Here's an interesting pre-Christmas concept and competition, Sufjan Stevens - a long time lover of the Christmas record - wants you to write and record your own Christmas ditty and send it to his label Asthmatic Kitty. Once all entrants are in, the label will pick a winner and swap with the writer the rights to a brand new Sufjan Stevens Christmas song for their's.
"Sufjan Stevens' song becomes your song. You can hoard it for yourself, sell it to a major soft drink corporation, use it in your daughter's first Christmas video or share it for free on your website. No one except Sufjan and you will hear his song unless you decide otherwise. You get the song and all legal rights to it. We get the same rights to your song. By submitting your song you also give us permission to stream it online."
You have until around December 15th to enter your song and more details can be found here.
Richard Brown (View Original Article)
Creator of the finest collection of dulcet, melodious Christmas tunes this side of a
Low LP,
Sufjan Stevens, is to release a compendium of his four festive EPs to date plus a brand new one recorded this June (yes, I know!)
`Songs For Christmas`, which is a mixture of traditional standards and modern works, will also feature extensive artwork, stickers, essays and lyric and chord sheets.
The full tracklisting looks something like this:
Noel : Vol.1 : December 2001: 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
Hark! : Vol.2 : December 2002: Angels We Have Heard on High / Put the Lights on the Tree / Come Thou Font 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
Ding! Dong! : Vol.3 : December 2003: 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
Joy : Vol.4 : December 2005: 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!) / The Incarnation / Joy to the World
Peace : Vol.5 : June 2006: 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
Now, if you`ll excuse me, this eggnog isn`t going to drink itself!
Richard Brown (View Original Article)
Over the next twelve days, CDX will give you some nifty christmas treats as we all get into the festive spirit.
Today's is a link to a fabulous Sufjan Stevens christmas compilation CD which was made available last
Christmas Eve on the Irresponsible Journalism site by a chap called Josiah (that's Joe-si-uh).
Sufjan Stevens Christmas Album
Tracklisting (based on combining the 3 parts into 1)
1. Silent Night (0:45)
2. O Come, O Come Emmanuel (3:57)
3. We're Goin' to the Country! (2:17)
4. Lo How A Rose E'er Blooming (3:23)
5. It's Christmas! Let's Be Glad (1:56)
6. Holy, Holy etc. (0:37)
7. Amazing Grace (3:58)
8. Angels We Have Heard on High (0:45)
9. Put the Lights on the Tree (1:48)
10.Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing (4:43)
11.I Saw Three Ships (2:34)
12.Only at Christmas Time (2:16)
13.Once in Royal David's City (3:43)
14.Hark! The Herald Angels Sing! (0:47)
15.What Child is this Anyway? (6:49)
16.Bring a Torch, Jeanette, Isabella (1:30)
17.O Come, O Come Emmanuel (Alternative Version) (1:03)
18.Come On! Let's Boogie to the Elf Dance! (3:50)
19.We Three Kings of Orient Are (3:05)
20.O Holy Night (3:34)
21.That was the Worst Christmas Ever! (2:52)
22.All the King's Horns (0:56)
23.Ding! Dong! (2:58)
24.The Friendly Beasts (3:41)
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