add to cart
add to wantlist
email a friend
 
PRICE:
$20.00
NOT IN STOCK
3-4 Weeks
ARTIST
TITLE
Songs For Christmas
FORMAT
5CD

LABEL
CATALOG #
AKR 028CD AKR 028CD
GENRE
RELEASE DATE
11/13/2006

"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 a new EP to add to the collection. As he was recording Peace : Volume V (in the summer of 2006), he considered how best to 'officially' release this music. 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."