of The Colbert Report. Slate speculated the song was chosen to pay tribute to host Stephen Colbert's father James William Colbert Jr. and older brothers Peter and Paul, who were killed in the crash of Eastern Air Lines Flight 212, when he was 10 years old. Colbert's emotional connection to the song was noted in an article by Maureen Dowd in The New York Times in 2014. Personnel Credits adapted from the single's liner notes. Neutral Milk Hotel Jeff Mangum vocals, guitar, bowed fuzz bass, cover design Jeremy Barnes drums, organ Scott Spillane trumpet, euphonium Julian Koster singing saw, bass Additional musicians Rick Benjamin trombone Marisa Bissinger saxophone Michelle Anderson Uilleann pipes Technical personnel Robert Schneider producer on "Holland, 1945" Laura Carter cover design, producer on "Engine" (1998 release) Isaac McCalla mastering on "Holland, 1945" Notes References Neutral Milk Hotel songs 1998 singles 1997 songs