Hear ye, hear ye! Winter’s Crest is upon us! To celebrate this festive occasion, Critical Role today announced the release of Critical Role Presents: Winter’s Crest (A Holiday Album), their third album under the Scanlan Shorthalt Music label. This 11-track collection, honoring the beloved Tal’dorei holiday, is now available for digital streaming and purchase on all major platforms, with pre-orders open for both standard and deluxe vinyl editions (set to ship in Spring 2025).
The deluxe vinyl edition comes signed by the cast of Critical Role and contains extras: a variant cover, a postcard, a vinyl sticker pack of cast member portraits framed in ornaments, and a pack of festive polaroid-style photos.
Stream the album or pre-order your vinyl now at scanlanshorthaltmusic.com
Winter’s Crest, a beloved in-universe holiday celebrated across Tal’Dorei, commemorates the alliance that defeated the ice elemental Errevon the Rimelord. A time for community, lights, feasts, and games, this festival is beautifully captured in these tracks, bringing the warmth and joy of the season to fans everywhere. Whether you celebrate like those in Tal’Dorei or whether you have your own traditions to mark the end of the year, these songs will ring in a wondrous new year for you and your loved ones.
Building on the success of Welcome to Tal’Dorei and Welcome to Wildemount, Scanlan Shorthalt Music’s third album continues to spotlight Critical Role’s innovative storytelling and worldbuilding, and brings the festive spirit of Tal’Dorei to your home. Winter’s Crest (A Holiday Album) features performances by the Critical Role cast as themselves and as their iconic characters from Vox Machina, Mighty Nein, and Bells Hells.
Tracklist:
1. Winter’s Crest Welcome – Matthew Mercer
2. Winter’s Crest Festival Time – Matthew Mercer (as Pumat Sol)
3. Silent Mind – Laura Bailey (as Imogen)
4. Naughty & Nice – Sam Riegel (as Scanlan)
5. Nothin’ Under the Tree – Taliesin Jaffe (as Ashton)
6. O Mighty Nein – Liam O’Brien (as Caleb)
7. Twelve Days of Grogmas – Travis Willingham (as Grog), Ashley Johnson (as Pike)
8. Cold Inside – Marisha Ray (as Laudna), Laura Bailey (as Imogen Temult), Sam Riegel (as
Fresh Cut Grass), Travis Willingham (as Chetney), Matthew Mercer (as Pâté)
9. Winter Anymore – Ashley Johnson (as Yasha)
10. Deck the Bear – Ensemble Cast (Vox Machina)
11. It’s Critmas! – Ensemble Cast
Vinyl Pre-Order Details
Bring the magic of Winter’s Crest to life with with Winter’s Crest (A Holiday Album) in these special vinyl
editions:
● Standard Vinyl Edition – $49.99
○ Featuring beautifully designed cover art and all 11 tracks, this edition is a perfect
keepsake for music lovers and collectors.
● Deluxe Vinyl Edition – $249.99 (limited to ONE per order)
○ A must-have for that Critter superfan in your life, this limited-edition vinyl is signed by
the entire cast and packed with extra goodies such as:
■ Variant cover art
■ Vinyl sticker pack featuring festive designs
■ A collectible postcard
■ A Polaroid-style photo pack
Will you be pre-ordering Critical Role’s new holiday album on vinyl?
