{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2022}} {{infobox album | name = Christmastide | artist = [[Tori Amos]] | type = EP | cover = Tori Amos - Christmastide.png |recorded = 2020 | studio = Martian Engineering ([[Cornwall]], England) | alt = | released = {{start date|2020|12|4}} | length = {{Duration|m=16|s=35}} | label = [[Decca Records|Decca]] |genre = [[Christmas music|Christmas]] | producer = [[Tori Amos]] | prev_title = [[Native Invader]] | prev_year = 2017 | next_title = [[Ocean to Ocean]] | next_year = 2021 | misc = {{Singles | name = Christmastide | type = EP | single1 = Better Angels | single1date = November 25, 2020 }}}}
'''''Christmastide''''' is an [[extended play]] by American singer-songwriter and pianist [[Tori Amos]]. Released on December 4, 2020,<ref name="PF">[https://pitchfork.com/news/tori-amos-announces-new-ep-christmastide/ Tori Amos Announces New EP Christmastide] – ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]''</ref> it is her second release to feature holiday-themed material after 2009's ''[[Midwinter Graces]]'', and the first of which to contain exclusively original material.
"Better Angels" was released as a single preceding the EP on November 25, 2020.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://pitchfork.com/news/listen-to-tori-amos-new-song-better-amos/ | title=Listen to Tori Amos' New Song "Better Angels" | website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]] | date=November 25, 2020 }}</ref>
==Background and release== On the EP, Amos stated:
{{cquote|With ''Christmastide'' it was important to be positive and to try and lift people's spirits. It's a time of year that should be joyful with family and friends but also can sadly be a very lonely place for some. Many families will be unable to be together this year because of the Pandemic as well as many that are also dealing with the aftermath of a long and bitter U.S. Election. I hope these songs contained in this beautiful package can be a small treat to help along the way.
We will get through these tough times together with strength in unity and hope.<ref name="PF"/>}}
The album was released to streaming, as a digital download, and on vinyl, with cover artwork by graphic artist Rantz Hoseley.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://shop.toriamos.decca.com/*/*/Signed-Christmastide-Vinyl/6RX20000000 | title=Signed Christmastide Vinyl|website=Shop.toriamos.decca.com}}</ref> While it did not chart on the US [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]], it did reach number 79 on the Top Current Album Sales chart.<ref name="Billboard">{{cite magazine | url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/tori-amos/chart-history/tcl/ | title=Tori Amos | magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] }}</ref>
==Reception== {{Music ratings | rev1 = ''[[Beats Per Minute (website)|Beats Per Minute]]'' | rev1score = 70%<ref>{{Cite web |last=Barton |first=Matthew |date=2020-12-23 |title=Album Review: Tori Amos – Christmastide|url=https://beatsperminute.com/album-review-tori-amos-christmastide/ |access-date=2022-07-09 |website=[[Beats Per Minute (website)|Beats Per Minute]] |language=en-US}}</ref> | rev2 = ''[[Financial Times]]'' | rev2score = {{Rating|5|5}}<ref>{{Cite web |last=Cheal |first=David |date=2020-12-24 |title=Tori Amos's Christmastide is steeped in mythology and hopeful |url=https://www.ft.com/content/ebae40d7-335a-43e3-aacd-95d4d2b007f5 |access-date=2022-07-09 |website=[[Financial Times]]}}</ref> }}
The EP received generally positive reviews from music critics, including a five-star score from the ''[[Financial Times]]''.
==Track listing==
All songs written by [[Tori Amos]]. {{Track listing | headline = Side one | title1 = Christmastide | length1 = 3:45 | title2 = Circle of Seasons | length2 = 5:11 | total_length = }} {{Track listing | headline = Side two | title1 = Holly | length1 = 3:39 | title2 = Better Angels | length2 = 4:00 | total_length = }}
==Personnel==
*[[Tori Amos]] – [[Bösendorfer]] piano, [[Electronic keyboard|keyboards]], vocals *[[Matt Chamberlain]] – [[Drum set|drums]], percussion *Jon Evans – bass guitar, [[upright bass]] *Mac Aladdin – guitar *Tash – additional vocals <small>(track 1)</small>
==Charts== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |+ Chart performance for ''Christmastide'' ! scope="col"| Chart (2020) ! scope="col"| Peak<br />position |- ! scope="row"| US Top Current Albums (''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'')<ref name="Billboard"/> | 79 |}
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