Songs for Christmas

Locations
Call Number: CD Christmas Stevens Songs
On Shelf At: Downtown Library

Location & Checkout Length	Call Number	Checkout Length	Item Status
Downtown 3rd Floor, CDs 2-week checkout	CD Christmas Stevens Songs	2-week checkout	On Shelf

Compact disc.
Lyrics on container insert.
Originally recorded in 2001-2006.
Silent night -- O come o come Emmanuel! -- We're goin' to the country -- Lo! how a rose e'er blooming -- It's Christmas! let's be glad! -- Holy holy etc. -- Amazing grace.
Angels we have heard on high -- Put the lights on the tree -- Come thou fount of every blessing -- I saw three of ships -- Only at Christmas time -- Once in royal David's city -- Hark! the herald angels sing! -- What child is this anyway? -- Bring a torch, Jeanette Isabella.
O come o come Emmanuel! -- Come on! let's boogey to the elf dance -- We three kings -- O holy night -- That was the worst Christmas ever -- Ding! dong! -- All the king's horns -- The friendly beasts.
The little drummer boy -- Away in a manger -- Hey guys! it's Christmas time -- The first Noel -- Did I make you cry on Christmas day (well, you deserved it!) -- The incarnation -- Joy to the world.
Once in royal David's city -- Get behind me, Santa! -- Jingle bells -- Christmas in July -- Lo! how a rose e'er blooming -- Jupiter winter -- Sister winter -- O come o come Emmanuel! -- Star of wonder -- Holy, holy holy -- The winter solstice.
Sufjan Stevens ; with vocal and instrumental acc.

COMMUNITY REVIEWS

Good Originals & Less-Played Classics submitted by Meginator on July 31, 2023, 1:44pm While this collection of Christmas-themed EPs is consistently burdened by Sufjan Stevens’s typical self-congratulatory, hyper self-aware style of DIY indie pop, its down-home charm works really well for the holiday season and the ratio of hits to misses is high enough that the entire collection is worth a listen to find its gems. Besides the style, what really sets these albums apart is the song selection; while Stevens does offer his interpretations of a few stalwarts, he digs deep to find lesser-known carols and hymns and his original compositions are often good enough to be potential classics in their own right. The occasionally odd instrumentation and rocky production value may understandably alienate some listeners, but I was really surprised by how well it works in this specific context; even when the recordings get too wrapped up in a bid for originality over, you know, quality (my most frequent complaint about Stevens), you can tell that there’s a deep undercurrent of appreciation and emotion in the performances. This is a time capsule of sorts to indie’s mid-00s heyday, but Sufjan Stevens has always sounded unique even among his peers, and his approach to the holiday season feels surprisingly fresh amid an endless onslaught of mindless musical clones.