Nickelodeon And Columbia Records Announce The Release Of The Brand New Holiday Album "Merry Nickmas", Available To Buy In The USA From Tuesday 20th November 2012!

Below is a Columbia Records Press Release from PRNewswire:

Columbia Records And Nickelodeon Announce The Release Of Merry Nickmas, Available Nov. 20

Holiday CD Features Songs From Big Time Rush, Rachel Crow, SpongeBob SquarePants And More!

Rachel Crow to Perform at Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade

NEW YORK, Nov. 8, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Columbia Records and Nickelodeon celebrate the most wonderful time of the year with the release of Merry Nickmas, available Tuesday, Nov. 20. Join Nickelodeon favorites Big Time Rush, Rachel Crow, the casts of Victorious and How to Rock, Drake Bell and SpongeBob SquarePants, as they get into the holiday spirit with their own recordings of "All I Want For Christmas," "Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town" and "Jingle Bells" (see full track-listing below).

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Kicking off the holiday season, Rachel Crow will perform "Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town" in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. Rachel will be showcased on the Dora the Explorer float, joining Dora and her friends on an adventure to help Swiper learn the true meaning of Christmas.

Rachel's rendition of "Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town" will also be featured in Nickelodeon's "A Fairly Odd Christmas," the sequel to 2011's hit live-action TV movie, "A Fairly OddMovie: Grow Up, Timmy Turner!" premiering Friday, Nov. 30, at 8 p.m. (ET/PT). The original TV movie follows the exploits of Timmy Turner (Drake Bell), and his well-meaning fairy godparents, as he tries to save Christmas, but first he's got to get himself off the naughty list.

The popular Bikini Bottom holiday classic, "Don't Be A Jerk (It's Christmas)," co-written by Tom Kenny (voice of SpongeBob) and Andy Paley, will appear in Nickelodeon's first full-length stop-motion animated special, "It's A SpongeBob Christmas!" Premiering Sunday, Dec. 9, at 7:30 p.m. (ET/PT), the special also features John Goodman as Santa Claus. In "It's A SpongeBob Christmas!", Plankton turns everybody 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.

The full track-listing of Merry Nickmas is as follows:

Sleigh Ride – Nickelodeon cast
It's Not Christmas Without You – Victorious cast feat. Victoria Justice
All I Want For Christmas – Big Time Rush
Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree – Victoria Justice
Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town – Rachel Crow
Deck The Halls – How to Rock cast feat. Cymphonique Miller
Jingle Bells – Drake Bell
Beautiful Christmas – Big Time Rush
Don't Be A Jerk (It's Christmas) – Tom Kenny, voice of SpongeBob SquarePants

ABOUT COLUMBIA RECORDS

One of the most respected and successful record labels in the world, Columbia Records is home to established superstars and exciting new talent. Columbia Records is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment.

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.

ABOUT NICKELODEON

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. For more information or artwork, visit http://www.nickpress.com. Nickelodeon and all related titles, characters and logos are trademarks of Viacom Inc. (NASDAQ: VIA, VIA.B).

SOURCE Columbia Records

Media contact info: Winnie Lam, Columbia Records, +1-212-833-8092, Winnie.Lam@sonymusic.com; Jennifer Mozenter, Columbia Records, +1-212-833-4024, Jennifer.Mozenter@sonymusic.com.