Give the Killers considerable credit for this: they never have tossed off their Christmas tunes, and they’ve written a considerable amount of them since 2006.
Every year between 2006 and 2011’s (Red) Christmas EP, the group have had a new holiday single to support the Project Red charity, every one of them except 2011’s “The Cowboy’s Christmas Ball” an original.
True, most of these songs don’t necessarily feel Christmasy, at least in the conventional sense -- apart from “Don’t Shoot Me Santa,” there are no sleigh bells and very few joyous choruses, they all feel like the Killers, a group who proudly prefers bombast to subtlety.
After all, why invite only Neil Tennant in for a duet when you can also have Elton John? That over-the-top thinking might not produce sounds that are strictly Christmasy, but the extravagance is suited for the season.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A Great Big SledBrandon Flowers, David Keuning, Mark Stoermer, Ronnie Vannucci | The Killers, Toni Halliday | Play | 04:19 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 2 | Don't Shoot Me SantaBrandon Flowers, The Killers | The Killers | Play | 04:03 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 3 | Joseph, Better You Than MeBrandon Flowers, Elton John, Neil Tennant | The Killers, Elton John, Neil Tennant | Play | 04:51 | 11 MB | 0 MB |
| 4 | ¡Happy Birthday Guadalupe!Jordan Alexander, Matt Caughthran, Brandon Flowers, Joby Ford, Seth Kasper, David Keuning, Timothy Kyle, Brad Magers, Seth Pitman, Mark Stoermer, Ronnie Vannucci | The Killers, Mariachi El Bronx, Wild Light | Play | 04:33 | 10 MB | 0 MB |
| 5 | BootsThe Killers | The Killers | Play | 05:27 | 12 MB | 0 MB |
| 6 | The Cowboys' Christmas BallThe Killers | The Killers | Play | 03:30 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 26 mins | 61 MB | |||||
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| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jordan Alexander | Composer |
| 2 | Matt Caughthran | Composer |
| 3 | Brandon Flowers | Composer |
| 4 | Joby Ford | Composer |
| 5 | Toni Halliday | Primary Artist |
| 6 | Elton John | Composer, Primary Artist |
| 7 | Seth Kasper | Composer |
| 8 | David Keuning | Composer |
| 9 | The Killers | Composer, Primary Artist |
| 10 | Timothy Kyle | Composer |
| 11 | Brad Magers | Composer |
| 12 | Mariachi El Bronx | Primary Artist |
| 13 | Seth Pitman | Composer |
| 14 | Mark Stoermer | Composer |
| 15 | Neil Tennant | Composer, Primary Artist |
| 16 | Ronnie Vannucci | Composer |
| 17 | Wild Light | Primary Artist |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |