n October 2005, Depeche Mode released their 11th studio album "Playing The Angel".
Produced by Ben Hillier, the album peaked at No.
1 in 18 countries and featured the hit single 'Precious'.

To promote the album, the band launched 'Touring The Angel', a concert tour of Europe and North America that began in November 2005 and ran for nine months.

During the first leg the band played KROQ-FM's annual Almost Acoustic Christmas concert, now featured in it's entirety on this new 2LP set for the first time on vinyl.