for christmas. but the Christmas album is on hold till next year."<ref>Rivers Cuomo (September 7, 2023). [[:File:MRN090723.png|"JD said it'll be out for christmas. but the Christmas album is on hold till next year."]] Discord message sent to ''[[Mister Rivers' Neighborhood]]''.</ref> Later, on [[June 3]], [[2024]], Cuomo posted a pun comparing prospective [[Weezer's twentieth album|A20]] producer {{PN|Klas Åhlund}} name to {{Wikipedia|Sinterklaas}}: "we liked working with Klas. He was a real saint."<ref>Rivers Cuomo (June 3, 2024). [[:File:MRN060324.png|"I just came on to make the same joke. ' we liked working with Klas. He was a real saint.'"]] Discord message sent to ''[[Mister Rivers' Neighborhood]].</ref> Fans have taken both messages to mean that there is, in fact, a Christmas album currently in production.<ref>MrClouding (December 17, 2024). [https://old.reddit.com/r/weezer/comments/1hgjt2c/reminder_there_is_a_christmas_album_on_the_way/ "reminder: there is a Christmas album on the way SOON!"] Reddit. [https://web.archive.org/web/20241221014611/https://old.reddit.com/r/weezer/comments/1hgjt2c/reminder_there_is_a_christmas_album_on_the_way/ Archived] from the original.</ref> | ||
Dissimilar to A20 and other modern Weezer projects, very few songs have been publicly floated as potential inclusions for the album. On [[May 15]], [[2024]], Discord user taylorlee (an assistant of Cuomo's) requested an MP3 copy of the song "{{Wikipedia|Merry Christmas Everyone}}" for Cuomo's use<!--<ref>taylorlee (May 15, 2024). [[:File:MRN051524.png|"Haha sorry can you help me get this song as an mp3?"]] Discord message sent to ''[[Mister Rivers' Neighborhood]]''.</ref>--><ref>taylorlee (May 15, 2024). [https://discord.com/channels/890210072381247548/1240380923686682765/1240385543028871198 "Haha sorry can you help me get this song as an mp3?"] Discord message sent to ''[[Mister Rivers' Neighborhood]]''.</ref> — it is believed that the song may have been recorded for the album. Additionally, the song "[[I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday]]" was recorded by the band sometime in [[2024]] and debuted in the Hallmark film ''Holiday Touchdown: A Chiefs Love Story'' on [[November 30]]. | Dissimilar to A20 and other modern Weezer projects, very few songs have been publicly floated as potential inclusions for the album. On [[May 15]], [[2024]], Discord user taylorlee (an assistant of Cuomo's) requested an MP3 copy of the song "{{Wikipedia|Merry Christmas Everyone}}" for Cuomo's use<!--<ref>taylorlee (May 15, 2024). [[:File:MRN051524.png|"Haha sorry can you help me get this song as an mp3?"]] Discord message sent to ''[[Mister Rivers' Neighborhood]]''.</ref>--><ref>taylorlee (May 15, 2024). [https://discord.com/channels/890210072381247548/1240380923686682765/1240385543028871198 "Haha sorry can you help me get this song as an mp3?"] Discord message sent to ''[[Mister Rivers' Neighborhood]]''.</ref> — it is believed that the song may have been recorded for the album. Additionally, the song "[[I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday]]" was recorded by the band sometime in [[2024]] and debuted in the Hallmark film ''Holiday Touchdown: A Chiefs Love Story'' on [[November 30]]. | ||