Stevens, Sufjan - Songs For Christmas

NEW VINYL LP ON ASTHMATIC KITTY 2018

5 X 180 GRAM VINYL.

Like Avalanche, Songs for Christmas is nothing if not eclectic. A whole sleigh-load of carols and original tunes collected from 2001 to 2006, these songs were written and recorded off the cuff, and naturally many of them feel a little ragged and underdone. But they're far more mature than any of the songs on A Sun Came, and there are moments of quirky holiday splendor -- moments akin to some of the best material on Greetings from Michigan and Illinoise -- that make plowing through the entire five-EP set a pleasure.

Tracklist

1     SILENT NIGHT
2     O COME, O COME EMMANUEL
3     WE'RE GOIN' TO THE COUNTRY
4     LO, HOW A ROSE E'ER BLOOMING
5     IT'S CHRISTMAS! LET'S BE GLAD!
6     HOLY, HOLY, HOLY
7     AMAZING GRACE
8     ANGELS WE HAVE HEARD
9     PUT THE LIGHTS ON THE TREE
10     COME THOU FOUNT OF EVERY BLESSING
11     I SAW THREE SHIPS
12     ONLY AT CHRISTMAS TIME
13     ONCE IN ROYAL DAVID'S CITY
14     HARK! THE HERALD ANGELS SING!
15     WHAT CHILD IS THIS ANYWAY?
16     BRING A TORCH, JEANETTE, ISABELLA
17     O COME, O COME EMMANUEL
18     COME ON! LET'S BOOGEY TO THE ELF DANCE!
19     WE THREE KINGS
20     O HOLY NIGHT
21     THAT WAS THE WORST CHRISTMAS EVER!
22     DING DONG
23     ALL THE KING'S HORNS
24     THE FRIENDLY BEASTS
25     THE LITTLE DRUMMER BOY
26     AWAY IN A MANGER
27     HEY GUYS! IT'S CHRISTMAS TIME!
28     THE FIRST NOEL
29     DID I MAKE YOU CRY ON CHRISTMAS DAY? (WELL, YOU DESERVED IT!)
30     INCARNATION
31     JOY TO THE WORLD
32     ONCE IN ROYAL DAVID'S CITY
33     GET BEHIND ME,SANTA!
34     JINGLE BELLS
35     CHRISTMAS IN JULY
36     LO, HOW A ROSE E'ER BLOOMING
37     JUPITER WINTER
38     SISTER WINTER
39     EMMANUEL
40     STAR OF WONDER
41     HOLY, HOLY, HOLY
42     THE WINTER - SOLSTICE