Splitting Up Christmas

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"Splitting Up Christmas"
Single by Kevin Devine
from the album Make the Clocks Move
ReleasedNovember 2009 United Kingdom
GenreIndie rock, alternative rock
LabelBig Scary Monsters
Kevin Devine singles chronology
"Another Bag of Bones"
(2008)
"Splitting Up Christmas"
(2009)

"Splitting Up Christmas", from the 2003 album Make the Clocks Move, is a UK Christmas single by Kevin Devine released in support of the 2009 Big Scary Monsters Christmas Tour.[1] At each date on the tour, an exclusive CD single was sold, limited to 25 copies, hand-numbered and signed by Devine. Each date's CD had its own exclusive B-side.

On December 12, 2009, the title track was offered as a free MP3 download on the record label's website. On December 17, 2009, the single was made available as a limited digital download with all nine B-sides, only available until December 31, 2009.[2][3]

Both the CDs and MP3 downloads are now unavailable.

Track listing[edit]

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Splitting Up Christmas"Kevin Devine3:26
2."Joey"Johnette Napolitano5:04
3."Harvest Moon"Neil Young6:13
4."The Longer I Lay Here"David Bazan3:08
5."You'll Only End Up Joining Them (Acoustic)"Kevin Devine3:55
6."Holland, 1945"Jeff Mangum3:27
7."Lord, I Know We Don't Talk (live at Old Blue Last)"Kevin Devine4:23
8."Write Your Story Now (live at Old Blue Last)"Kevin Devine1:34
9."Whatever (Some Folk Song in C)"Elliott Smith2:26
10."Wolf's Mouth (Alternative version)"Kevin Devine3:34

Seven of the B-sides were previously released on the 2007 Tour EP. "Lord, I Know We Don't Talk" and "Write Your Story Now" (live at Old Blue Last) were previously unreleased.

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