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.