"Splitting Up Christmas", from the 2003 album Make the Clocks Move, is a UK Christmas single by Kevin Devine released in support of the 2009 Big Scary Monsters Christmas Tour.[1] At each date on the tour, an exclusive CD single was sold, limited to 25 copies, hand-numbered and signed by Devine. Each date's CD had its own exclusive B-side.
On December 12, 2009, the title track was offered as a free MP3 download on the record label's website. On December 17, 2009, the single was made available as a limited digital download with all nine B-sides, only available until December 31, 2009.[2][3]
Both the CDs and MP3 downloads are now unavailable.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Splitting Up Christmas" | Kevin Devine | 3:26 |
| 2. | "Joey" | Johnette Napolitano | 5:04 |
| 3. | "Harvest Moon" | Neil Young | 6:13 |
| 4. | "The Longer I Lay Here" | David Bazan | 3:08 |
| 5. | "You'll Only End Up Joining Them (Acoustic)" | Kevin Devine | 3:55 |
| 6. | "Holland, 1945" | Jeff Mangum | 3:27 |
| 7. | "Lord, I Know We Don't Talk (live at Old Blue Last)" | Kevin Devine | 4:23 |
| 8. | "Write Your Story Now (live at Old Blue Last)" | Kevin Devine | 1:34 |
| 9. | "Whatever (Some Folk Song in C)" | Elliott Smith | 2:26 |
| 10. | "Wolf's Mouth (Alternative version)" | Kevin Devine | 3:34 |
Seven of the B-sides were previously released on the 2007 Tour EP. "Lord, I Know We Don't Talk" and "Write Your Story Now" (live at Old Blue Last) were previously unreleased.