Welcome,
Guest
Sign In
|
Register
GO
SEARCH FOR
Artist
Album
Song
Home
Blog
Daily Downloads
Release Dates
Tags
Latest Reviews
Latest Lists
Write Review
Create List
Staff Picks
See All
Home
>
Sufjan Stevens
>
Songs for Christmas
Sufjan Stevens
Songs for Christmas
Email This
Review
Rated
by
Ruben_James
on
12/20/2006
Come Christmas time, most folks do their best to spread the holiday cheer to friends and family. Many times, that comes in the form of a Christmas card picturing you and your cats, a holiday cocktail party complete with tree trimming, or in the case of indie rock’s favorite Christian an EP of Yuletide carols recorded especially for loved ones. If we could all be so creatively productive... Stevens has performed this tradition over the last five years.
Saint Stevens has decided to let us all in on the merry secret this holiday season with a box set of the five EP’s that track his impressive progression from 2001 to date. The set is a mixed bag of traditional carols and Sufjan originals — all displaying his unique gift for arrangement. From simple and straight-forward to the lavish production style of
Illinois
, Stevens offers the ultimate stocking stuffer — a reprieve from such holiday horrors as Mannheim Steamroller and John Tesh.
Originals “Get Behind Me, Santa!,” “Christmas in July,” and “Sister Winter” — from the 2006 EP — sound like
Illinois
outtakes. But is that such a bad thing? Yeah, we already digested an entire album of them earlier this year with
The Avalanche
, but these are about Christmas! Sure, you’re not going to listen to these recordings much outside of the month of December, but it’s a nice addition to hipster holiday classics such as
A Charlie Brown Christmas
,
Motown Christmas
, and
A Christmas Gift for You from Phil Spector
. So, sneak
Songs for Christmas
in the CD changer along side your parents’ old favs and grit your teeth a little less. They won’t even notice.
Add Comment
Comments
This is a wonderful collection of christmas songs. I gave this to my sister this year as a birthday/christmas present and she loved it.
Posted by
nuovodervo
on
12/29/2007
Downloads
My Mixtape
Sister Winter [MP3]
My Mixtape
That Was the Worst Christmas Ever! [MP3]
Album Details
Year:
2006
Label:
Asthmatic Kitty
Producer:
Musicians:
Tags
Christmas
Tag This Review
Collective
Members Who Like Sufjan Stevens - Songs for Christmas
tangerinele...
Ruben_James
Review This Album
Rate it:
1
2
3
4
5
Avg. Rating:
2 RATINGS
Add to Heavy Rotation
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, etc.
7
Amazing Grace
8
Angels We Have Heard on High
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
The 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
O Come O Come Emmanuel
40
Star of Wonder
41
Holy, Holy, Holy
42
The Winter Solstice
Buy It
Sufjan Stevens
Songs for Christmas
New from: $16.19
Used from: $14.16
Buy from Amazon.com
©2007 Discollective.com. All rights reserved. |
contact
|
faq
|
Artist Index
|
terms
|
privacy