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  |label = Self-released (2012), [[Needlejuice Records]] (2018)
  |label = Self-released (2012), [[Needlejuice Records]] (2018)
  |producers = [[Neil Cicierega]]
  |producers = [[Neil Cicierega]]
  |externalLinks = [https://lemondemon.bandcamp.com/album/i-am-become-christmas-ep Purchase Original Version] [https://needlejuice.bandcamp.com/album/i-am-become-christmas Purchase Remastered Version Digitally & Physically (Needlejuice Bandcamp)]
  |externalLinks = [https://lemondemon.bandcamp.com/album/i-am-become-christmas-ep Bandcamp]<br>[https://needlejuice.bandcamp.com/album/i-am-become-christmas Needlejuice Remaster Bandcamp]<br>[https://youtu.be/XZL_9WiZVtc YouTube]<br>[https://youtu.be/MbzmFJ__GmM Needlejuice Remaster YouTube]<br>[https://open.spotify.com/album/22L7nRsjdrYO3Mfufc3VhH?si=ZXqq2cjMRYeruKqIYv0a6Q Spotify]
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  |lastAlbum = [[Live (Only Not)]]<br>(2011)
  |lastAlbum = [[Live (Only Not)]]<br>(2011)
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'''I Am Become Christmas''' is the ninth chronological [[Lemon Demon]] release and first Lemon Demon EP to be comprised of completely original songs. It is entirely themed around Christmas. [[Ming Doyle]] provided both versions of the cover art.
'''I Am Become Christmas''' is the ninth chronological [[Lemon Demon]] release and first Lemon Demon EP to be comprised of completely original songs. It is entirely themed around Christmas. [[Ming Doyle]] provided both versions of the cover art.


Originally released on Bandcamp and [[Neil]]'s YouTube channel on December 21st, 2012, the EP was reissued by [[Needlejuice Records]] on 10" vinyl, cassette, and CD in 2018. The CD versions of this EP include the stems on the disc as enhanced content. This version was remixed by [[Neil]] and remastered by Mark Kramer. In 2020, the EP was released on minidisc.
Originally released on Bandcamp and [[Neil]]'s YouTube channel on December 21st, 2012<ref>https://lemondemon.bandcamp.com/album/i-am-become-christmas-ep</ref><ref>https://youtu.be/XZL_9WiZVtc</ref>, the EP was reissued by [[Needlejuice Records]] on 10" vinyl, cassette, and CD in 2018.<ref name=":0">https://twitter.com/needlejuicerec/status/1062094754475843595?s=46&t=aUbnVdZ9KIA58KDuYZ3M_Q</ref> The CD versions of this EP include the stems on the disc as enhanced content.<ref>https://needlejuicerecords.com/products/i-am-become-christmas-cd?_pos=7&_fid=6da9f2294&_ss=c</ref> This version was remixed by [[Neil]] and remastered by Mark Kramer.<ref name=":0" /> In 2020, the EP was released on minidisc.<ref>https://twitter.com/needlejuicerec/status/1331685909377544195?s=46&t=aUbnVdZ9KIA58KDuYZ3M_Q</ref>


In 2022, [[Needlejuice Records]] began repressing the EP on 12" vinyl, along with new CDs and cassettes. This version was newly remastered by Angel Marcloid.
In 2022, [[Needlejuice Records]] began repressing the EP on 12" vinyl, along with new CDs and cassettes. This version was newly remastered by Angel Marcloid.<ref>https://twitter.com/needlejuicerec/status/1502330963916955656?s=46&t=aUbnVdZ9KIA58KDuYZ3M_Q</ref>


==Track Listing==
==Track Listing==
'''Side A'''
#[[Prelude to Presents]]
#[[Prelude to Presents]]
#[[Christmas Will Be Soon]]
#[[Christmas Will Be Soon]]
#[[Aurora Borealis]]
#[[Aurora Borealis]]
#[[SAD]]
'''Side B'''
#<li value="4">[[SAD]]</li>
#[[CryptoSanta]]
#[[CryptoSanta]]


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File:IABCminidisc.jpg
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===Unused Preliminary Mockups===
Unused mockups for the first pressing of the EP that were leaked when they were uploaded to the [[Needlejuice Records]] website too early.
Unlike the final product, these use the original 2012 cover art and feature a transparent purple cassette, in contrast to the final transparent green cassette.<gallery>
File:IABC2prelim.jpeg|LP Mockup
File:IABC-CDprelim.jpeg|CD Mockup
File:IABC-Purpleprelim.jpeg|Cassette Mockup
</gallery>
==Trivia==
==Trivia==


*This is the only [[Lemon Demon]] release to never have had any songs from it played [[Lemon Demon live|live]].
* This is the only [[Lemon Demon]] release to never have had any songs from it played [[Lemon Demon live|live]].
*This is the first [[Lemon Demon]] release to have all the stems for it publicly available.
*This is the earliest [[Lemon Demon]] release that has all the stems for it publicly available.
 
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Latest revision as of 05:10, 21 January 2025

I Am Become Christmas
IABC.jpeg
Album
Artist: Lemon Demon
Released December 21st, 2012
Recorded 2012
Length 16:28
Label Self-released (2012), Needlejuice Records (2018)
Producer Neil Cicierega
Links: Bandcamp
Needlejuice Remaster Bandcamp
YouTube
Needlejuice Remaster YouTube
Spotify
Lemon Demon chronology
Live (Only Not)
(2011)		 I Am Become Christmas
(2012)		 Nature Tapes
(2014)


The Needlejuice Records re-issue cover art, redrawn by Ming Doyle.

I Am Become Christmas is the ninth chronological Lemon Demon release and first Lemon Demon EP to be comprised of completely original songs. It is entirely themed around Christmas. Ming Doyle provided both versions of the cover art.

Originally released on Bandcamp and Neil's YouTube channel on December 21st, 2012[1][2], the EP was reissued by Needlejuice Records on 10" vinyl, cassette, and CD in 2018.[3] The CD versions of this EP include the stems on the disc as enhanced content.[4] This version was remixed by Neil and remastered by Mark Kramer.[3] In 2020, the EP was released on minidisc.[5]

In 2022, Needlejuice Records began repressing the EP on 12" vinyl, along with new CDs and cassettes. This version was newly remastered by Angel Marcloid.[6]

Track Listing

Side A

  1. Prelude to Presents
  2. Christmas Will Be Soon
  3. Aurora Borealis

Side B

  2. SAD
  3. CryptoSanta

Physical Releases

LPs

  • "Untamed Nature" (10")

  • "Untamed Nature"

  • "Seasonal Affective"

  • "Laser Beams"

  • "Aurora Borealis"

  • "Ribbons And Wrapping" (Newbury Comics Exclusive)

CD

  • IABC-CDsmall.png

Cassette

  • IABC-Tape.png

Minidisc

  • IABCminidisc.jpg

Unused Preliminary Mockups

Unused mockups for the first pressing of the EP that were leaked when they were uploaded to the Needlejuice Records website too early.

Unlike the final product, these use the original 2012 cover art and feature a transparent purple cassette, in contrast to the final transparent green cassette.

  • LP Mockup

  • CD Mockup

  • Cassette Mockup

Trivia

  • This is the only Lemon Demon release to never have had any songs from it played live.
  • This is the earliest Lemon Demon release that has all the stems for it publicly available.
  1. ↑ https://lemondemon.bandcamp.com/album/i-am-become-christmas-ep
  2. ↑ https://youtu.be/XZL_9WiZVtc
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 https://twitter.com/needlejuicerec/status/1062094754475843595?s=46&t=aUbnVdZ9KIA58KDuYZ3M_Q
  4. ↑ https://needlejuicerecords.com/products/i-am-become-christmas-cd?_pos=7&_fid=6da9f2294&_ss=c
  5. ↑ https://twitter.com/needlejuicerec/status/1331685909377544195?s=46&t=aUbnVdZ9KIA58KDuYZ3M_Q
  6. ↑ https://twitter.com/needlejuicerec/status/1502330963916955656?s=46&t=aUbnVdZ9KIA58KDuYZ3M_Q
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