A Glimpse of Stocking

A Glimpse of Stocking
Compilation album by Saint Etienne
Released November 26, 2010
Recorded 1993–2010
Genre Alternative rock
Synthpop
Label Foreign Office – 007
Saint Etienne chronology

London Conversations
(2008)		 A Glimpse of Stocking
(2010)		 Words and Music by Saint Etienne
(2012)

A Glimpse of Stocking is a fan club only release by Saint Etienne. It includes every Christmas song recorded by the band and contains seven exclusive new songs.[1] "Gonna Have A Party", "Welcome Home", "Snowbound on the Southbank", "Fireside Favourite", "No Cure for the Common Christmas", "Wintertime Love" and "Unwrap Me" are exclusive to this record.[2]

It was given a wider digital only release on November 14, 2011.[3]

Track listing

No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "Gonna Have A Party"  Cracknell, Stanley, Wiggs 3:23
2. "21st Century Christmas"  Brady, Murphy 3:51
3. "Driving Home for Christmas"  Rea 2:31
4. "Welcome Home"  Cracknell, Stanley, Wiggs 3:21
5. "Snowbound on the Southbank"  Stanley, Wiggs 1:48
6. "My Christmas Prayer"  Fury 3:27
7. "I Don't Intend to Spend Christmas Without You"  Guryan 2:40
8. "Come On Christmas"  Catt, Cracknell, Stanley, Wiggs 1:40
9. "Through The Winter"  Stanley, Wiggs 3:51
10. "I Was Born on Christmas Day"  Catt, Stanley, Wiggs 3:12
11. "Fireside Favourite"  Stanley, Wiggs 2:08
12. "No Cure for the Common Christmas"  Catt, Cracknell, Stanley, Wiggs 4:31
13. "Wintertime Love"  Morrison, Krieger, Densmore, Manzarek 2:26
14. "Unwrap Me"  Catt, Cracknell, Stanley, Wiggs 2:09
15. "Snow"  Newman 2:51

Versions

The record is limited to 3000 copies and comes in three different versions :[4]

  1. the standard 15-track version
  2. the standard 15-track version with a signed Christmas card
  3. the standard 15-track version with a signed Christmas card and a second disc containing an exclusive personalised track, including the purchaser's name in the lyrics.

References

  1. ↑ "Saint Etienne: A Glimpse Of Stocking". Umusicemails.com. Retrieved 2012-02-18.
  2. ↑ "saint etienne's xmas emporium Tracklisting & Audio Samples". Xmas-shop.saintetienne.com. Retrieved 2012-02-18.
  3. ↑ "Saint Etienne: A Glimpse Of Stocking". 7digital.com. Retrieved 2012-12-11.
  4. ↑ "A Glimpse of Stocking". Xmas-shop.saintetienne.com. Retrieved 2012-02-18.