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[11/08/12 - 07:48 AM]
Nickelodeon and Sony Music Entertainment Releases "It's A SpongeBob Christmas!" Album, Available Exclusively for Digital Download Now!
The half-hour stop-motion special premieres Sunday, December 9 at 7:30/6:30c on the network.

[via press release from Nickelodeon]

DECK THE HALLS TO THE SWEET SOUNDS OF BIKINI BOTTOM THIS HOLIDAY SEASON

NICKELODEON AND SONY MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT RELEASES "IT'S A SPONGEBOB CHRISTMAS!" ALBUM, AVAILABLE EXCLUSIVELY FOR DIGITAL DOWNLOAD NOW!

Four Songs off the Album Featured in "It's A SpongeBob Christmas!," Half-Hour Stop-Motion Special Airing on Nickelodeon Dec. 9 at 7:30 p.m. (ET/PT)

NEW YORK - Nov. 8, 2012 - Just in time for the holidays, Nickelodeon and Sony Music Entertainment's (SME) release It's a SpongeBob Christmas! Album. This brand-new-full-length album features 11 tracks of original holiday-themed music, featuring four songs from the upcoming SpongeBob SquarePants special "It's A SpongeBob Christmas!," like "Santa Has His Eye On Me" and the timeless Bikini Bottom classic, "Don't Be a Jerk (It's Christmas)," as well as seven brand new compositions co-written by Tom Kenny (voice of SpongeBob) and Andy Paley (Blondie, Brian Wilson, The Ramones). The album is currently available for digital download from online retailers.

The complete track listing for It's a SpongeBob Christmas! Album is as follows:
1. It's A SpongeBob SquarePants Christmas!
2. Don't Be A Jerk (It's Christmas)
3. Christmas Eve Jitters
4. Santa Won't Let You Down
5. Snowflakes
6. Pretty Ribbons And Bows
7. Wet, Wet Christmas
8. Ho, Ho Hoedown
9. Christmas Is Mine
10. Hot Fruitcake
11. Santa Has His Eye On Me
12. A Holiday Message From SpongeBob SquarePants

"It's A SpongeBob Christmas!," premieres on Nickelodeon Sunday, Dec. 9 at 7:30 p.m. (ET/PT), featuring John Goodman as Santa Claus. In the stop-motion special, inspired by the Rankin/Bass specials (Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, Santa Claus is Comin' to Town), Plankton turns everyone in Bikini Bottom from nice to naughty by feeding them his special jerktonium-laced fruitcake - all in an effort to get his Christmas wish, the Krabby Patty formula.

SpongeBob SquarePants is executive produced by creator Stephen Hillenburg, who previously worked as a writer, director and creative director on Nickelodeon's animated series Rocko's Modern Life. Hillenburg graduated from the California Institute of the Arts with a master's degree in experimental animation and studied marine biology and art as an undergraduate.

Paul Tibbitt served as a director and writer on SpongeBob SquarePants for its first three seasons and is currently executive producer. He wrote some of the show's most memorable episodes such as "Ripped Pants" and "Mermaid Man & Barnacle Boy." Tibbitt was one of the co-writers and storyboard artists on The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie. SpongeBob SquarePants is a Nicktoons Production and is produced at the Nickelodeon Animation Studios in Burbank, Calif.

ABOUT SONY MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT

Sony Music Entertainment is a global recorded music company with a current roster that includes a broad array of both local artists and international superstars. The company boasts a vast catalog that comprises some of the most important recordings in history. It is home to premier record labels representing music from every genre, including American Recordings, Arista Nashville, Beach Street Records, BNA Records, Columbia Nashville, Columbia Records, Day 1, Epic Records, Essential Records, Flicker Records, Kemosabe Records, LaFace Records, Legacy Recordings, MASTERWORKS, Polo Grounds, RCA Records, RCA Nashville, RCA Red Seal, Reunion Records, Roc Nation, Sony Classical, Sony Music Latin, Star Time International, Syco Music, Verity Gospel Music Group, and Volcano Entertainment. Sony Music Entertainment is a wholly owned subsidiary of Sony Corporation of America.

Nickelodeon, now in its 33rd year, is the number-one entertainment brand for kids. It has built a diverse, global business by putting kids first in everything it does. The company includes television programming and production in the United States and around the world, plus consumer products, online, recreation, books, and feature films. Nickelodeon's U.S. television network is seen in more than 100 million households and has been the number-one-rated basic cable network for 17 consecutive years. Nickelodeon and all related titles, characters and logos are trademarks of Viacom Inc. (NASDAQ: VIA, VIA.B).





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