Walt Disney Records has released a new soundtrack EP for the Disney+ animated short An Almost Christmas Story. The 5-track EP features the holiday songs from the film written by Daniel Hart (The Green Knight, Pete’s Dragon, Interview with the Vampire, A Ghost Story, The Old Man and the Gun), including the original tracks It’s Christmas Today & The Spirit of Christmas (both previously released as a digital single), as well as Ar Fa La La Lo, In the Bleak Midwinter & The Holly and the Ivy arranged by Hart and performed by John C. Reilly. The Deluxe Edition soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Also check out the visualizer videos of all three new tracks below. An Almost Christmas Story is directed by David Lowery and also stars Cary Christopher, Jim Gaffigan, Estella Madrigal, Mamoudou Athie, Phil Rosenthal, Alex Ross Perry, Gianna Joseph and Natasha Lyonne. The short written by Jack Thorne and produced by Alfonso Cuarón premiered last month and is now available to stream exclusively on Disney+.
Here’s the track list of the EP:
1. Ar Fa La La Lo – John C. Reilly (3:10)
2. It’s Christmas Today – John C. Reilly (1:58)
3. In the Bleak Midwinter – John C. Reilly (1:43)
4. The Spirit of Christmas – John C. Reilly (2:01)
5. The Holly and the Ivy (Bonus Track) (1:59)