Destination... Christmas! is the first full-length studio album

Studio album

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 by comedy

Comedy music

Comedy music is music that is comedic or humorous in nature, encompassing a wide variety of music genres. Popular types of comedy music include parody music, novelty songs, comedy rock and comedy hip hop.- Notable comedy musicians :...

 synthpop

Synthpop

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 band The Superions

The Superions

The Superions are an American comedy synthpop band formed in Orlando, Florida in 2006 as a side project of The B-52s frontman Fred Schneider with Noah Brodie and Dan Marshall.- Formation and early years :...

, a side project of Fred Schneider

Fred Schneider

Frederick William "Fred" Schneider III is an American rock singer, best known as the frontman of the rock band The B-52's, of which he is a founding member. Schneider is well-known for his sprechgesang which he developed from reciting poetry over guitars.-Early life:Schneider was born in Newark,...

 of The B-52s. The album was released October 25, 2010 on New York

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-based record label

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 Fanatic Records distributed by EMI

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/Caroline Distribution

Caroline Distribution

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 on CD, LP

LP record

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 and as a digital download

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. Schneider says the 11 original tracks "cover all the Christmas themes: yetis, avalanches, fruitcake. It's not traditional." The single "Fruitcake

Fruitcake (song)

"Fruitcake" is the fifth single by The Superions, a side project of Fred Schneider of The B-52s. The single was released to iTunes Stores as a digital download on September 21, 2010 and is featured on The Superions' Christmas album Destination.....

" was released on iTunes

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 on September 21, 2010.

Notes

• The digital version features a 14-page digital booklet
  Digital booklet
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   with exclusive artwork by Brian Fraley.

Track listing

1. "Santa's Disco" 3:54
2. "Fruitcake
   Fruitcake (song)
   "Fruitcake" is the fifth single by The Superions, a side project of Fred Schneider of The B-52s. The single was released to iTunes Stores as a digital download on September 21, 2010 and is featured on The Superions' Christmas album Destination.....
   
   " 3:36
3. "Chillin' at Christmas" 4:18
4. "Teddy And Betty Yeti" 4:29
5. "Christmas Conga (Jungle Bells)" 3:48
6. "Jingle Those Bells" 2:48
7. "Under the Tree" 3:42
8. "Crummy Christmas Tree" 2:33
9. "Laughter at Christmas" 2:19
10. "Christmas Tears" 4:15
11. "Santa Je T'aime" 4:21

Formats

• CD - Digipak
  Digipak
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   containing the 11-track album, features an 8-page booklet with lyrics.
• LP - containing the 11-track album, features an inner sleeve with lyrics and a download card good for a digital copy of the album.
• Digital version - containing the 11-track album, features a 14-page digital booklet with exclusive artwork by Brian Fraley.
• Digital "Deluxe Version" - containing the 11-track album, includes the music videos "Fruitcake" and "Santa's Disco" and 14-page digital booklet.

Personnel

Band

• Fred Schneider
  Fred Schneider
  Frederick William "Fred" Schneider III is an American rock singer, best known as the frontman of the rock band The B-52's, of which he is a founding member. Schneider is well-known for his sprechgesang which he developed from reciting poetry over guitars.-Early life:Schneider was born in Newark,...
  
   - lyrics
  Lyrics
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  , vocals
  Singing
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  , sleigh bells
  Jingle Bells
  "Jingle Bells" is one of the best-known and commonly sung winter songs in the world. It was written by James Lord Pierpont and published under the title "One Horse Open Sleigh" in the autumn of 1857...
  
   and drum sticks
• Noah Brodie - keyboards
  Keyboard instrument
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  , electronic drum
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  s, vocals, backing vocals
  Backing vocalist
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  , sleigh bells and drum sticks
• Dan Marshall - programming
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  , vocals and backing vocals

Additional musicians

• Backing vocals on "Santa's Disco": Amy Luther and Rachel McCabe
• The Crummy Christmas Carolers: Lashunda Flowers
  Shunda K
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  , Tedra Hawthorne, Bill Ludicke, Amy Luther, Rachel McCabe, Deb Ofsowitz, Kimber Parrish, Chris Shelton, Karyn Shelton

Production

• All songs written and arranged by The Superions
  The Superions
  The Superions are an American comedy synthpop band formed in Orlando, Florida in 2006 as a side project of The B-52s frontman Fred Schneider with Noah Brodie and Dan Marshall.- Formation and early years :...
  
  
• Lyrics by Fred Schneider
• Music by Noah Brodie and Dan Marshall
• Produced by The Superions
• Recorded and Mixed by The Superions in Winter Park, FL
  Winter Park, Florida
  Winter Park is a suburban city in Orange County, Florida, United States. The population was 24,090 at the 2000 census. According to the U.S. Census Bureau's 2006 estimates, the city had a population of 28,083. It is part of the Orlando–Kissimmee Metropolitan Statistical Area...
  
   January-July 2010
• Mastered by Bob Katz
  Bob Katz
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   at Digital Domain, Longwood, FL
  Longwood, Florida
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• Additional Mix by Jarrett Pritchard
• Business and Legal Consultant: Dave Brodie
• Illustrations: Brian Fraley
• Photography: Caitlin Sullivan
• Special Thanks: Josh Bloom & Sean Boyd

Charts

Destination... Christmas! debuted at #13 on the Billboard

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Comedy Albums Chart on December 18, 2010.