Barenaked for the Holidays

Barenaked for the Holidays
Studio album by
Barenaked Ladies
ReleasedOctober 5, 2004
RecordedMay 17–29, 2004
Genre
Length46:28
LabelDesperation
ProducerBarenaked Ladies
Barenaked Ladies chronology
Everything to Everyone
(2003) 		Barenaked for the Holidays
(2004) 		As You Like It
(2005)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music[2]
Popmattersmixed to favorable[3]
Rolling Stonefavorable[4]
Sputnikmusic[5]

Barenaked for the Holidays is a holiday-themed studio album released by Canadian band Barenaked Ladies on October 5, 2004. The album includes Christmas and Hanukkah songs as well as "Auld Lang Syne", which is traditionally sung on New Year's Eve. There are also several songs that are simply about the winter season. The album was the first album recorded at Steven Page's studio, Fresh Baked Woods and was the first released independently by Barenaked Ladies' Desperation Records label (and distributed by the Warner Music Group). It was the band's first studio album for which a "naked track" (recorded in the nude) was not recorded. This album achieved Gold status in Canada.[6]

Barenaked Ladies also collaborated with fellow Canadian artists Sarah McLachlan ("God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen", originally recorded in August 1996) and a then relatively unknown Michael Bublé ("Elf's Lament").

  1. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Barenaked for the Holidays at AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-09-02.
  2. ^ Larkin, Colin (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th concise ed.). Omnibus Press. ISBN 978-0-85712-595-8.
  3. ^ Damas, Jamas (December 8, 2004). "Barenaked Ladies: Barenaked For the Holidays". Popmatters. Retrieved November 17, 2017.
  4. ^ Spencer, Todd (November 29, 2004). "Barenaked Ladies: Barenaked for the Holidays : Music Reviews". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on July 24, 2008. Retrieved April 2, 2012.
  5. ^ "Barenaked Ladies - Barenaked for the Holidays (staff review)". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved September 2, 2011.
  6. ^ "Gold and Platinum Search for Barenaked Ladies". Music Canada. Archived from the original on March 23, 2012. Retrieved July 9, 2011.