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Release date : Friday, October 13, 2017

Holidays Rule - Vol. 2

By Various ArtistsOfficial album • Part of the collection “Paul McCartney as producer, composer, or session musician in the 10s

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Disc 1

  1. Wonderful Christmastime

    Written by Paul McCartney

    1:27 • Studio versionC • Paul McCartney, Jimmy Fallon and The Roots

    Paul McCartney : Vocals Jimmy Fallon : VocalsPerformed by : The RootsAhmir "Questlove" ThompsonDamon BrysonFrank WalkerJames GrayJames PoyserKirk DouglasMark KelleyTariq Trotter John D'Aquino : Recording engineer Lawrence Manchester : Recording engineer Jon Kaplan : Mixing engineer John MacDonald : Producer, Recording arranger

  2. Baby, It’s Cold Outside

    Studio version

  3. All I Want For Christmas Is You

    Studio version

  4. It's Beginning To Look Like Christmas

    Studio version

  5. (Everybody’s Waitin For) The Man With The Bag

    Studio version

  6. Peace (Live at the Sheen Center)

    Studio version

  7. Christmas Moon

    Studio version

  8. May Ev’ry Day Be Christmas

    Studio version

  9. The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire)

    Studio version

  10. Jesus Christ

    Studio version

  11. I Want A Hippopotamus For Christmas

    Studio version

  12. That’s What I Want For Christmas

    Studio version

  13. A Winter Romance

    Studio version

  14. Pipes of Peace

    Studio version

  15. Blue Christmas

    Studio version

  16. What Are You Doing New Year’s Eve

    Studio version


From paulmccartney.com, September 22, 2017:

Convivial Holiday Music Collection Features Beloved Artists Including  Paul McCartney, The Roots, Norah Jones, Rosanne Cash, The Decemberists, and Lake Street Dive,  Alongside Newcomers Including Albin Lee Meldau, Calum Scott, and Kandace Springs

Album Due Out Oct. 13 on Capitol Records; Pre-Order Launches Today With Release of ‘Wonderful Christmastime’By Paul McCartney, Jimmy Fallon and The Roots

Holidays Rule Volume 2, a joyful and diverse collection of seasonal music featuring an array of convivial contributions from across the musical spectrum, will be released by Capitol Records on October 13. The pre-order launches today along with the release of ‘Wonderful Christmastime’, a spirited new version of Paul McCartney’s perennial favorite that was performed by McCartney, Jimmy Fallon and The Roots on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon in December 2016. ‘Wonderful Christmastime’ is available today to stream, download, or receive immediately with album pre-order.

The set is a sequel to the popular 2012 collection, and features 16 new recordings by beloved artists including Norah JonesGrace PotterRosanne CashThe Decemberists, and Lake Street Dive, alongside up and coming artists such as Barns CourtneyAlbin Lee MeldauCalum ScottKandace Springs, and Vera Blue. The album delves into an unusually rich assemblage of Pop, R&B, Rock, Americana, Jazz, Mariachi, and more.

Holidays Rule Volume 2 lets today’s artists put their own mark on tradition by offering wonderfully fresh takes on holiday chestnuts old and new (Barns Courtney and Lennon Stellaremake ‘Baby, It’s Cold Outside’; Judah & The Lion reinvents ‘The Christmas Song’; Albin Lee Meldau delivers a soulful version of Mariah Carey’s ‘All I Want For Christmas Is You’), reframing songs for the holiday season (The Decemberists cover Big Star’s ‘Jesus Christ’; Norah Jonescovers Horace Silver’s ‘Peace’; MUNA covers McCartney’s ‘Pipes of Peace’), unearthing rarities (Kandace Springs delivers a glistening new version of ‘(Everybody’s Waitin’ For) The Man With The Bag’; Rosanne Cash dusts off Louis Jordan’s ‘May Ev’ry Day Be Christmas’; Lake Street Diveoffers up the cheeky novelty song ‘I Want A Hippopotamus For Christmas’), and contributing new songs to the seasonal repertoire (Grace Potter’s original song ‘Christmas Moon’).

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