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| Producer = Weezer | | Producer = Weezer | ||
| Status = Officially released | | Status = Officially released | ||
| LastFM link = [http://play.last.fm/preview/1007532.mp3 Self-produced version] | |||
| RC's last song = "Swearing To You"<br>(RC# 511) | | RC's last song = "Swearing To You"<br>(RC# 511) | ||
| This RC song = "The Christmas Song"<br>(RC# 512) | | This RC song = "The Christmas Song"<br>(RC# 512) | ||
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| Next track = "[[Christmas Celebration]]"<br>(2) | | Next track = "[[Christmas Celebration]]"<br>(2) | ||
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"'''The Christmas Song'''" is the first track on | "'''The Christmas Song'''" is the first track on ''[[The Christmas CD]]''. | ||
===Appearances=== | ===Appearances=== | ||
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*''[[The Christmas CD]]'' (remix) (2000) | *''[[The Christmas CD]]'' (remix) (2000) | ||
*''[[The Green Album]]'' (international editions) | *''[[The Green Album]]'' (international editions) | ||
===MP3 Previews=== | |||
''<small>Source is www.LastFM.com unless otherwise stated</small>'' | |||
*[http://play.last.fm/preview/1007532.mp3 Self-produced version] | |||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
"The Christmas Song" was recorded during [[Weezer's]] self-produced pre-production demo sessions for ''The Green Album''. It was first released on the Los Angeles-area radio station [[KROQ]]'s 2000 edition of their annual christmas compilation, that year entitled ''Kevin and Bean: The Real Slim Santa''. It was then remixed and partially re-recorded at producer [[Ric Ocasek]] | "The Christmas Song" was recorded during [[Weezer's]] self-produced pre-production demo sessions for ''The Green Album''. It was first released on the Los Angeles-area radio station [[KROQ]]'s 2000 edition of their annual christmas compilation, that year entitled ''Kevin and Bean: The Real Slim Santa''. It was then remixed and partially re-recorded at producer [[Ric Ocasek|Rick Ocasek's]] urging, with slightly different lyrics. This recording is considered the 'standard' version, and is the lead track on ''The Christmas CD'', aka ''Winter Weezerland''. | ||
Noticeable differences in the two versions are a cymbal count-in on the original (removed for the remix), and a short bit of final drums on the remix that was inaudible on the original due to an early fade. | Noticeable differences in the two versions are a cymbal count-in on the original (removed for the remix), and a short bit of final drums on the remix that was inaudible on the original due to an early fade. | ||
The song, along with its companion "[[Christmas Celebration]]" | The song, along with its companion "[[Christmas Celebration]]," was performed live a handful of times at shows in late 2000, namely at [[Goat Punishment]] shows, the December KROQ ''Almost Acoustic Xmas'', and New Year's Eve [[blink-182]] opening-slot gigs. | ||
==Personnel== | ==Personnel== | ||
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Oh, could you ever know how much I care? (how much I care) | Oh, could you ever know how much I care? (how much I care) | ||
Could you ever know that out somewhere | Could you ever know that out somewhere | ||
There's a boy who really hurts? (really hurts) | There's a boy who really hurts? (really hurts)</lyrics> | ||
</lyrics> | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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[[Category:Bonus tracks]] | [[Category:Bonus tracks]] | ||
[[Category:Songs on Weezer (The Green Album)]] | [[Category:Songs on Weezer (The Green Album)]] | ||
[[Category:Featured song]] | |||