Released December 1993 Artist Cocteau Twins Producer Cocteau Twins Genres Dream pop, Ethereal wave | Length 5:45 Release date December 1993 Label Fontana Records | |
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Recorded Recorded and mixed at September Sound, London Songs Winter Wonderland, Frosty the Snowman | ||
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Snow is a 1993 EP by Cocteau Twins. It contains cover versions of the Christmas standards "Frosty the Snowman" and "Winter Wonderland". It is out of print, though its tracks appear on the compilation Lullabies to Violaine.
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Background
"Snow" was released in extremely limited quantities; one expert suggests that fewer than 5,000 copies were made. One of the songs on the album, "Frosty the Snowman," was recorded more than a year before Snow's release, for an album to accompany a year-end issue of Volume. Robin Guthrie was reluctant to record secular holiday songs, so the group opted to record nondenominational songs instead.
Critical reception
The album received fairly positive reviews from contemporary music critics despite its limited release. Allmusic's Ned Raggett called the album "perfectly enjoyable" and noted the album's calmness and praising the Cocteau Twins' vocal performance. Hybrid Magazine's Tom Topkoff noted that the songs sounded similar to the group's non-holiday songs and declared that the album is "sure to bring you joy during each holiday season." Pitchfork named "Frosty the Snowman" the 36th best holiday song of all time.
Track listing
Adapted from Discogs and Allmusic.
- "Winter Wonderland" (Dick Smith, Felix Bernard) - 2:50
- "Frosty the Snowman" (Jack Rollings, Steve Nelson) - 2:55
Personnel
Adapted from Allmusic.