Sounds of the Season: The Taylor Swift Holiday Collection
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Re-release cover art. Original artwork includes the former title Sounds of the Season.
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| EP by Taylor Swift | ||||
| Released | October 14, 2007 | |||
| Recorded | May–August 2007 | |||
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| Length | 19:15 | |||
| Label | Big Machine | |||
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| AllMusic |   |
| CMT | Favorable |
| Country Standard Time | Favorable |
| Deseret News | Favorable |
The Taylor Swift Holiday Collection, originally titled Sounds of the Season: The Taylor Swift Holiday Collection, is a Christmas EP by American singer Taylor Swift. The EP was first released on October 14, 2007 by Big Machine Records exclusively to Target stores in the United States and online. The release was originally a limited release for the 2007 holiday season, but was re-released to iTunes and Amazon.com on December 2, 2008 and again in October 2009 to Target stores. The Taylor Swift Holiday Collection features cover versions of Christmas songs and two original tracks written by Swift, "Christmases When You Were Mine" and "Christmas Must Be Something More", all of which have a country pop sound. Like their first album, this one also features CDVU+ technology that includes more than 30 pages of bonus features with an exclusive video performance, 60 printable photos, complete album lyrics, downloadable graphics, and hidden links. In addition, the packaging of the album is made from 100% recycled materials.
Music critics received the album with favorable responses, where some would have preferred a full album. The EP was a commercial success, peaking at number twenty on the Billboard 200 and at number one on Top Holiday Albums. Songs from The Taylor Swift Holiday Collection have been performed at several venues.
For the original release of The Taylor Swift Holiday Collection, Swift partnered with the American retail company Target; it was made available as an exclusive limited release at Target stores in the United States and online, at Target.com.The Taylor Swift Holiday Collection's cover art is from Swift's music video for "Teardrops on My Guitar" (2007). On October 6, 2009, the EP was re-released by Target and made available as a digital download on the iTunes Store and Amazon.com, both making minor adjustments to its cover art and removing "Sounds of the Seasons", leaving it as The Taylor Swift Holiday Collection.
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