Recorded 2011 A Very She & Him Christmas
(2011) Volume 3
(2013) Release date 24 October 2011 Producer M. Ward | Length 32:05 Artist She & Him Label Merge Records | |
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Released October 24, 2011 (2011-10-24) Studio Kingsize Soundlabs
(Los Angeles, California)
The Magic Shop
(New York City, New York) Genres Christmas music, Pop music, Jazz, Indie pop, Indie rock Similar She & Him albums, Christmas music albums | ||
She him christmas waltz
A Very She & Him Christmas is the first Christmas album and the third studio album by the folk/indie rock band She & Him, consisting of actress and musician Zooey Deschanel and musician M. Ward. The album was released on October 24, 2011, and features several covers of classic holiday songs. The twelve-track album is distributed by Merge Records and proceeds from every album sold are being donated to 826 National, a nonprofit network of writing and tutoring centers.
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Their cover of "I'll Be Home for Christmas" was featured in the Christmas episode "The 23rd" of the TV-show New Girl, which stars Zooey Deschanel.
She him christmas day
Reception
At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received a score of 63, based on 16 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.
PopMatters gave the album a score of 7/10, writing that it was "plain beautiful" and that it was "a calm, simple and easy to listen to recording to sit with and relax." A more mixed review from Pitchfork said that the songs were "just fine" but that She & Him "played this one too safe."
Personnel
Songs
1The Christmas Waltz2:37
2Christmas Day3:24
3Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas3:42