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

1▶CD: Noel
2▶CD: Hark!
3▶CD: Ding! Dong!
4▶CD: Joy
5▼CD: Peace
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1Once in Royal David’s City
piano [four slightly out-of-tune pianos]:
Sufjan Stevens
cover recording of:
Once in Royal David’s City
lyricist:
Cecil Frances Alexander (in 1848)
composer:
Henry John Gauntlett (in 1849)
part of:
The New English Hymnal (hymn book) (number: 34)
2:01
2Get Behind Me, Santa!
bass, bell [sleigh bells], electric guitar, Hammond organ, piano, Rhodes piano, shakers and synthesizer [weird synthesizer sounds]:
Sufjan Stevens
membranophone:
James McAlister
trombone:
Ben Lanz (trombonist)
trumpet:
C.J. Camerieri
vocals:
Marla Hansen and Sufjan Stevens
recording of:
Get Behind Me, Santa!
lyricist and composer:
Sufjan Stevens
3:49
3Jingle Bells
piano:
Sufjan Stevens
cover recording of:
Jingle Bells
lyricist and composer:
James Lord Pierpont (in 1850)
publisher:
Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
composed at and lyrics written at:
Simpson Tavern in Medford, Massachusetts, United States (in 1850)
0:36
4Christmas in July
bass guitar, bell [sleigh bells], electric guitar, Hammond organ, piano, Rhodes piano, shakers and tambourine:
Sufjan Stevens
cello:
Maria Bella Jeffers
membranophone:
James McAlister
trombone:
Ben Lanz (trombonist)
trumpet:
C.J. Camerieri
viola:
Marla Hansen
violin:
Rob Moose and Naho Tsutsui
vocals:
Marla Hansen and Sufjan Stevens
recording of:
Christmas in July
lyricist and composer:
Sufjan Stevens
3:17
5Lo! How a Rose E’er Blooming
piano:
Sufjan Stevens
instrumental 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)
1:46
6Jupiter Winter
acoustic guitar, bass, bell [sleigh bells], electronic organ, piano, Rhodes piano and shakers:
Sufjan Stevens
cello:
Maria Bella Jeffers
membranophone:
James McAlister
trombone:
Ben Lanz (trombonist)
trumpet:
C.J. Camerieri
viola:
Marla Hansen
violin:
Rob Moose and Naho Tsutsui
vocals:
Marla Hansen and Sufjan Stevens
recording of:
Jupiter Winter
lyricist and composer:
Sufjan Stevens
3:51
7Sister Winter
acoustic guitar, bass, bell [sleigh bells], electric guitar, piano and tambourine:
Sufjan Stevens
celesta [celeste], vibraslap and wind chime:
James McAlister
cello:
Maria Bella Jeffers
membranophone:
James McAlister and Sufjan Stevens
trombone:
Ben Lanz (trombonist)
trumpet:
C.J. Camerieri
viola:
Marla Hansen
violin:
Rob Moose and Naho Tsutsui
vocals:
Marla Hansen and Sufjan Stevens
recording of:
Sister Winter
lyricist and composer:
Sufjan Stevens
5:05
8O Come O Come Emmanuel
piano:
Sufjan Stevens
instrumental 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
1:06
9Star of Wonder
acoustic guitar, bass, bell [sleigh bells], electric guitar, flute, membranophone, oboe, organ, piano, recorder and synthesizer [funny synthesizer sounds]:
Sufjan Stevens
trombone:
Ben Lanz (trombonist)
trumpet:
C.J. Camerieri
vocals:
Marla Hansen and Sufjan Stevens
recording of:
Star of Wonder
lyricist and composer:
Sufjan Stevens
7:08
10Holy, Holy, Holy
guitar and piano:
Sufjan Stevens
vocals:
Marla Hansen and Sufjan Stevens
cover recording of:
Holy, Holy, Holy (tune Nicaea)
lyricist:
Reginald Heber (Hymn-writer) (in 1926)
composer:
John Bacchus Dykes (UK hymn writer) (in 1861)
3:50
11The Winter Solstice
bell [sleigh bells], guitar, Hammond organ, piano, synthesizer [funny synthesizer sounds], tambourine and vibraphone:
Sufjan Stevens
vocals:
Sufjan Stevens
recording of:
The Winter Solstice
lyricist and composer:
Sufjan Stevens
3:23