Deck the Halls, Bruise Your Hand

Deck the Halls, Bruise Your Hand is the first Christmas album released by Christian rock band Relient K. It was released in many stores as a combo pack with later copies of their previous full-length album, Two Lefts Don't Make a Right...but Three Do.

On December 5, 2006, the album reached #60 on the iTunes 100 bestselling chart.

On October 23, 2007, the band re-released this album with seven new songs, and the new title of Let it Snow, Baby... Let it Reindeer.^[3]

Track listing

All tracks public domain unless otherwise noted. New verses on tracks 3 and 6 written by Matt Thiessen.

1. "Angels We Have Heard on High" – 1:53
2. "Deck the Halls" – 1:20
3. "12 Days of Christmas" – 3:30
4. "Silent Night/Away in a Manger" – 2:18
5. "I Celebrate the Day" (Matt Thiessen) – 3:18
6. "We Wish You a Merry Christmas" – 2:11
7. "Santa Claus Is Thumbing to Town" (Thiessen) – 2:47
8. "Handel's Messiah" (The Hallelujah Chorus) – 1:09
9. "I Hate Christmas Parties" (Thiessen) – 4:34‡
10. "Auld Lang Syne" – 4:05 (Later versions)  – 1:59)

‡Performed by Matthew Thiessen and the Earthquakes

Variant track

Beginning at 3:34 on track 10 ("Auld Lang Syne"), there is a 24.5 second clip of "12 Days of Christmas". The music is the same, but the vocals have been drastically changed. At first they sound like Alvin and the Chipmunks, then they have various other goofy sounding voices. The clip is taken from 0:48.5–1:13 of track 3. However, this is not on later versions.

Personnel

• Matt Thiessen – lead vocals, guitar, piano
• Matt Hoopes – guitar, backing vocals
• Brian Pittman – bass
• Dave Douglas – drums, backing vocals

Notes

1. ^ Taylor, Josh (12 November 2003). "Relient K, 'Deck the Halls, Bruise You Hand' Review". Jesus Freak Hideout. http://www.jesusfreakhideout.com/cdreviews/DeckTheHallsBruiseYourHand.asp. Retrieved 21 December 2011.  Title: sic.
2. ^ Cummings, Tony (19 January 2005). "Relient K - Deck The Halls Bruise Your Hand". Cross Rhythms. http://www.crossrhythms.co.uk/products/Relient_K/Deck_The_Halls_Bruise_Your_Hand/12420/. Retrieved 21 December 2011. 
3. ^ http://www.relientk.com/news.aspx#10143