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'''''Christmas with Weezer''''' is an EP of [[Weezer]] [[Christmas]] carol covers and also an application for the iPhone and iPod touch created by Tapulous, the makers of ''Tap Tap Revenge''. The Tapulous application is a game similar to ''Rock Band'' or ''Guitar Hero'', and features Weezer covering six Christmas carols. The songs are described in the press release as "funky but authentic." Two bonus tracks are available in the game ("[[Pork and Beans]]" and "[[The Greatest Man That Ever Lived (Variations on a Shaker Hymn)]]") along with unspecified extra Weezer tracks, likely to be downloaded from an in-game system. | |||
The idea to record songs for the iPhone application ''Tap Tap Revenge'' came from Weezer drummer [[Pat Wilson]], an iPhone owner himself. The recordings are unique for Weezer because all of the guitars and drums are performed by Wilson. It is assumed that Weezer's bassist, [[Scott Shriner]], played bass. A photo posted in November [[2008]] on [[weezer.com]] of Wilson and Shriner at Starbucks when the recordings would have been made seems to confirm this. Later, frontman [[Rivers Cuomo]] recorded lead vocals separately. After the application was released, additional enhancements were made to the songs and they were re-released online as a digital EP. The new versions were remixed and now contained vocal harmonies from guitarist [[Brian Bell]], altered lead vocals from Cuomo (removing some of the extensive vocal doubling) and added tambourine on "[[Silent Night]]". | |||
To date, only one song from this EP has been released in physical, lossless form. "[[O Come All Ye Faithful]]" appears on the 2009 Christmas Compilation ''[[JDRF's Hope For The Holidays]]''. | |||
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