White Christmas and Little Drummer Boy Live

White Christmas and Little Drummer Boy Live is a limited edition, 4-piece vinyl-only release by Mark Kozelek. It is a compilation of two previously released limited edition live CD releases, White Christmas Live (2001) and Little Drummer Boy Live (2006). The fourth record features an exclusive bonus track, an alternate recording of "Have You Forgotten."

The four record box set was released by Kozelek's own label Caldo Verde Records along with Cameron Crowe's Vinyl Films label, and sold through Aural Exploits, which describes the set as follows:

According to an eBay auction posting, the album set was also released on red and green translucent vinyl, and this was limited to 20-25 pressings. While the album was pressed on red and green wax, the total pressing amount is unknown.

Track listing

White Christmas Live

Side A:

1. "Rock 'n' Roll Singer" – 4:12
2. "Cruiser" – 5:01
3. "Up to My Neck in You" – 5:21
4. "White Christmas" – 1:23
5. "What's Next to the Moon" – 3:49

Side B:

1. "Admiral Fell Promises" – 7:36
2. "Wop-a-Din-Din" – 6:28
3. "Shadows" – 7:30

Side C:

1. "Evil" – 7:39
2. "Dragonflies" – 2:25
3. "Things Mean a Lot" – 3:37
4. "Three-Legged Cat" / "Lily and Parrots" (hidden demo track) – 7:15

Little Drummer Boy Live

Side D:

1. "Trucker's Atlas" – 3:54
2. "Salvador Sanchez" – 4:27
3. "Cruiser" – 5:54
4. "Katy Song" – 4:29
5. "Little Drummer Boy" – 2:26

Side E:

1. "All Mixed Up" – 4:54
2. "Moorestown" – 4:17
3. "Unlit Hallway" – 3:50
4. "Duk Koo Kim" – 12:20

Side F:

1. "Four-Fingered Fisherman" – 3:37
2. "Lily and Parrots" – 6:22
3. "Carry Me Ohio" – 6:43
4. "Bubble" – 4:05

Side G:

1. "Mistress" – 5:10
2. "Michigan" – 5:28
3. "Void" – 5:21
4. "Down Colorful Hill" – 5:43

Side H:

1. "Rock 'n' Roll Singer" – 3:14
2. "Glenn Tipton" – 3:42
3. "Tiny Cities Made of Ashes" – 3:45
4. "Have You Forgotten" (alternate version) (bonus track) – 6:35

Notes

• White Christmas recorded at:
  • Stockholm, Sweden on December 3, 2000
  • Göteborg, Sweden on November 29, 2000
  • Oslo, Norway on November 30, 2000
• Little Drummer Boy recorded at:
  • Grey Eagle, Asheville on May 19, 2006
  • Bowery Ballroom, New York on May 24, 2006
  • Stenhammarsalen, Göteborg, Sweden on December 3, 2005
  • Nosturi, Helsinki on December 4, 2005
  • KB, Malmö on December 5, 2005
  • First Unitarian Church, Philadelphia on December 12, 2003
  • Conway Hall, London on November 25, 2005
  • Main Hall, Montreal on July 9, 2006
  • Lee's Palace, Toronto on July 12, 2006

• All songs written by Mark Kozelek, except:
  • "Rock 'n' Roll Singer," "Up to My Neck in You," and "What's Next to the Moon" written by Bon Scott, Angus Young, and Malcolm Young.
  • "White Christmas" written by Irving Berlin.
  • "Dragonflies" written by Mark Kozelek and Robyn Riel-Nail.
  • "Trucker's Atlas," "Four-Fingered Fisherman," and "Tiny Cities" written by Isaac Brock, Eric Judy, and Jeremiah Green.
  • "Little Drummer Boy" written by Katherine K. Davis, Henry Onorati, and Harry Simeone.
  • "All Mixed Up" written by Ric Ocasek.

References