{"id":41194,"date":"2023-12-06T16:41:51","date_gmt":"2023-12-06T15:41:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1939816"},"modified":"2023-12-06T18:38:41","modified_gmt":"2023-12-06T17:38:41","slug":"the-holiday-soundtrack-all-the-songs-featured-in-the-christmas-romcom","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/the-holiday-soundtrack-all-the-songs-featured-in-the-christmas-romcom\/","title":{"rendered":"The Holiday soundtrack: All the songs featured in the Christmas romcom"},"content":{"rendered":"

The film has an original score by Hans Zimmer, a handful of Christmas classics and hits by everyone from The Killers to The Spinners. <\/p>

By Patrick Cremona\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Wednesday, 06 December 2023 at 15:41 PM<\/p>

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Although Love Actually<\/a> might remain the most popular star-studded festive romcom of the 21st century, it has a solid rival in The Holiday \u2013 which has now firmly established itself in the Christmas canon.<\/p>\n

Nancy Myers\u2019s 2006 film stars Kate Winslet and Cameron Diaz as two women living in England and the US respectively, who swap homes for the festive period in a bid to cast aside their relationship woes, only to each find themselves falling for local guys played by Jack Black and Jude Law.<\/p>\n

In addition to both films being cheesy but cheerful festive favourites, one of the other things The Holiday has in common with Love Actually is that it includes a brilliant soundtrack \u2013 featuring everything from a number of classic seasonal staples to a rendition of The Killers\u2019 Mr Brightside.<\/p>\n

The film also includes an original score composed by the legendary Hans Zimmer, while a couple of samples from various other beloved film scores can also be heard as performed by Jack Black\u2019s Miles in a memorable scene in a video rental store.<\/p>\n

Listen to The Holiday (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) here<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\nAnd if you\u2019re a superfan of the film and its music, you may have recently attended one of the special performances of The Holiday in concert<\/a> \u2013 which sees a live orchestra performing the soundtrack on stage to accompany a screening of the film, and toured various cities around the UK.<\/p>\n
Read on for all you need to know about the soundtrack and score to The Holiday.<\/p>\n
The Holiday soundtrack<\/strong><\/h2>\n
The following pieces of music are all featured in The Holiday.<\/p>\n
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Winter Wonderland<\/strong> performed by Darlene Love<\/li>\n
Last Christmas<\/strong> performed by Wham!<\/li>\n
It May Be Winter Outside (But in My Heart It\u2019s Spring)<\/strong> performed by Love Unlimited<\/li>\n
Rockin\u2019 Around the Christmas Tree<\/strong> performed by Brenda Lee<\/li>\n
Mr Brightside<\/strong> performed by The Killers<\/li>\n
It\u2019s a Shame<\/strong> performed by The Spinners<\/li>\n
Are You Gonna Be My Girl<\/strong> performed by Jet<\/li>\n
Let Go<\/strong> performed by Frou Frou<\/li>\n
Christmas Waltz<\/strong> performed by Eddie Higgins Trio<\/li>\n
Mrs. Robinson<\/strong> performed by Simon and Garfunkel<\/li>\n
Got to Be Real<\/strong> performed by Cheryl Lynn<\/li>\n
Sha-La-La (Make Me Happy)<\/strong> performed by Al Green<\/li>\n
Santa Baby<\/strong> performed by Kylie Minogue<\/li>\n
Chariots of Fire<\/strong> by Vangelis, performed by Jack Black<\/li>\n
Theme from Jaws<\/strong>\u00a0by John Williams, performed by Jack Black<\/li>\n
Driving Miss Daisy<\/strong>\u00a0by Hans Zimmer, performed by Jack Black<\/li>\n
Raider\u2019s March<\/strong>\u00a0by John Williams, performed by Jack Black<\/li>\n
Just for Now<\/strong> performed by Imogen Heap<\/li>\n
You Send Me<\/strong> performed by Aretha Franklin<\/li>\n
Projection for Two<\/strong>\u00a0by Ennio Morricone and Andrea Morricone<\/li>\n
Toto And Alfredo<\/strong>\u00a0by Ennio Morricone and Andrea Morricone<\/li>\n
Flight of the Foo Birds<\/strong> performed by Count Basie and His Orchestra<\/li>\n
Wade in the Water<\/strong> performed by Ramsey Lewis Trio<\/li>\n
Tara Theme<\/strong> performed by Max Steiner<\/li>\n
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas<\/strong> performed by James Taylor<\/li>\n
Moonglow<\/strong> performed by Claude Bolling Big Band and St\u00e9phane Grappelli<\/li>\n<\/ul>
The Holiday score<\/strong><\/h2>\n
The film also includes an original score by Hans Zimmer \u2013 you can find the titles of all the tracks below:<\/p>\n
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Maestro<\/strong><\/li>\n
Iris And Jasper<\/strong><\/li>\n
Kayak For One<\/strong><\/li>\n
Zero<\/strong><\/li>\n
Dream Kitchen<\/strong><\/li>\n
Separate Vacations<\/strong><\/li>\n
Anything Can Happen<\/strong><\/li>\n
Light My Fire<\/strong><\/li>\n
Definitely Unexpected<\/strong><\/li>\n
If I Wanted To Call You<\/strong><\/li>\n
Roadside Rhapsody<\/strong><\/li>\n
Busy Guy<\/strong><\/li>\n
For Nancy<\/strong><\/li>\n
It\u2019s Complicated<\/strong><\/li>\n
Kiss Goodbye<\/strong><\/li>\n
Verso E Prosa<\/strong><\/li>\n
Meu Passado<\/strong><\/li>\n
The \u2018Cowch\u2019<\/strong><\/li>\n
Three Musketeers<\/strong><\/li>\n
Christmas Surprise<\/strong><\/li>\n
Gumption<\/strong><\/li>\n
Cry<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>