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Christmas EP
Rock · 2009 · 5 tracks · 16m

Christmas EP

The Fray

Five classic carols reimagined as sparse, piano-driven hymns. A quiet, wintry departure from the band's usual anthemic rock sound.

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It's like The Fray played a private set in your living room during a blizzard.

A fragile, candlelit stillness that finds the quiet melancholy within traditional holiday melodies.

Christmas EP · vs · The Fray
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Serene saturates this record far more than the artist's norm.

Tracklist · 5 Tracks · 16m
01
Oh Come Oh Emmanuel
4:55
02
Silent Night
2:17
03
Noel
4:57
04
Oh Come All Ye Faithful
2:37
05
Away in a Manger
2:09
Moments Worth Waiting For
The haunting, minor-key piano introduction to Oh Come Oh Emmanuel that stretches for nearly a minute.
The way the vocals on Silent Night barely rise above a whisper, creating a fragile, lullaby-like intimacy.
The sudden, warm swell of acoustic guitar strumming that anchors the midpoint of Noel.
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