(Red) Christmas EP
{{Infobox album
| name = (Red) Christmas EP
| type = ep
| artist = The Killers
| cover = The Killers - (Red) Christmas EP.png
| released = {{Start date|2011|11|29}}
| recorded = 2006–2011
| genre =
| length = {{duration|m=26|s=42}}
| label = Island
| producer = {{hlist|Joe Chiccarelli|Flood|The Killers|Alan Moulder|Stuart Price}}
| prev_title = Live from the Royal Albert Hall
| prev_year = 2009
| next_title = Battle Born
| next_year = 2012
}}
(Red) Christmas EP is the first extended play (EP) by American rock band The Killers. It was released digitally on November 29, 2011, by Island Records.{{cite web |url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/red-christmas-ep/id484346956 |title=(RED) Christmas – EP by The Killers |publisher=iTunes Store (US) |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120311102022/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/red-christmas-ep/id484346956 |archivedate=March 11, 2012 |accessdate=December 1, 2011}} The EP features the band's yearly Christmas singles from 2006 to 2011. Proceeds from the sales from the (Red) Christmas EP have been donated to the Product Red campaign, headed by Bobby Shriver and U2 lead singer Bono.
Background
The Killers have become recognized for their work with the Product Red campaign, headed by Bono and Bobby Shriver. Every year between 2006 and 2016, the band released a Christmas song in support of the campaign. Every single came out around December 1 (coinciding with World AIDS Day). As of the EP, they had released six Christmas-themed songs and music videos: "A Great Big Sled" (2006), "Don't Shoot Me Santa" (2007), "Joseph, Better You Than Me" (2008), "¡Happy Birthday Guadalupe!" (2009), "Boots" (2010), and "The Cowboys' Christmas Ball" (2011).
On November 30, 2011, the band released the (Red) Christmas EP on iTunes which features the first six songs. All proceeds from the songs have been donated to Product Red campaign and the fight against AIDS in Africa. The EP also features guest appearances from Elton John, Neil Tennant (Pet Shop Boys), Toni Halliday (Curve), Wild Light, and Mariachi El Bronx.
Singles
The Killers' 2011 Christmas single, "The Cowboys' Christmas Ball", was released as the lead single from the EP.
Commercial performance
The album debuted on the US Billboard 200 at number 85. It also opened on the Billboard Digital Albums chart at number 10, Rock Albums at number 11, and Alternative Albums at number nine.
Track listing
{{Track listing
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| total_length = 26:42
| title1 = A Great Big Sled
| note1 = featuring Toni Halliday
| writer1 = Brandon Flowers
| extra1 = {{hlist|Alan Moulder|The Killers}}
| length1 = 4:18
| title2 = Don't Shoot Me Santa
| writer2 = Flowers
| extra2 = {{hlist|Flood|Moulder|Killers|Stuart Price{{ref|a|[a]}}}}
| length2 = 4:03
| title3 = Joseph, Better You than Me
| note3 = featuring Elton John and Neil Tennant
| writer3 = {{hlist|Flowers|John|Tennant}}
| extra3 = {{hlist|Price|The Killers}}
| length3 = 4:51
| title4 = ¡Happy Birthday Guadalupe!
| note4 = featuring Wild Light and Mariachi El Bronx
| writer4 = {{hlist|The Killers|Wild Light|Mariachi El Bronx}}
| extra4 = {{hlist|Price|The Killers}}
| length4 = 4:33
| title5 = Boots
| writer5 = The Killers
| extra5 = {{hlist|The Killers|Price{{ref|b|[b]}}|Joe Chiccarelli{{ref|b|[b]}}}}
| length5 = 5:27
| title6 = The Cowboys' Christmas Ball
| note6 = lyrics taken from the 1890 poem of the same name
| writer6 = {{hlist|Michael Martin Murphey|William Lawrence Chittenden}}
| length6 = 3:30
}}
Notes
- {{note|a|a}} signifies an additional producer
- {{note|b|b}} signifies a co-producer
Charts
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |
| scope="col"| Chart (2011)
! scope="col"| Peak |
|---|
| scope="row"| Australian Albums (ARIA){{cite journal |url=http://www.aria.com.au/Issue1137.pdf |archive-url=http://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20120116045500/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20120116-1555/Issue1137.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 16, 2012 |title=ARIA Top 100 Albums – Week Commencing 12th December 2011 |journal=Australian Recording Industry Association |issue=1137 |page=6 |date=December 11, 2011 |accessdate=August 30, 2012 }}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}
| 77 |
| {{album chart|UK|104|artist=The Killers|M|url=http://www.zobbel.de/cluk/CLUK2011.HTM |title=Chart Log UK – Weekly Updates Sales 2011|publisher=Zobbel|rowheader=true|accessdate=July 13, 2017}} |
| {{album chart|Billboard200|85|artist=The Killers|rowheader=true|accessdate=July 13, 2017}} |
| {{album chart|BillboardAlternative|9|artist=The Killers|rowheader=true|accessdate=July 13, 2017}} |
| {{album chart|BillboardHoliday|29|artist=The Killers|rowheader=true|accessdate=July 13, 2017}} |
| {{album chart|BillboardRock|11|artist=The Killers|rowheader=true|accessdate=July 13, 2017}} |
References
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Category:2011 Christmas albums
Category:Albums produced by Alan Moulder
Category:Albums produced by Flood (producer)
Category:Albums produced by Stuart Price