Songs for Christmas

~ Release by Sufjan Stevens (see all versions of this release, 8 available)

Annotation

All songs recorded at home Brooklyn, New York, December 2001, by Santa Sufjan and Matt Morgan. Mastered by Alan Douches at West West Side. Cover illustration by Stephen Halker.

All songs recorded at home in Brooklyn, New York, November 2002, by Santa Sufjan, with Vito & Monique Aiuto. Drums on "Put The Lights on the Tree," recorded at The Buddy Project, 2006. Mastered by Alan Douches at West West Side. Cover illustration by Stephen Halker.

Recorded at home in Brooklyn, New York, and in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, December 2003, by Santa Sufjan with Denison Witmer, Shara Worden, Laura Myers, Colin Stevens, and Vito & Monique Aiuto. Mastered by Alan Douches at West West Side. Cover illustration by Stephen Halker.

All songs recorded at home in Brooklyn, New York and at the Buddy Project in Astoria, Queens, December, 2005, by Santa Sufjan, with Bridgit DeCook. Mastered by Alan Douches at West West Side. Cover illustration by Stephen Halker.

All songs recorded at home in Brooklyn, New York, and at Atlantic Sound Studios in DUMBO, and at the Buddy Project in Astoria, Queens, June 2006, excpet auxiliary drums and percussion on track 7, engineered by Casey Foubert at Home, Seattle, WA. Cover illustration by Stephen Halker.

Annotation last modified on 2012-11-20 05:18 UTC.

Tracklist

▼ CD 1: Noel
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Silent Night
acoustic guitar and electric guitar:
Sufjan Stevens
recording of:
Silent Night (Christmas carol, English translation)
lyricist:
Josef Mohr (in 1816)
composer:
Franz Xaver Gruber (in 1818)
translator:
John Freeman Young (in 1859)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 27088)
translated version of:
Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht
instrumental cover recording of:
Silent Night (Christmas carol, English translation)
lyricist:
Josef Mohr (in 1816)
composer:
Franz Xaver Gruber (in 1818)
translator:
John Freeman Young (in 1859)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 27088)
translated version of:
Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht
Sufjan Stevens0:45
2O Come O Come Emmanuel
acoustic guitar, banjo, membranophone and recorder:
Sufjan Stevens
electric guitar:
Matt Morgan (Con Los Dudes)
vocals:
Matt Morgan (Con Los Dudes) and Sufjan Stevens
cover recording of:
O Come, O Come, Emmanuel (Neale lyrics)
lyricist and translator:
John Mason Neale
composer:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Hymns Ancient and Modern (1861 edition (first edition)) (number: 36)
arrangement of:
Veni, veni, Emmanuel
translated version of:
Veni, veni, Emmanuel
Sufjan Stevens4:01
3We’re Goin’ to the Country!
acoustic guitar, banjo, bell [sleigh bells] and background vocals:
Sufjan Stevens
electric guitar and lead vocals:
Matt Morgan (Con Los Dudes)
recording of:
We’re Goin’ to the Country!
lyricist and composer:
Sufjan Stevens
Sufjan Stevens feat. Matt Morgan2:17
4Lo! How a Rose E’er Blooming
acoustic guitar, electric guitar and glockenspiel [glock]:
Sufjan Stevens
banjo:
Matt Morgan (Con Los Dudes)
vocals:
Matt Morgan (Con Los Dudes) and Sufjan Stevens
cover recording of:
Lo, How a Rose E’er Blooming (English version of “Es ist ein Ros entsprungen”)
additional composer:
Michael Praetorius (composer and organist)
composer:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
translator:
Theodore Baker (in 1894)
translated version of:
Es ist ein Ros entsprungen (Praetorius’ harmonisation)
Sufjan Stevens3:22
5It’s Christmas! Let’s Be Glad!
acoustic guitar, banjo, bell [sleigh bells], electronic organ and membranophone:
Sufjan Stevens
electric guitar:
Matt Morgan (Con Los Dudes)
vocals:
Matt Morgan (Con Los Dudes)
recording of:
It’s Christmas! Let’s Be Glad!
lyricist and composer:
Sufjan Stevens
Sufjan Stevens1:55
6Holy Holy, Etc.
electric guitar:
Matt Morgan (Con Los Dudes)
arranger:
Matt Morgan (Con Los Dudes)
instrumental cover recording of:
Holy, Holy, Holy (tune Nicaea)
lyricist:
Reginald Heber (Hymn-writer) (in 1926)
composer:
John Bacchus Dykes (in 1861)
Sufjan Stevens0:41
7Amazing Grace
acoustic guitar and banjo:
Sufjan Stevens
electric guitar:
Matt Morgan (Con Los Dudes)
vocals:
Matt Morgan (Con Los Dudes) and Sufjan Stevens
cover recording of:
Amazing Grace (popular hymn first published 1779, catch‐all)
publisher:
Alfred Music (publisher of sheet music for music education)
lyricist and writer:
John Newton (English poet) (in 1779)
additional composer:
Edwin Othello Excell
composer:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist) and [traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Patterdale Music Ltd., Rokstone Music Ltd., Universal Classics & Jazz (Japanese label division - read the annotation before using!), Universal Music Publishing Group Japan (UNIVERSAL MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC, work publisher – do NOT use as a release label), イーエムアイ音楽出版 C・F事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan C.F. division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
part of:
Viisikielinen (Song book of "Viides herätysliike") (number: 94)
Sufjan Stevens4:09
▶ CD 2: Hark!
▶ CD 3: Ding! Dong!
▶ CD 4: Joy
▶ CD 5: Peace