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Snow is a 1993 EP by Scottish 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]

Snow
EP by Cocteau Twins
Released	December 1993
Studio	September Sound, London
Genre	Dream pop
Length	5:45
Label	Fontana
Producer	Cocteau Twins
Cocteau Twins chronology
Four-Calendar Café (1993) Snow (1993) Twinlights (1995)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

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]

• Elizabeth Fraser – vocals
• Robin Guthrie – guitar
• Simon Raymonde – bass guitar
• Lifeboat Matey – image processing
• Lincoln Fong – additional engineering
• Andy Earl – photography
• Cocteau Twins – producer

Charts

Chart performance for Snow

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

References

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