Joy: Songs for Christmas, Volume IV

~ Release by Sufjan Stevens (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

Released commercially as part of a box set, this was originally only privately released to family and friends.
Please do not add box set cover art.

Annotation last modified on 2022-12-13 22:11 UTC.

Tracklist

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1The Little Drummer Boy
acoustic guitar, bell [sleigh bells], electric guitar and tambourine:
Sufjan Stevens
vocals:
Bridgit DeCook and Sufjan Stevens
cover recording of:
Carol of the Drum (aka “The Little Drummer Boy”)
lyricist and composer:
Katherine K. Davis (Katherine Kennicott Davis) (in 1941)
additional composer:
Henry Onorati (in 1958) and Harry Simeone (in 1958)
publisher:
EMI Mills Music (ASCAP-affiliated), International Korwin Corp., Warner Chappell, Warner Chappell Music (publisher as Warner/Chappell Music), Belwin-Mills Publishing Corp. (in 1955) and Mills Music, Inc. (in 1964)
is based on:
Trad. (traditional Czech carol, became “Carol of the Drums”)
3:44
2Away in a Manger
acoustic guitar, banjo and electric guitar:
Sufjan Stevens
vocals:
Bridgit DeCook and Sufjan Stevens
recording of:
Away in a Manger (Mueller variation)
additional lyricist:
Charles Hutchinson Gabriel (in 1892)
lyricist:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
composer:
Carl Mueller and James Ramsey Murray (in 1885)
2:54
3Hey Guys! It’s Christmas Time!
bass, bell [sleigh bells], electric guitar, membranophone and percussion:
Sufjan Stevens
vocals:
Bridgit DeCook and Sufjan Stevens
recording of:
Hey Guys! It’s Christmas Time!
lyricist and composer:
Sufjan Stevens
4:41
4The First Noel
acoustic guitar, banjo and electric guitar:
Sufjan Stevens
vocals:
Sufjan Stevens
recording of:
The First Noël
publisher:
William B. Sandys (in 1823, in 1833)
additional lyricist:
Davies Gilbert (in 1823)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
additional arranger:
Sir John Stainer (in 1871)
arranger:
Davies Gilbert (in 1823)
part of:
The New English Hymnal (hymn book) (number: 36)
arrangement of:
The First Nowell
version of:
The First Nowell
part of:
Meet Me in St. Louis (1944 film)
0:53
5Did I Make You Cry on Christmas Day? (Well, You Deserved It!)
acoustic guitar, banjo, bell [sleigh bells], electric guitar, keyboard [electronic keyboard], shakers and tambourine:
Sufjan Stevens
vocals:
Bridgit DeCook and Sufjan Stevens
recording of:
Did I Make You Cry on Christmas Day? (Well, You Deserved It!)
lyricist and composer:
Sufjan Stevens
3:22
6The Incarnation
electric guitar:
Sufjan Stevens
recording of:
The Incarnation
composer:
Sufjan Stevens
2:23
7Joy to the World
acoustic guitar, bell [sleigh bells], electric guitar and tambourine:
Sufjan Stevens
vocals:
Bridgit DeCook and Sufjan Stevens
recording of:
Joy to the World (Christmas carol)
lyricist:
Isaac Watts (hymn writer)
additional composer:
Lowell Mason (in 1839)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
4:21