{"id":1054623,"date":"2026-01-19T00:29:03","date_gmt":"2026-01-19T00:29:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/?p=490230"},"modified":"2026-01-19T00:29:03","modified_gmt":"2026-01-19T00:29:03","slug":"critical-role-cast-releases-full-length-holiday-album","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/critical-role-cast-releases-full-length-holiday-album\/","title":{"rendered":"Critical Role cast releases full-length holiday album"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure> <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Winter\u2019s Crest Critical Role holiday album back cover with song listed and front cover with cast in a snow globe\" data-caption=\"\" data-portal-copyright=\"\" data-has-syndication-rights=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/critical-role-cast-releases-full-length-holiday-album.jpg\" \/><figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">The holiday season is in full swing, and to celebrate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/what-to-watch\/23481987\/best-christmas-movies-netflix-amazon-hbo-max-hulu\">the most wonderful time of the year<\/a>, the cast of <em>Critical Role<\/em> released a new full-length holiday album. With 11 original songs, <em>Critical Role Presents: Winter\u2019s Crest (A Holiday Album)<\/em>, the holiday album features performances by the Critical Role cast as themselves and as their characters from all three of the actual plays main campaigns.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">The company\u2019s third album under <a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/critical-role\/469032\/legend-vox-machina-soundtrack-exclusive-scanlan\">Scanlan Shorthalt Music<\/a> \u2014 a label named after Sam Riegel\u2019s bard from the actual play\u2019s first campaign, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/critical-role\/466215\/legend-vox-machina-percy-cast-death-episode-7\">Vox Machina<\/a> \u2014 <em>Winter\u2019s Crest <\/em>brings the eponymous in-universe holiday to life. Much like the winter holidays of our world, Winter\u2019s Crest is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/tabletop-games\/485797\/critical-role-alchemy-taldorei-reborn-virtual-tabletop-vtt\">Tal\u2019Dorei\u2019s<\/a> celebration of lights, feasts, and community. The holiday commemorates the alliance that defeated Errevon the Rimelord, a powerful ice elemental, ending the Icelost Years.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/critical-role-cast-releases-full-length-holiday-album-1.jpg\" alt=\"A shot of the music lining on Critical Role\u2019s holiday album, with a short history of the winter\u2019s crest holiday history \" title=\"A shot of the music lining on Critical Role\u2019s holiday album, with a short history of the winter\u2019s crest holiday history \" data-has-syndication-rights=\"1\" data-caption=\"\" data-portal-copyright=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">The tracks on the album include some titles that may sound familiar, even to those non-Critters among us, such as \u201cSilent Mind\u201d performed by Laura Bailey as her character Imogen from Bells Hells, \u201cO Mighty Nein\u201d<em> <\/em>by Liam O\u2019Brien as Caleb Widogast, and \u201cDeck the Bear\u201d sung by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/critical-role\/469744\/legend-vox-machina-season-3-review\">entire cast of Vox Machina<\/a>. Other notable tracks include \u201cNaughty &amp; Nice,\u201d \u201cIt\u2019s Critmas!,\u201d and \u201cTwelve Days of Grogmas.\u201d\u00a0Contributors to the album include producer and instrumentalist Habib, illustrations by Adelle Kincel, and design by Nate Gonzalez and Jordyn Torrence.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\"><em>Winter\u2019s Crest<\/em> is available for immediate digital purchase on all major streaming platforms. A vinyl edition is also available for preorder at<a href=\"https:\/\/scanlanshorthaltmusic.com\/?utm_campaign=vinylpress\"> scanlanshorthaltmusic.com<\/a>. The standard edition costs $49.99, while a deluxe vinyl \u2014 which is signed by the cast and includes variant cover art, stickers, a postcard, and a polaroid style photo-pack \u2014 is available for $249.99. Both vinyl editions will be ready to ship in spring 2025.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/critical-role\/490230\/vox-machina-holiday-album-winters-crest\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The holiday season is in full swing, and to celebrate the most wonderful time of the year, the cast of Critical Role released a new full-length holiday album. With 11 original songs, Critical Role Presents: Winter\u2019s Crest (A Holiday Album), the holiday album features performances by the Critical Role cast as themselves and as their characters from all three of the actual plays main campaigns.&nbsp; The company\u2019s third album under Scanlan Shorthalt Music \u2014 a label named after Sam Riegel\u2019s bard from the actual play\u2019s first campaign, Vox Machina \u2014 Winter\u2019s Crest brings the eponymous in-universe holiday to life. Much like the winter holidays of our world, Winter\u2019s Crest is Tal\u2019Dorei\u2019s celebration of lights, feasts, and community. 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