Barenaked Ladies Announce Barenaked for the Holidays (Deluxe Edition) Out November 11, 2022

November 1, 2022

           BARENAKED LADIES ANNOUNCE BARENAKED FOR THE HOLIDAYS                                                         (DELUXE EDITION)
                                                 OUT NOVEMBER 11, 2022

                                               Features Nine Bonus Holiday Tracks Recorded Live

                                           Barenaked for the Holidays Also Available On Vinyl for 

                                                                  First Time on November 18th

                                     HOMETOWN HOLIDAYS TOUR KICKS OFF DECEMBER 1, 2022

                                                        “Tapping into their inner child, the Barenaked Ladies make the holidays fun again, 

                                                                       even if you’re not the kid you used to be.” - Rolling Stone Magazine

(November 1, 2022 - Toronto, ON) – Today, multi-platinum band Barenaked Ladies announce Barenaked for the Holidays (Deluxe Edition) - featuring nine bonus tracks - will be released digitally on November 11, 2022 on Raisin’ Records. The popular holiday-themed collection achieved GOLD certification in Canada and hit the Top 100 U.S. Billboard album chart, when it was first released in 2004. The album includes seven original songs, alongside faithful and modern interpretations of traditional Christmas and Hanukkah songs, steeped with the musicianship and sense of humour the band is known for. Highlights include “Green Christmas” notably written for the blockbuster Ron Howard film Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000), the heartwarming “Snowman”, which Rolling Stone calls, “a tender original”, Jim Creeggan’s jazzy “Christmas Pics”, and Kevin Hearn’s nostalgic “Christmastime (Oh Yeah)”, which is “pretty and understated”, according to PopMatters.  Sarah McLachlan is featured on “God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen / We Three Kings”, while Michel Bublé appears on the original track, “Elf’s Lament”.

The new digital-exclusive Deluxe Edition adds nine additional songs, all recorded live off the floor at Toronto’s Noble Street studios during BNL’s December 2020 Holiday special, A Very Virtual Christmas.  Seven of the bonus tracks are live versions of songs from Barenaked for the Holidays, including special guest Sarah McLachlan, who reprises her feature on the traditional holiday songs. Also included are new tracks “Feliz Navidad” a send-up of the Jose Feliciano classic, and “Santa Sabbath (Xmas Metal-y)”, a medley of three traditional Christmas songs sung to the tune of “War Pigs” by Black Sabbath - which features Ed Robertson on drums and drummer Tyler Stewart on lead vocals.

                                                                        Pre-order / save Barenaked for the Holidays (Deluxe Edition) HERE

Also announced today, for the first time, Barenaked for the Holidays will be released on vinyl.  This very limited edition, 180 gram red vinyl will be released on November 18, but is available for pre-order today


                                                                                                               Pre-order vinyl
HERE

The Ladies’ recently announced a 14-date tour titled Hometown Holidays with Barenaked Ladies which will go on the road across Canada. The tour kicks off in Vancouver on December 1, 2022 and wraps up at Toronto’s legendary Massey Hall on December 22, 2022. BNL will perform holiday fan favourites from the Barenaked for the Holidays album, as well as a few other chestnuts and surprises. These special performances offer fans a rare opportunity to celebrate the season with Canada’s favourite foursome amongst family and friends, many coming together for the first time in three years.  “We’re bringing Barenaked Cheer to YOUR hometown,” says BNL’s Ed Robertson. “It’s been a couple of long, cold, lonely winters, so let’s have some fun!”   For tickets and more information, visit www.bnlhometownholidays.com


                                                                                      Barenaked for the Holidays vinyl and digital tracklist:
                                                                                                                            Jingle Bells
                                                                                                                      Green Christmas
                                                                                                                      I Saw Three Ships
                                                                                                                    Hanukkah Blessings
                                                                                                                          O Holy Night
                                                                                                         Elf's Lament – with Michael Bublé
                                                                                                                           Snowman
                                                                                                          Do They Know It's Christmas?
                                                                                                              Hanukkah, Oh Hanukkah
                                                                       God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen / We Three Kings – featuring Sarah McLachlan
                                                                                                         Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
                                                                                                                      Carol of the Bells
                                                                                                                            Footprints
                                                                                                                         Deck the Stills
                                                                                                                 Christmastime (Oh Yeah)
                                                                                                                            Sleigh Ride
                                                                                                                        Christmas Pics
                                                                                                                  I Have a Little Dreidel
                                                                                                              Wonderful Christmastime
                                                                                                                        Auld Lang Syne

                                                                       Barenaked for the Holidays (Digital Deluxe Edition) Bonus live tracks:
                                                                                                                      Green Christmas
                                                                                                                            Snowman
                                                                                                                      Carol of the Bells
                                                                                                                        Christmas Pics
                                                                                                                 Christmastime (Oh Yeah)
                                                                                                                           Footprints
                                                                      God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen / We Three Kings -featuring Sarah McLachlan
                                                                                                            Santa Sabbath (Xmas Metal-y)
                                                                                                                        Feliz Navidad

Download hi-res poster here 

                                                                                          Hometown Holidays with Barenaked Ladies

                                                                              12.01.22 - Vancouver, BC - The Centre for the Performing Arts

                                                                                  12.02.22 - Penticton, BC - South Okanagan Events Centre

                                                                                              12.05.22 - Edmonton, AB - Winspear Centre

                                                                                      12.06.22 - Red Deer, AB - Red Deer Memorial Centre

                                                                                               12.07.22 - Calgary, AB - Jubilee Auditorium

                                                                                                   12.09.22 - Regina, SK - Casino Regina

                                                                                     12.12.22 - Winnipeg, MB - Burton Cummings Theatre

                                                                          12.13.22 - Thunder Bay, ON - Thunder Bay Community Auditorium

                                                                                                 12.16.22 - North Bay, ON - Capitol Centre

                                                                                              12.17.22 - Ottawa, ON - National Arts Centre

                                                                                         12.18.22 - Hamilton, ON - First Ontario Concert Hall

                                                                                            12.20.22 - Kitchener, ON - Centre in the Square

                                                                                                 12.21.22 - Windsor, ON - Caesars Windsor

                                                                                                      12.22.22 - Toronto, ON - Massey Hall 

Original Photo By: Matt BarnesPhotographed L-R: Kevin Hearn (keyboards), Ed Robertson (vocals/guitar), Jim Creeggan (bass), Tyler Stewart (drums)

ABOUT BARENAKED LADIES: 

Over the course of 34 years, the beloved band has sold 15 million records worldwide and built up an arsenal of hits such as "If I Had $1,000,000," "One Week," "Pinch Me" and "The Big Bang Theory Theme." Widely acknowledged as one of the best live acts on the planet, BNL has hosted a cruise, had their own Ben & Jerry’s ice cream flavour, and participated in the first-ever “space-to-earth musical collaboration” with astronaut Chris Hadfield. To date, BNL has amassed eight JUNO Awards, garnered two GRAMMY nominations and was inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame in 2018. 

 

Barenaked Ladies released their 16th studio album Detour de Force last year to critical acclaim, hitting #1 on the Top Alternative chart. The album was produced by JUNO and Grammy award winner Eric Ratz and Mark Howard, and features 14 newly minted tracks available on CD and digital formats, along with a limited edition blue double vinyl featuring a bonus track. A deluxe edition of that album was digitally released this summer and included three songs recorded live at the band’s sold-out show at London’s Royal Albert Hall from earlier this year.  Stream / purchase Detour de Force: Deluxe Edition  HERE.  

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