Sounds of the Season: The NBC Holiday Collection

Sounds of the Season: The NBC Holiday Collection is a holiday collection that was sold exclusively through Target stores. Liz Phair covers the classic “Winter Wonderland,” making it her first holiday song on an official release.

Additional compilations with the same name have been released in subsequent years with similar artwork, but entirely different tracklistings.

Phair’s version of “Winter Wonderland” has also appeared on subsequent compilations including:

• Plugged In For The Holidays (2005)
• The Perfect Christmas – Bath & Body Works Exclusive (2005)
• Now Xmas: Over 40 Classic Christmas Hits (2009)

Released: Winter 2003
Label: EMI Music Special Markets
Format: CD
Country: US
Availability: Somewhat Rare

“Winter Wonderland” written by Felix Bernard and Richard Bernard Smith.

Released and recorded © 2003 Capitol Records.

Sleigh bells ring
Are you listening?
In the lane
Snow is glistening
A beautiful sight
We’re happy tonight
Walking
In a winter wonderland

Gone away
Is the bluebird
Here to stay
Is a new bird
He sings a love song
As we go along
Walking
In a winter wonderland

In the meadow
We can build a snowman
And pretend
That he is Parson Brown
He’ll say, ‘Are you married?’
We’ll say, ‘No man’
But you can do the job
When you’re in town

Later on, we’ll conspire
As we dream, by the fire
To face unafraid
The plans that we’ve made
Walking
In a winter wonderland

In the meadow
We can build a snowman
And pretend
That he’s a circus clown
We’ll have lots of fun
With Mr. Snowman
Until the other kids
Come knock him down

When it’s cold
Ain’t it thrilling
When your nose
Gets to chilling
We’ll frolic and play
The Eskimo way
Walking
In a winter wonderland

Walking
In a winter wonderland
It’s not a mystery why I’m a misfit

It’s not the way I want to be

Here’s what’s bad about being good
Nobody thanks you when they should
Do a job right and you expect to be
Why can’t they just see me for me?