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.
- Winter’s Crest Welcome – Matthew Mercer
- Winter’s Crest Festival Time – Matthew Mercer (as Pumat Sol)
- Silent Mind – Laura Bailey (as Imogen)
- Naughty & Nice – Sam Riegel (as Scanlan)
- Nothin’ Under the Tree – Taliesin Jaffe (as Ashton)
- O Mighty Nein – Liam O’Brien (as Caleb)
- Twelve Days of Grogmas – Travis Willingham (as Grog), Ashley Johnson (as Pike)
- 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)
- Winter Anymore – Ashley Johnson (as Yasha)
- Deck the Bear – Ensemble Cast (Vox Machina)
- It’s Critmas! – Ensemble Cast
- 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
- Produced by Habib
- Vocals by Laura Bailey, Taliesin Jaffe, Ashley Johnson, Matthew Mercer, Liam O’Brien, Marisha Ray, Sam Riegel, Travis Willingham
- Additional Background Vocals by Habib
- All Instruments by Habib
- Mastered by Jeremy Henry at La Villa Mastering
- Executive Producer – Peter Habib
- Creative Director – Sam Riegel
- Album Art:
- Design – Nate Gonzalez of Moon Life and Jordyn Torrence
- Cast Member Illustrations – Adelle Kincel
