Dirt Sledding

2015 single by The Killers featuring Ryan Pardey and Richard Dreyfuss

"Dirt Sledding"

Single by The Killers featuring Ryan Pardey and Richard Dreyfuss
Released| November 27, 2015 (2015-11-27)
Genre|

* Rock
* Christmas

Length| 4:27
Label| Island
Songwriter(s)|

* Brandon Flowers
* Dave Keuning
* Mark Stoermer
* Ronnie Vannucci, Jr.

The Killers singles chronology
| "Joel the Lump of Coal"
(2014)  | "Dirt Sledding"
(2015)  | "Peace of Mind"
(2016)

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Music video
"Dirt Sledding" on YouTube

"Dirt Sledding" is a song by American rock band The Killers, featuring actor Richard Dreyfuss and the return of Ryan Pardey as Santa. It was released on November 27, 2015.[1] The song is the third and final chapter in a trilogy storyline involving a grudge-holding Santa Claus, following tracks "Don't Shoot Me Santa" (2007) and "I Feel It in My Bones" (2012). 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]

## Music video

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The video for "Dirt Sledding" was directed and co-produced by actor and director Matthew Gray Gubler, who is also a native of Las Vegas and directed the first video in the Santa Claus trilogy, "Don't Shoot Me Santa".[4] The video features a reprisal of Santa Claus played by Pardey, as well as a spoken word section by Dreyfuss.

The car used in the video is a Guards Red 1983 Porsche 944 which pays reference to the same exact one used in the 1984 John Hughes film Sixteen Candles (as heard in the lyrics).

## Track listing

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Digital Download

1. "Dirt Sledding" – 4:27

## References

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1. ^ "Dirt Sledding (Feat. Ryan Pardey & Richard Dreyfuss) - Single by the Killers on iTunes". iTunes. Archived from the original on 2015-12-23. Retrieved 2015-11-27.
2. ^ "The Killers preview video for new Christmas single 'Dirt Sledding'". NME. 2015-11-26. Retrieved 2017-05-05.
3. ^ Peele, Anna (2019-12-02). "The New Holiday Classics: Best Festive Songs of the Decade". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2020-12-28.
4. ^ Hughes, Josiah (2015-11-26). "The Killers "Dirt Sledding" (video)". Exclaim.ca. Retrieved 2017-05-05.

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The Killers

* Brandon Flowers
* Dave Keuning
* Ronnie Vannucci Jr.
* Mark Stoermer

List of the Killers band members

Studio albums|

* Hot Fuss
* Sam's Town
* Day & Age
* Battle Born
* Wonderful Wonderful
* Imploding the Mirage
* Pressure Machine

Compilation albums|

* Sawdust
* Direct Hits
* Don't Waste Your Wishes
* Rebel Diamonds

Live albums|

* Live from the Royal Albert Hall

Extended plays|

* (Red) Christmas EP

Singles|

* "Mr. Brightside"
* "Somebody Told Me"
* "All These Things That I've Done"
* "Smile Like You Mean It"
* "When You Were Young"
* "Bones"
* "Read My Mind"
* "For Reasons Unknown"
* "Shadowplay"
* "Tranquilize"
* "Human"
* "Spaceman"
* "The World We Live In"
* "A Dustland Fairytale"
* "Runaways"
* "Miss Atomic Bomb"
* "Here with Me"
* "Shot at the Night"
* "Just Another Girl"
* "The Man"
* "Run for Cover"
* "Rut"
* "Caution"
* "My Own Soul's Warning"
* "Dustland"

Other songs|

* "Jenny Was a Friend of Mine"
* "Glamorous Indie Rock & Roll"
* "Wonderful Wonderful"
* "Some Kind of Love"

Christmas songs|

* "A Great Big Sled"
* "Don't Shoot Me Santa"
* "Joseph, Better You than Me"
* "¡Happy Birthday Guadalupe!"
* "Boots"
* "The Cowboys' Christmas Ball"
* "I Feel It in My Bones"
* "Christmas in L.A."
* "Joel the Lump of Coal"
* "Dirt Sledding"

Concert tours|

* Hot Fuss Tour
* Battle Born World Tour
* Wonderful Wonderful World Tour
* Imploding the Mirage Tour
* Rebel Diamonds Tour

Related articles|

* Discography
* Songs
* Awards and nominations
* The Heavy Entertainment Show
* Ray Suen
* Tommy Marth
* Ted Sablay
* Ryan Pardey
* Big Talk
* Big Talk
* Straight In No Kissin'
* Izabella Miko
* Flamingo
* Another Life
* The Desired Effect
* Dark Arts
* Prismism

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