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STAR-STUDDED ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK ARRIVES NOVEMBER 6TH

SOUNDTRACK FEATURES MUSIC FROM & INSPIRED BY THE ORIGINAL FILM, HAPPIEST SEASON STARRING & MACKENZIE DAVIS

EXECUTIVE PRODUCED BY , SOUNDTRACK FEATURES , , TEGAN AND SARA, ANNE-MARIE, BRANDY CLARK, SHEA DIAMOND AND MORE

TEGAN AND SARA’S “MAKE YOU MINE THIS SEASON” OUT TODAY - LISTEN HERE

October 30th, 2020 – (, CA) - Facet Records / proudly present the Happiest Season Soundtrack: Music from and inspired by the Hulu Original film, arriving on November 6, 2020. The is executive produced by GRAMMY® Award-nominated and Facet Records co-founder Justin Tranter ( Gomez, , Bebe Rexha, The Chicks). In celebration of the queer community, each of the eleven tracks on the album feature LGBTQ+ or artists. The - studded tracklist includes songs by Anne-Marie, Bebe Rexha, Brandy Clark, Carlie Hanson, Shea Diamond, Sia, Tegan and Sara and more.

Acclaimed duo Tegan and Sara’s new original song for the film, “Make You Mine This Season” is out today. Pre-order Happiest Season HERE and get “Make You Mine This Season” HERE.

“For all types of families, music matters more during the holidays than any other time of year,” says Tranter. “To be given the honor to help create a holiday soundtrack that everyone can enjoy but celebrates LGBTQ talent is an actual dream come true for me! There are LGBTQ artists and/or songwriters on every original song. The soundtrack’s focus is on LBTQ women to pay tribute to the brilliant queer woman who co-wrote and directed the movie, I hope we did you proud Clea!”

Added soundtrack producer Spring Aspers, “I am thrilled to present this joyful Christmas soundtrack. Clea’s vision perfectly captures the holiday spirit and will put everybody in the mood. Collaborating with Justin's unparalleled talent to create songs from the LGBTQ community is truly a gift. We can’t wait to share this with the world!”

The Hulu Original film Happiest Season is a holiday romantic comedy that hilariously captures the range of emotions tied to wanting your family’s acceptance, being true to yourself, and trying not to ruin Christmas. The film is directed by Clea DuVall and stars Kristen Stewart, Mackenzie Davis, , Aubrey Plaza, Daniel Levy, Mary Holland, Burl Moseley, Victor Garber and Mary Steenburgen. It debuts exclusively in the U.S. on Hulu on November 25th.

HAPPIEST SEASON TRACKLISTING 1. Anne-Marie – “Think of Christmas” 2. Bebe Rexha & Shea Diamond – “Blame It on Christmas” 3. BAYLI– “Jingle Bells” 4. Shea Diamond – “Mrs. Claus” 5. Jake Wesley Rogers – “O Holy Night” 6. Sia – “Candy Cane Lane” 7. Brandy Clark – “Only Time of Year” 8. kennedi – “Christmas Morning” 9. Carlie Hanson – “Chosen Family” 10. Tegan and Sara – “Make You Mine This Season” 11. LP – “Silent Night”

About Happiest Season Meeting your girlfriend’s family for the first time can be tough. Planning to propose at her family’s annual Christmas dinner — until you realize that they don’t even know she’s gay — is even harder. When Abby (Kristen Stewart) learns that Harper (Mackenzie Davis) has kept their relationship a secret from her family, she begins to question the girlfriend she thought she knew. Happiest Season is a holiday romantic comedy that hilariously captures the range of emotions tied to wanting your family’s acceptance, being true to yourself, and trying not to ruin Christmas.

Directed by Clea DuVall. Screenplay by Clea DuVall & Mary Holland. Story by Clea DuVall. Produced by Marty Bowen and Isaac Klausner. Wyck Godfrey and Jonathan McCoy serve as executive producers. The film stars Kristen Stewart, Mackenzie Davis, Alison Brie, Aubrey Plaza, Daniel Levy, Mary Holland, Burl Moseley, Victor Garber and Mary Steenburgen.

About Hulu Hulu is the leading premium streaming service offering live and on-demand TV and movies, with and without commercials, both in and outside the home. Launched in 2008, Hulu is the only service that gives viewers instant access to current shows from every major U.S. broadcast network; libraries of hit TV series and films; and acclaimed Hulu Originals like Emmy® and Golden Globe Award-winning series The Handmaid’s Tale and The Act; Golden Globe Award-winning, Emmy® Award nominated and Peabody-winning series Ramy; and Emmy® Award nominated series including Wu-Tang: An American Saga, Castle Rock, and Pen15 alongside hit series Marvel’s Runaways, Little Fires Everywhere, Normal People, Hillary, Shrill, and Oscar® and Emmy® nominated documentary film Minding the Gap. The service also streams live news, entertainment and sports from , The Company, NBCUniversal, CBS Corporation, The CW, Turner Networks, A+E Networks and Discovery Networks – available all in one place. Recent hit Hulu Originals include Little Fires Everywhere from Reese Witherspoon and Kerry Washington, the TV adaptation of best-selling novel Normal People and comedy series The Great. Upcoming Original releases include based on the ABC News investigative podcast and starring Kate McKinnon and the book to screen adaptation of Nine Perfect Strangers starring Nicole Kidman and Melissa McCarthy.

About Justin Tranter Justin Tranter is one of the most in-demand songwriters and collaborators in music today, an ACLU Bill of Rights Award-winning activist, and a co-founder of Facet Records. With over 40 million single sales, 7 billion streams and dozens of honors including GRAMMY® and Golden Globes® nominations, 13 total BMI Pop Awards and two consecutive “Songwriter of the Year” titles at the BMI Pop Awards, Tranter has lent their talent to several of the most iconic in recent memory, including ’s Thank U, Next (2019), The ’ Happiness Begins (2019), ’s Chromatica (2020), The Chicks’ Gaslighter (2020) and ’s Rare (2020). Across the past year they have written regularly with some of the biggest names in music such as Dua Lipa, , King Princess, ’ Dan Reynolds, , and more, and have co-written two television theme songs with Shea Diamond for the HBO original shows We’re Here and Equal.

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Contacts:

Facet Records Luke Burland / [email protected] Peter Quinn / [email protected]

Warner Records Darren Baber / [email protected]

Hulu Courtney Young / [email protected] Lauren Burnett / [email protected] Morgan Epperson / [email protected]