It's a SpongeBob Christmas! Album

It's a SpongeBob Christmas! Album is a soundtrack to the SpongeBob SquarePants stop motion Christmas special "It's a SpongeBob Christmas!". It is also the fifth soundtrack to the series. It was released on November 6, 2012.[1] The tracks were co-written by Tom Kenny and Andy Paley.[2]

It's a SpongeBob Christmas! Album
Soundtrack album by
Various artists
ReleasedNovember 6, 2012 (2012-11-06)
Recorded2009
2012
GenreHoliday
Length21:45
LabelNick Records
SpongeBob SquarePants chronology
SpongeBob's Greatest Hits
(2009)		 It's a SpongeBob Christmas! Album
(2012)		 Music from The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water - EP
(2015)

Background

The album was released on November 6, 2012. The song "Don't Be a Jerk", which was featured in the special, was written by SpongeBob's voice actor, Tom Kenny in 2009 for the Spongebob's Greatest Hits album.[3] The album features twelve tracks by “SpongeBob and the Hi-Seas,” including rockabilly (“The Christmas Eve Jitters”), country (“Ho-Ho-Hoedown”), and doo-wop (“Wet, Wet Christmas”).

Track listing
No.TitleLength
1."It's a SpongeBob Christmas Theme Song"0:43
2."Don't Be a Jerk (It's Christmas)"2:34
3."Christmas Eve Jitters"1:53
4."Santa Won't Let You Down"2:28
5."Snowflakes"2:23
6."Pretty Ribbons and Bows"2:57
7."Wet Wet Christmas"2:25
8."Ho Ho Hoedown"2:30
9."Christmas Is Mine"1:57
10."Hot Fruitcake"0:44
11."Santa Has His Eye on Me"2:50
12."A Holiday Message from SpongeBob SquarePants"1:02[4]
Total length:21:45

Reception

Critical response

Jessica Dawson of the Common Sense Media reviewed the soundtrack and wrote; "the fun and fresh Christmas songs actually capture the excitement and anticipation in a way that's a nice change from the traditional yuletide tunes we're all used to." and gave it 3/5 stars.[5]

References
  1. Sarto, Dan (12 November 2012). "Nickelodeon Releases SpongeBob Christmas! Album". Animation World Network. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
  2. Zahed, Ramin (12 November 2012). "Nick Serves Up SpongeBob Christmas Album". Animation Magazine. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
  3. Macquirre, Jim. "It's a Spongebob Christmas!". Wired. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
  4. https://www.amazon.com/Its-SpongeBob-Christmas-Album-SquarePants/dp/B009Y8EBFE/ref=sr_1_1?s=dmusic&ie=UTF8&qid=1418685118&sr=1-1&keywords=It%27s+a+spongebob+christmas
  5. Dawson, Jessica (6 December 2012). "It's a SpongeBob Christmas! Soundtrack". Common Sense Media. Retrieved 20 January 2013.


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