The Taylor Swift Holiday Collection

The Taylor Swift Holiday Collection
Re-release cover
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ReleasedOctober 14, 2007 (2007-10-14)
Recorded2007
Studio
Genre
Length19:15
LabelBig Machine
ProducerNathan Chapman
Taylor Swift chronology
Taylor Swift
(2006)
The Taylor Swift Holiday Collection
(2007)
Beautiful Eyes
(2008)

The Taylor Swift Holiday Collection is the first extended play and Christmas record by the American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift. It was released as a Target exclusive on October 14, 2007, in partnership with Big Machine Records, and became available at other retailers on December 2, 2008.

The Taylor Swift Holiday Collection consists of six tracks—four are cover versions of Christmas songs ("Last Christmas", "Santa Baby", "Silent Night", and "White Christmas") and two are original tracks written by Swift ("Christmases When You Were Mine" and "Christmas Must Be Something More"). Produced by Nathan Chapman, the EP features a country pop sound with instruments such as guitars, banjos, fiddles, and mandolins. Songs from the EP received airplay on US country radio, with "Last Christmas" becoming the best-charting track, peaking at number 28 on the Hot Country Songs chart.

Some music critics praised Swift's two original songs and wished that The Taylor Swift Holiday Collection had been longer, while others disliked the country-pop makeover of the Christmas classics. The EP peaked at number 20 on the US Billboard 200 and number one on the Top Holiday Albums chart. It received a platinum certification and sold over one million copies in the United States.