Back in the day, Sufjan Stevens would make these intimate CD's with Christmas music on them for his friends. Well now he has compiled all of these recordings into one package and made it available to the general public. And it is beautiful. Go to iTunes and listen to the 30 second samples. Holy Holy Holy is stunning. O Come O Come Emmanuel is stunning. Oh Holy Night is more than stunning.
Just to see how much you get for 20 bucks, here is the track listing:
Disc: 1
1. Silent Night
2. O Come O Come Emmanuel
3. We're Goin' To the Country!
4. Lo How A Rose E'er Blooming
5. It's Christmas! Let's Be Glad!
6. Holy Holy, etc.
7. Amazing Grace
Disc: 2
1. Angels We Have Heard on High
2. Put the Lights on the Tree
3. Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing
4. I Saw Three Ships
5. Only at Christmas Time
6. Once in Royal David's City
7. Hark! The Herald Angels Sing!
8. What Child Is This Anyway?
9. Bring A Torch, Jeanette, Isabella
Disc: 3
1. O Come, O Come Emmanuel
2. Come on! Let's Boogey to the Elf Dance!
3. We Three Kings
4. O Holy Night
5. That Was the Worst Christmas Ever!
6. Ding! Dong!
7. All the King's Horns
8. The Friendly Beasts
Disc: 4
1. The Little Drummer Boy
2. Away In A Manger
3. Hey Guys! It's Christmas Time!
4. The First Noel
5. Did I Make You Cry On Christmas Day? (Well, You Deserved It!)
6. The Incarnation
7. Joy To The World
Disc: 5
1. Once in Royal David's City
2. Get Behind Me, Santa!
3. Jingle Bells
4. Christmas in July
5. Lo! How A Rose E'er Blooming
6. Jupiter Winter
7. Sister Winter
8. O Come O Come Emmanuel
9. Star of Wonder
10. Holy, Holy, Holy
11. The Winter Solstice
So now that you see what your getting, you have no excuse not to buy it. Its not your typical Christmas album. Its a worshipful and reverent celebration of the birth of Christ. Seriously good stuff guys. Seriously.
peace out,
hersch
4 comments:
I thought "Miracles" by Celine Dion was your favorite Christmas CD....
it was, then it was replaced by Yanni's Christmas album, which was replaced by Mariah Carey, which was replaced by Boyz II Men, which was replaced by the current leader--The Jingle Bells Singing Dogs...Sufjan nor anyone else can top that for Christmas magic-er I mean music....
Hey Herschel, I'm a missionary and I'm currently looking for a supporter to fill my music void. Specifically, said supporter could just buy the Sufjan Christmas Album and send it to me.
...you hear that, Herschel? That's the Holy Spirit talking.
wow herschel i was going to tell you to buy it for me but it looks like someone else got to you first...
...i don't think the "poor college student" guilt trip will work if the "i'm a missionary" card gets pulled first....
sigh...
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