(Red) Christmas EP

May 2025 (Red) Christmas EP ep The Killers The Killers - (Red) Christmas EP.png 2011 11 29 2006–2011 26 42 Island Joe Chiccarelli Flood The Killers Alan Moulder Stuart Price Live from the Royal Albert Hall 2009 Battle Born 2012 (Red) Christmas EP is the first extended play (EP) by American rock band The Killers. It was released digitally on November 29, 2011, by Island Records.https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/red-christmas-ep/id484346956 (RED) Christmas – EP by The Killers iTunes Store (US) https://web.archive.org/web/20120311102022/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/red-christmas-ep/id484346956 March 11, 2012 December 1, 2011 The EP features the band's yearly Christmas singles from 2006 to 2011. Proceeds from the sales from the (Red) Christmas EP have been donated to the Product Red campaign, headed by Bobby Shriver and U2 lead singer Bono. Background The Killers have become recognized for their work with the Product Red campaign, headed by Bono and Bobby Shriver. Every year between 2006 and 2016, the band released a Christmas song in support of the campaign. Every single came out around December 1 (coinciding with World AIDS Day). As of the EP, they had released six Christmas-themed songs and music videos: "A Great Big Sled" (2006), "Don't Shoot Me Santa" (2007), "Joseph, Better You Than Me" (2008), "¡Happy Birthday Guadalupe!" (2009), "Boots" (2010), and "The Cowboys' Christmas Ball" (2011). On November 30, 2011, the band released the (Red) Christmas EP on iTunes which features the first six songs. All proceeds from the songs have been donated to Product Red campaign and the fight against AIDS in Africa. The EP also features guest appearances from Elton John, Neil Tennant (Pet Shop Boys), Toni Halliday (Curve), Wild Light, and Mariachi El Bronx. Singles The Killers' 2011 Christmas single, "The Cowboys' Christmas Ball", was released as the lead single from the EP. Commercial performance The album debuted on the US Billboard 200 at number 85. It also opened on the Billboard Digital Albums chart at number 10, Rock Albums at number 11, and Alternative Albums at number nine. Track listing Producer(s) 26:42 A Great Big Sled featuring Toni Halliday Brandon Flowers Alan Moulder The Killers 4:18 Don't Shoot Me Santa Flowers Flood Moulder Killers Stuart Pricea [a] 4:03 Joseph, Better You than Me featuring Elton John and Neil Tennant Flowers John Tennant Price The Killers 4:51 ¡Happy Birthday Guadalupe! featuring Wild Light and Mariachi El Bronx The Killers Wild Light Mariachi El Bronx Price The Killers 4:33 Boots The Killers The Killers Priceb [b] Joe Chiccarellib [b] 5:27 The Cowboys' Christmas Ball lyrics taken from the 1890 poem of the same name Michael Martin Murphey William Lawrence Chittenden 3:30 Notes a a signifies an additional producer b b signifies a co-producer Charts Chart (2011) Peakposition Australian Albums (ARIA)http://www.aria.com.au/Issue1137.pdf http://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20120116045500/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20120116-1555/Issue1137.pdf dead January 16, 2012 ARIA Top 100 Albums – Week Commencing 12th December 2011 Australian Recording Industry Association 1137 6 December 11, 2011 August 30, 2012 medic 77UKZobbel 104 The Killers M http://www.zobbel.de/cluk/CLUK2011.HTM Chart Log UK – Weekly Updates Sales 2011 Zobbel true July 13, 2017Billboard200 85 The Killers true July 13, 2017BillboardAlternative 9 The Killers true July 13, 2017BillboardHoliday 29 The Killers true July 13, 2017BillboardRock 11 The Killers true July 13, 2017 References Category:2011 Christmas albums Category:2011 debut EPs Category:Albums produced by Alan Moulder Category:Albums produced by Flood (producer) Category:Albums produced by Stuart Price Category:Charity albums Category:Christmas albums by American artists Category:Christmas EPs Category:Island Records EPs Category:The Killers EPs Category:Albums produced by Joe Chiccarelli