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!
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1Angels We Have Heard on High
bell and glockenspiel:
Sufjan Stevens
cover recording of:
Angels We Have Heard on High
lyricist:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
translator:
James Chadwick (bishop) (in 1862)
version of:
Les Anges dans nos campagnes
Sufjan Stevens0:46
2Put the Lights on the Tree
bell, glockenspiel, keyboard [electronic keyboard], oboe, piano and recorder:
Sufjan Stevens
membranophone and percussion:
James McAlister
background vocals:
Monique Aiuto, Vito Aiuto and Marla Hansen
other vocals [elfin chuckles and reindeer giggles]:
Monique Aiuto and Vito Aiuto
vocals:
Sufjan Stevens
recording of:
Put the Lights on the Tree
lyricist and composer:
Sufjan Stevens
Sufjan Stevens1:48
3Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing
acoustic guitar:
Vito Aiuto
banjo, bell [sleigh bells], electric piano [electronic piano], glockenspiel and piano:
Sufjan Stevens
vocals:
Monique Aiuto, Vito Aiuto and Sufjan Stevens
cover recording of:
Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing (with tune “Nettleton”)
lyricist:
Robert Robinson (18th century hymn author) (in 1758)
Sufjan Stevens4:43
4I Saw Three Ships
banjo, bass, bell [sleigh bells], membranophone, oboe, recorder and background vocals:
Sufjan Stevens
guitar and lead vocals:
Vito Aiuto
cover recording of:
I Saw Three Ships
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 700)
Sufjan Stevens feat. Vito Aiuto2:35
5Only at Christmas Time
acoustic guitar, bell [sleigh bells], electric piano [electronic piano] and membranophone:
Sufjan Stevens
background vocals:
Monique Aiuto and Vito Aiuto
vocals:
Sufjan Stevens
recording of:
Only at Christmas Time
lyricist and composer:
Sufjan Stevens
Sufjan Stevens2:14
6Once in Royal David’s City
banjo, bell [sleigh bells], membranophone, oboe, piano and background vocals:
Sufjan Stevens
guitar and lead vocals:
Vito Aiuto
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)
Sufjan Stevens feat. Vito Aiuto3:40
7Hark! The Herald Angels Sing!
bell and glockenspiel:
Sufjan Stevens
cover recording of:
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing (Christmas carol)
additional lyricist:
George Whitefield (in 1753)
lyricist:
Charles Wesley (hymn writer) (in 1739)
additional composer:
William H. Cummings (in 1855)
composer:
Felix Mendelssohn (composer) (in 1840)
part of:
The New English Hymnal (hymn book) (number: 26)
Sufjan Stevens0:46
8What Child Is This Anyway?
acoustic guitar:
Vito Aiuto
banjo, bass, bell [sleigh bells], keyboard [electronic keyboard], membranophone, organ and piano:
Sufjan Stevens
background vocals:
Monique Aiuto
vocals:
Vito Aiuto and Sufjan Stevens
cover recording of:
What Child Is This?
lyricist:
William Chatterton Dix (in 1865)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 25608)
version of:
Greensleeves (generic entry for traditional and unknown arrangements)
Sufjan Stevens6:47
9Bring a Torch, Jeanette, Isabella
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
Vito Aiuto
other instruments [telephone]:
Sufjan Stevens
cover recording of:
Bring a Torch, Jeannette, Isabella
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
translated version of:
Un flambeau, Jeannette, Isabelle
Sufjan Stevens feat. Vito Aiuto1:39
3▶CD: Ding! Dong!
4▶CD: Joy
5▶CD: Peace