Does Sufjan Ever Sleepjan?

December 13, 2005 | Filed Under big ideas, good lord, music 

Sufjan Stevens is so prolific - he must do a song a day to be able to put out so much material. I wonder how many artists/musicians have said half-jokingly or even in all seriousness that they would like to do a Christmas album - while they’re still relevant in the music world - and then never got around to it or chickened out or weren’t allowed by their labels. Well, Sufjan not only got around to it, but he recorded 3 e.p.’s worth of the stuff. Holden emailed me a link to this dude’s blog where you can download all of it. (I know this is possibly old news to a lot of people… I think a lot of this stuff was released a while back… It sounds more like Seven Swans than Illinois… But I just got on it, and I got excited.) I love Christmas music. Sufjan’s great. It’s a good match. Here’s the tracklist, and you can click the titles to download the stuff.

Vol. I Hark! Songs for Christmas01 Silent Night02 O Come O Come Emmanuel03 We’re Goin’ to the Country!04 Lo How a Rose E’er Blooming05 It’s Christmas! Let’s Be Glad06 Holy, Holy, etc.07 Amazing Grace Vol. II Hark! Songs for Christmas01 Angels We Have Heard On High02 Put the Lights on the Tree03 Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing04 I Saw Three Ships05 Only at Christmas Time06 Once in David’s Royal City07 Hark! The Herald Angels Sing!08 What Child Is This Anyway?09 Bring a Torch, Jeanette, IsabellaVol. III Ding! Dong! Songs for Christmas01 O Come, O Come Emmanual02 Come On! Let’s Boogie to the Elf Dance!03 We Three Kings of Orient Are04 O Holy Night05 That Was the Worst Christmas Ever06 All the King’s Horns07 Ding! Dong!08 The Friendly Beasts

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