Album review: Sufjan Stevens
Sufjan Stevens
Songs for Christmas
Label: Rough Trade
Rating: 5 out of 5
A box set spanning a mammoth five discs, Sufjan Steven’s Songs for Christmas sold out almost instantly when it came out last year, leaving hordes of indie hipsters questioning the existence of Santa. But weep no more, hipsters! They’ve only gone and re-released it!
Songs For Christmas derives from a yearly tradition in which Sufjan and assorted musical pals would get together and record seasonal songs. This box set collects these recordings and packages them together as one gargantuan box of delights.
With each disc sporting different titles - Peace, Joy, Ding! Dong!, Hark! And Noel - Stevens’ box set runs the gamut of festive music, from delicate Christmassy instrumentals like Lo! How A Rose E’er Blooming to jaunty pop tunes like Get Behind Me, Santa!, all delivered with Stevens’ trademark mix of whimsy and musical mastery.
From classic covers to original recordings, Stevens caters for your every Christmas whim. Jupiter Winter, Christmas in July, Joy To The World and Let’s Boogey To The Elf Dance are particular highlights.
So now’s your chance to bin the office copy of That’s What I Call Xmas Vol 384 – you’ll never need another Christmas record again (except for that Phil Spector record – you know the one).
Songs for Christmas
Label: Rough Trade
Rating: 5 out of 5
A box set spanning a mammoth five discs, Sufjan Steven’s Songs for Christmas sold out almost instantly when it came out last year, leaving hordes of indie hipsters questioning the existence of Santa. But weep no more, hipsters! They’ve only gone and re-released it!
Songs For Christmas derives from a yearly tradition in which Sufjan and assorted musical pals would get together and record seasonal songs. This box set collects these recordings and packages them together as one gargantuan box of delights.
With each disc sporting different titles - Peace, Joy, Ding! Dong!, Hark! And Noel - Stevens’ box set runs the gamut of festive music, from delicate Christmassy instrumentals like Lo! How A Rose E’er Blooming to jaunty pop tunes like Get Behind Me, Santa!, all delivered with Stevens’ trademark mix of whimsy and musical mastery.
From classic covers to original recordings, Stevens caters for your every Christmas whim. Jupiter Winter, Christmas in July, Joy To The World and Let’s Boogey To The Elf Dance are particular highlights.
So now’s your chance to bin the office copy of That’s What I Call Xmas Vol 384 – you’ll never need another Christmas record again (except for that Phil Spector record – you know the one).
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