Ah, is it really part 2 in this series already? Time flies when you’re listening to Sufjan. For those first time readers this is a series where I will post tracks by Sufjan Stevens seven days in a row. The more positive votes I receive {vote here, click on the blue ‘rate it’ button in the upper left} and the more comments you leave here on the blog, the more tracks I will put in the following posts. It’s up to you.
These tracks come, again, from Songs For Christmas (iTunes), which is the first legitimate modern answer to the ages of Christmas music in the assumed Christmas Music Canon. I’m not sure if such a canon actually exists, but if I was in charge I would put this box set alongside the Christmas work of Andy Williams, Bing Crosby, and Frank Sinatra. It is really that good. My favorite of the set is the fifth disc, entitled Peace, and it is from this disc that the first two tracks listed below are taken. The other songs come from the third and fourth disc in the set and are tagged appropriately.
mp3 : Sufjan Stevens - Once In Royal David’s City
mp3 : Sufjan Stevens - Star of Wonder
mp3 : Sufjan Stevens - All The King’s Horns
mp3 : Sufjan Stevens - That Was The Worst Christmas Ever!
mp3 : Sufjan Stevens - Did I Make You Cry On Christmas? (Well You Deserved It!)
Listen to every single track by Sufjan Stevens that you can find. The man has the Midas touch {and all other sort of appropriate metaphors as well}. Also, I seem to be honoring requests, if I can, so that is why Once In Royal David’s City was included today.
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ok so no christmas tracks next time! because we already have that box! (i’m teasing, yes, but i do believe i can).
no, more christmas tracks, please! sufjan & bing are the two things keeping me sane right now during finals.
thanks olle and kate for both of your encouragements. cheers.
Thank you!!! These are fantastic! Keep ‘em coming!