A_Very_She_&_Him_Christmas

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A Very She & Him Christmas

2011 studio album by She & Him

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,[7] 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.[8]

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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.[9]

Reception

At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received a score of 63, based on 16 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.[10]

PopMatters gave the album a score of 7/10, writing that it was "plain beautiful" and that it was "a calm, simple and easy to listen to recording to sit with and relax."[5] A more mixed review from Pitchfork said that the songs were "just fine" but that She & Him "played this one too safe."[4]

Track listing

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Personnel

She & Him

Additional personnel

Charts

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References

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    Mike Williams (2011-10-25). "She & Him - 'A Very She & Him Christmas'". NME. Retrieved 2012-01-09.
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    "Under the Radar review".
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    "'A Very She & Him Christmas' Available in Stores and Online Today!". Official She & Him website. Retrieved November 12, 2011.
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    "826 National and 'A Very She & Him Christmas.'".
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    "Aktuelles VUT: VUT - Verband unabhängiger Musikunternehmer*innen e. V."
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    "Critic Reviews for 'A Very She & Him Christmas' at Metacritic". Metacritic. Metacritic. Retrieved on November 12, 2011.
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    "She & Him – "Holiday" b/w "Last Christmas"". Merge Records. Retrieved September 22, 2021.
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