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The Killers version has slight lyrical changes. For instance, the first line was changed from "Way out in Western Texas, where the Clear Fork's waters flow" to "Way out in Old Nevada, where the Truckees' waters flow". The song was released as a digital download on November 30, 2011, the video was released a day later.
"Don't Shoot Me Santa" is a song by Las Vegas-based rock band The Killers. The song was released November 27, 2007 (), as a digital download. [1] A portion of the proceeds from this song went to AIDS charities as part of the Product Red campaign, headed by Bono and Bobby Shriver.
The song marks the tenth consecutive year in which the band has released a Christmas song. As with their previous Christmas releases, all proceeds from this song go to AIDS charities as part of the Product Red campaign. [2] The song was named one of the best new holidays songs of the 2010s by Rolling Stone. [3]
By the time of the album's release, the band had released eleven Christmas-themed songs and music videos. [5] The first six were included on the Killers' 2011 (Red) Christmas EP. Music videos were released for each of the first ten tracks and a website was set up specifically for the project. [6]
The music video features footage from The Living Christ series. The song continued the tradition of The Killers releasing a digital download Christmas single that started with "A Great Big Sled" in 2006 and continued with "Don't Shoot Me Santa" in 2007.
Santa continues to track down The Killers, walking into a house, where children have received a vinyl edition of The Killers' latest album, "Battle Born", where he commences to take the record off the gramophone and smashes it in half. The video concludes with Santa standing over lead singer Brandon Flowers' bed, laughing.
The new demo earned The Killers their Warner showcase, and Merrick also slipped it under the hotel door of an Atlantic-affiliated A&R scout named Alex Gilbert at SXSW 2003.
[1] [2] [3] Pardey is also well known for portraying Santa Claus on A Great Big Sled (2006) and Don't Shoot Me Santa (2007), two Christmas music videos released by The Killers. Pardey appeared as Santa again for The Killers in the two sequel Christmas singles, I Feel It in My Bones (2012) [ 4 ] and Dirt Sledding (2015). [ 5 ]