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Songs for Christmas

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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.

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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

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Year: 2006
Label: Asthmatic Kitty
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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

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