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LABEL: ASTHMATIC KITTY RECORDS
VINYL RELEASE DATE:11/09/2018
ALBUM RELEASE DATE: 11/21/2006
VARIANT: BLACK VINYL 5LP

In December 2001, Sufjan Stevens set out to create a Christmas gift for his friends and family. The result was a 7-song recording that he called, Noel Vol. 1. Over each of the next few Christmas seasons, Sufjan would create new EPs to add to the collection.

As he was recording the Peace: Volume V (in the summer of 2006), he considered how best to 'officially' release this music into the world. He said he was, determined to present the EPs in their original form flaws, blemishes, mistakes and all. A compilation would have been a cumbersome compromise. A Greatest Hits would have been heartbreaking (How to choose?). In addition to the music, he wanted to add a 'lavish display of ornamentation' to coincide with the spirit of excess and overindulgence that is the hallmark of Christmas. Enclosed in the box you will find essays, a short story, song chords & lyrics, photos, a family portrait, and wishes for a Happy Christmas.

TRACKLIST

DISC 1
Silent Night
O Come O Come Emmanuel
We're Goin' To the Country!
Lo! How A Rose E'er Blooming
It's Christmas! Let's Be Glad!
Holy Holy, etc
Amazing Grace
DISC 2
Angels We Have Heard on High
Put the Lights On the Tree
Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing
I Saw Three Ships
Only at Christmas Time
Once in Royal David's City
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing!
What Child Is This Anyway?
Bring A Torch, Jeanette, Isabella
DISC 3
O Come O Come Emmanuel
Come on! Let's Boogey to the Elf Dance!
We Three Kings
O Holy Night
That Was the Worst Christmas Ever!
Ding! Dong!
All the King's Horns
The Friendly Beasts
DISC 4
The Little Drummer Boy
Away In A Manger
Hey Guys! It's Christmas Time!
The First Noel
Did I Make You Cry On Christmas Day? (Well, You Deserved It!)
Incarnation
Joy To The World
DISC 5
Once in Royal David's City
Get Behind Me, Santa!
Jingle Bells
Christmas in July
Lo! How A Rose E'er Blooming
Jupiter Winter
Sister Winter
O Come O Come Emmanuel
Star of Wonder
Holy, Holy, Holy
The Winter Solstice