Elf: Music from the Major Motion Picture – Target Exclusive Candy Cane Vinyl Record

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Elf: Music from the Major Motion Picture – Target Exclusive Candy Cane Vinyl Record

Elf: Music from the Major Motion Picture collects the holiday standards and lively vintage recordings that help give Jon Favreau’s 2003 comedy its warmth. The film follows Buddy, played by Will Ferrell, from the North Pole to New York City as he searches for his father and tries to understand a world with less visible Christmas spirit. Its soundtrack supports that collision with exuberant swing, crooning, orchestral color, and songs whose familiarity makes Buddy’s optimism feel immediate.

Brian Setzer’s “Nutcracker Suite” opens with a big-band transformation of Tchaikovsky, announcing a holiday program that is traditional without becoming static. Leon Redbone’s relaxed “Christmas Island” and his duet with Zooey Deschanel on “Baby, It’s Cold Outside” bring a conversational, slightly eccentric charm. Deschanel’s performance also connects directly to Jovie’s place in the film, where singing becomes a way for guarded characters and a crowded city to participate in Buddy’s belief.

Classic country and vocal-pop recordings widen the setting. Jim Reeves brings his smooth baritone to “Jingle Bells,” Lena Horne delivers “Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!,” and Eddy Arnold sings “Santa Claus Is Coming to Town.” Leon Redbone returns with “Winter Wonderland.” These performances avoid a single uniform style, allowing the album to move between intimate lounge music, polished orchestration, and nostalgic country while remaining unmistakably seasonal.

The record’s more rhythmic selections keep the comedy in motion. Ferrante & Teicher combine “Sleigh Ride” with “Santa Claus Party,” Louis Prima turns “Pennies from Heaven” into buoyant swing, and Ella Fitzgerald’s “Sleigh Ride” carries effortless vocal precision. Billy Preston’s “Nothing from Nothing” is not a conventional Christmas song, but its bright keyboard groove fits Buddy’s energy and reminds listeners that the film’s musical identity extends beyond a standard holiday compilation.

Eartha Kitt closes the program with the sly elegance of “Santa Baby.” Across the twelve tracks, the soundtrack works as a compact tour through mid-century popular styles and later revivals, with humor and sincerity sharing the same space. It can evoke specific scenes for fans of the movie, yet the sequence also stands on its own as a holiday record for decorating, parties, family gatherings, or a quieter night when familiar voices are part of the atmosphere.

This Target-exclusive pressing was released by WaterTower Music in October 2025 on candy cane red-and-white vinyl. The single LP pairs the movie artwork with a color treatment created for the retailer’s edition. As with mixed or swirled colored vinyl, the precise balance and pattern of red and white can vary from one record to another. UPC 794043207358 identifies this exclusive physical configuration rather than earlier black, green, or other reissues of the soundtrack.

Brand new, never played and still sealed in the factory plastic

Track Listing

1. Nutcracker Suite – Brian Setzer
2. Christmas Island – Leon Redbone
3. Baby, It’s Cold Outside – Leon Redbone and Zooey Deschanel
4. Jingle Bells – Jim Reeves
5. Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! – Lena Horne
6. Sleigh Ride / Santa Claus Party – Ferrante & Teicher
7. Pennies from Heaven – Louis Prima
8. Sleigh Ride – Ella Fitzgerald
9. Santa Claus Is Coming to Town – Eddy Arnold
10. Winter Wonderland – Leon Redbone
11. Nothing from Nothing – Billy Preston
12. Santa Baby – Eartha Kitt
13. Target-Exclusive Candy Cane Red-and-White Vinyl Record