Label: Asthmatic Kitty

Reissued 11/29/2024, Originally released 2012

Celebrate the season with Sufjan Stevens' beloved Christmas collection, "Silver & Gold: Songs for Christmas, Vols. 6-10," now available to retail for the first time since its original 2012 release. This expansive set features nearly three hours of festive music, including 18 original compositions and creative interpretations of holiday classics. Presented as a 6-LP collection (four single LPs and one double LP) housed in a slipcase, this reissue captures Stevens' unique approach to Christmas music, blending folk, indie rock, and experimental sounds. From intimate carols to expansive orchestral arrangements, "Silver & Gold" showcases Stevens' artistic versatility and collaborative spirit, making it an essential addition to any holiday music collection.

Track listing:

Gloria: Songs For Christmas Vol. 6

1. Silent Night
   
2. Lumberjack Christmas / No One Can Save You From Christmases Past
   
3. Coventry Carol
   
4. The Midnight Clear
   
5. Carol Of St. Benjamin The Bearded One
   
6. Go Nightly Cares
   
7. Barcarola (You Must Be A Christmas Tree)
   
8. Auld Lang Syne

I Am Santa's Helper!: Songs For Christmas Vol. 7

1. Christ The Lord Is Born
   
2. Christmas Woman
   
3. Break Forth O Beauteous Heavenly Light
   
4. Happy Family Christmas
   
5. Jingle Bells
   
6. Mysteries Of The Christmas Mist
   
7. Lift Up Your Heads Ye Mighty Gates
   
8. We Wish You A Merry Christmas
9. Ah Holy Jesus
   
10. Behold The Birth Of Man, The Face Of Glory
    
11. Ding-a-ling-a-ring-a-ling
    
12. How Shall I Fitly Greet Thee?
    
13. Mr. Frosty Man
    
14. Make Haste To See The Baby
    
15. Ah Holy Jesus (With Reed Organ)
16. Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
    
17. Morning L.M. (Sacred Harp)
    
18. Idumea S.M. (Sacred Harp)
    
19. Eternal Happiness Or Woe
    
20. Ah Holy Jesus (A Capella)
21. I Am Santa's Helper (You Are Santa's Slave)
    
22. "Maoz Tzur" (Rock Of Ages)
    
23. Even The Earth Will Perish And The Universe Give Way

Christmas Infinity Voyage: Songs For Christmas Vol. 8

1. Angels We Have Heard On High
   
2. Do You Hear What I Hear?
   
3. Christmas In The Room
   
4. It Came Upon A Midnight Clear
   
5. Good King Wenceslas
   
6. Alphabet St.
   
7. Particle Physics
   
8. Joy To The World
   
9. The Child With The Star On His Head
   
10. Christmas Infinity Voyage

Let It Snow: Songs For Christmas Vol. 9

1. I'll Be Home For Christmas
   
2. Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
   
3. The Sleigh In The Moon
   
4. Sleigh Ride
   
5. Ave Maria
   
6. X-mas Spirit Catcher
   
7. Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!
   
8. A Holly Jolly Christmas
   
9. Christmas Face

Christmas Unicorn: Songs For Christmas Vol. 10

1. Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
   
2. It Came Upon A Midnight Clear
   
3. Up On The Housetop
   
4. Angels We Have Heard On High
   
5. We Need A Little Christmas
   
6. Happy Karma Christmas
   
7. We Three Kings
   
8. Justice Delivers Its Death
   
9. Christmas Unicorn