A Very She & Him Christmas
| A Very She & Him Christmas | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | October 24, 2011 | |||
| Recorded | 2011 | |||
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| Genre | Indie pop, Christmas | |||
| Length | 32:05 | |||
| Label | Merge | |||
| Producer | M. Ward | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 63/100 |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Entertainment Weekly | B |
| NME | |
| Pitchfork | 5.3/10 |
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| Under the Radar | |
A Very She & Him Christmas is the first Christmas album and the third studio album by the folk/indie rock band She & Him, consisting of actress and musician Zooey Deschanel and musician M. Ward. The album was released on October 24, 2011, and features several covers of classic holiday songs. The twelve-track album is distributed by Merge Records and proceeds from every album sold are being donated to 826 National, a nonprofit network of writing and tutoring centers.
Their cover of "I'll Be Home for Christmas" was featured in the Christmas episode "The 23rd" of the TV-show New Girl, which stars Zooey Deschanel.
In 2012 it was awarded a silver certification from the Independent Music Companies Association which indicated sales of at least 20,000 copies throughout Europe and over 391,000 in the U.S.