Snow (EP)

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Snow
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EP by
Cocteau Twins
ReleasedDecember 1993
RecordedSeptember Sound, London
GenreDream pop
Length5:45
LabelFontana - COCCD 1
ProducerCocteau Twins
Cocteau Twins chronology
Four-Calendar Café
(1993) 		Snow
(1993) 		Twinlights
(1995)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic3/5 stars[1]

Snow is a 1993 EP by Scottish alternative rock band Cocteau Twins, released in December 1993 on Fontana Records. It contains cover versions of the Christmas standards "Frosty the Snowman" and "Winter Wonderland". It is out of print, though its tracks appear on the compilation Lullabies to Violaine.[2]

Background[]

Snow was released in extremely limited quantities; one expert suggested that fewer than 5,000 copies were made.[3] One of the songs on the album, "Frosty the Snowman," was recorded more than a year before Snow's release, for an album to accompany a year-end issue of Volume.[2] Robin Guthrie was reluctant to record Christmas songs, so the group opted to record non-specific winter songs instead.[2]

Critical reception[]

Snow received fairly positive reviews from contemporary music critics despite its limited release. AllMusic's Ned Raggett called the EP "perfectly enjoyable," noted its calmness and praised Elizabeth Fraser's vocal performance.[2] Hybrid Magazine's Tom Topkoff noted that the songs sounded similar to the group's non-holiday songs and declared that the album was "sure to bring you joy during each holiday season."[3] Pitchfork named "Frosty the Snowman" the 36th best holiday song of all time.[4]

Track listing[]

Adapted from Discogs[5] and AllMusic.[2]

  1. "Winter Wonderland" (Felix Bernard, Dick Smith) – 2:50
  2. "Frosty the Snowman" (Steve Nelson, Jack Rollins) – 2:55

Personnel[]

Adapted from AllMusic.[6]

Charts[]

Chart performance for Snow
Chart (1993) Peak
position
UK Singles (OCC)[7] 58

References[]

  1. ^ AllMusic review
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e Kellman, Andy. "Lullabies to Violaine". Allmusic. RhythmOne. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b Topkoff, Tom. "Hybrid Music Reviews: Cocteau Twins Snow EP". Hybrid Magazine. MacHighway. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
  4. ^ Pelly, Liz. "The 50 Best Holiday Songs of All Time (pg. 2)". Pitchfork. Condé Nast. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
  5. ^ "Cocteau Twins – Snow (overview)". Discogs. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
  6. ^ "Credits". AllMusic. RhytmnOne. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
  7. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
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