Arkells have released one of the first holiday tracks of the year. On Thursday, the Canadian band shared “The Last Christmas (We Ever Spend Apart)”.

The track comes paired with Arkells’ previously released holiday song, “Pub Crawl”.

“Up until recently, we had little interest in Christmas songs, let alone writing them, but after the pandemic and the social isolation that came with it, we think about the holidays in a different and more significant way,” explains frontman Max Kerman.

“We couldn’t shake the feeling of how we miss the mundane and sometimes arduous activities that happen when you go home for the holidays. So many of us couldn’t see our folks or extended family because of lockdown, and we wanted to write a song about never taking those little moments for granted.”

 

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Both songs are available for purchase on a signed limited edition 7″ vinyl, with A/B cover art by Arkells guitarist Mike DeAngelis, available exclusively in the Arkells online store here.

In addition to the song, the band also released new holiday merch. Shop here.

Arkells play Rogers Place on February 5. Get tickets here.

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