First issued in 2012, this year marks the tenth anniversary of the Holidays Rule compilation. To celebrate, Craft Records will be issuing the album on vinyl, for the first time, to be released on September 30. It was originally issued in the UK as Christmas Rules.
Produced by Chris Funk of The Decemberists, the 17-track album features a diverse array of artists covering traditional and modern seasonal tunes, including Paul McCartney, The Shins and The Civil Wars.
There are two versions on vinyl – a translucent red vinyl version and also a red and green splatter version available exclusively from the Craft Records site
The album tracklisting is as follows:
Side A
1. fun. – “Sleigh Ride”
2. The Shins – “Wonderful Christmastime”
3. Rufus Wainwright feat. Sharon Van Etten – “Baby, It’s Cold Outside”
4. Paul McCartney – “The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire)”
Side B
1. Black Prairie feat. Sallie Ford – “(Everybody’s Waitin’ For) The Man With The Bag”
2. The Civil Wars – “I Heard The Bells On Christmas Day”
3. Calexico – “Green Grows The Holly”
4. AgesandAges – “We Need A Little Christmas”
Side C
1. Holly Golightly – “That’s What I Want For Christmas”
2. Irma Thomas with Preservation Hall Jazz Band – “May Ev’ry Day Be Christmas”
3. Heartless Bastards – “Blue Christmas”
4. Eleanor Friedberger – “Santa, Bring My Baby Back To Me”
5. Fruit Bats – “It’s Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas”
Side D
1. Y La Bamba – “Señor Santa (Mister Santa)”
2. Punch Brothers – “O Come, O Come, Emmanuel”
3. The Head and the Heart – “What Are You Doing New Year’s Eve?”
4. Andrew Bird – “Auld Lang Syne”
