It’s shaping up to be a very Bluey Christmas.

This year, the popular Australian kids’ cartoon debuted Verandah Santa, the first original Bluey Christmas EP from series composer Joff Bush, which includes a festive rendition of the show’s opening track. “We had heaps of fun adding to the original extended theme from the first album with snippets from other tracks like ‘Instrument Parade’ and some references to ‘Jingle Bells’ and ‘Joy to the World’ – and of course adding some fun percussion and other Christmassy flair!” Bush said of the treatment.

The four-song release also features “Let’s Play Verandah Santa” (“This is a truly great representation of an Australian Christmas! It was created using score from the original episode to make sure when you listen to this track you can feel like you’re back in the episode and playing along with Bluey and her family!” Bush explained), “Verandah Santa” (a twist on Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker), and “I Don’t Have a Chimney” featuring Emma Dean (“We found ourselves writing the lyrics in the style of Emma’s young Santa-obsessed kids – resulting in many guffaws and grins! We had so much fun writing and recording this EP together,” Bush added).

But it’s not just about Bluey music for Bush during the holidays. In honor of the lovable blue heeler and the season, Bush shares his Christmas playlist with Billboard, featuring everything from traditional carols, quirky tunes, standard hits and even a little Bob Dylan. “Here are some tunes I feel have that magic sauce,” Bush tells us.

Scroll below for the entire playlist and the reasoning behind his choices.