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#"Ah Holy Jesus" - 1:29 (with reed organ)
#"Ah Holy Jesus" - 1:29 (with reed organ)
#"[[Hark! The Herald Angels Sing]]" - 1:51 (words by [[Charles Wesley]]; music by Felix Mendelsshon)
#"[[Hark! The Herald Angels Sing]]" - 1:51 (words by [[Charles Wesley]]; music by Felix Mendelsshon)
#"Morning" - 2:28 (Sacred Harp) (words by [[Isaac Watts]]; music by Amos Pilsbury)
#"Morning" - 2:28 ([[Sacred Harp]]) (words by [[Isaac Watts]]; music by Amos Pilsbury)
#"[[Idumea]]" - 3:50 (Sacred Harp) (words by [[Charles Wesley]]; music by [[Ananias Davisson]])
#"[[Idumea]]" - 3:50 (Sacred Harp) (words by [[Charles Wesley]]; music by [[Ananias Davisson]])
#"Eternal Happiness Or Woe" - 1:23 (music by Sufjan Stevens)
#"Eternal Happiness Or Woe" - 1:23 (music by Sufjan Stevens)

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Consequence of Sound[1]
Pitchfork Media(7.8/10)[2]
Pop Matters(7/10)[3]
Paste Magazine(7.5/10)[4]

Silver & Gold: Songs for Christmas, Vols. 6-10 is a five-EP box set of Christmas-related songs and carols recorded by Sufjan Stevens between 2006 and 2012.[5] It is a follow-up to Songs for Christmas, which was released six years prior. On October 2, 2012, it was announced that Stevens would release Silver & Gold on November 13, 2012 in digital format, CD and LP boxset.[6] On October 24, 2012, a claymation music video, animated by Lee Hardcastle, was released for "Mr. Frosty Man".[7]

Track listing

Gloria: Songs for Christmas, Vol. VI
  1. "Silent Night" - 2:26 (words by Joseph Mohr; melody by Franz Xaver Gruber; English translation by John Freeman Young)
  2. "Lumberjack Christmas / No One Can Save You From Christmases Past" - 3:22 (music by Aaron Dessner, Bryce Dessner, and Sufjan Stevens; words by Sufjan Stevens)
  3. "Coventry Carol" - 2:54 (featuring Marla Hansen) (18th-century English Carol)
  4. "The Midnight Clear" - 2:49 (music by Aaron Dessner, Bryce Dessner, and Sufjan Stevens; words by Sufjan Stevens)
  5. "Carol Of St. Benjamin The Bearded One" - 3:32 (music by Aaron Dessner, Bryce Dessner, and Sufjan Stevens; words by Sufjan Stevens)
  6. "Go Nightly Cares" - 1:44 (music by John Dowland)
  7. "Barcarola (You Must Be A Christmas Tree)" - 7:03 (music by Aaron Dessner, Bryce Dessner, and Sufjan Stevens; words by Sufjan Stevens)
  8. "Auld Lang Syne" - 1:35 (words by Robert Burns; music: traditional Scots folk melody)
I Am Santa's Helper: Songs for Christmas, Vol. VII
  1. "Christ The Lord Is Born" - 0:49 (music by Leoš Janáček)
  2. "Christmas Woman" - 5:33 (words & music by Sufjan Stevens)
  3. "Break Forth O Beauteous Heavenly Light" - 1:09 (music by Johann Schop; harmony by J.S. Bach)
  4. "Happy Family Christmas" - 1:23 (words & music by Sufjan Stevens)
  5. "Jingle Bells" - 1:19 (words & music by James Lord Pierpont)
  6. "Mysteries Of The Christmas Mist" - 2:10 (music by Sufjan Stevens)
  7. "Lift Up Your Heads Ye Mighty Gates" - 1:20 (words by Georg Weissel; translated by Catherine Winkworth; music by Thomas Williams)
  8. "We Wish You A Merry Christmas" - 1:16 (16th-century English Carol)
  9. "Ah Holy Jesus" - 2:42 (words by Johann Heermann: music by Johann Crüger)
  10. "Behold! The Birth Of Man, The Face Of Glory" - 1:09 (music by Sufjan Stevens)
  11. "Ding-a-ling-a-ring-a-ling" - 1:50 (words & music by Sufjan Stevens)
  12. "How Shall I Fitly Meet Thee?" - 2:09 (music by J.S. Bach; adapted by J. Troutback)
  13. "Mr. Frosty Man" - 1:50 (words & music by Sufjan Stevens)
  14. "Make Haste To See The Baby" - 1:23 (music by Sufjan Stevens)
  15. "Ah Holy Jesus" - 1:29 (with reed organ)
  16. "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing" - 1:51 (words by Charles Wesley; music by Felix Mendelsshon)
  17. "Morning" - 2:28 (Sacred Harp) (words by Isaac Watts; music by Amos Pilsbury)
  18. "Idumea" - 3:50 (Sacred Harp) (words by Charles Wesley; music by Ananias Davisson)
  19. "Eternal Happiness Or Woe" - 1:23 (music by Sufjan Stevens)
  20. "Ah Holy Jesus" - 1:00 (a capella)
  21. "I Am Santa's Helper" - 1:52 (words & music by Sufjan Stevens)
  22. "'Maoz Tzur' (Rock Of Ages)" - 0:42 (traditional Jewish hymn)
  23. "Even The Earth Will Perish And The Universe Give Way" - 2:01 (music by Sufjan Stevens)
Christmas Infinity Voyage: Songs for Christmas, Vol. VIII
  1. "Angels We Have Heard On High" - 4:04 (music & words by Sufjan Stevens [based on the original hymn])
  2. "Do You Hear What I Hear?" - 9:14 (words by Noël Regney; music by Gloria Shayne)
  3. "Christmas In The Room" - 4:23 (words & music by Sufjan Stevens)
  4. "It Came Upon The Midnight Clear" - 0:48 (words by Edmund Sears; music by Richard Storrs Willis)
  5. "Good King Wenceslas" - 4:18 (words by John Mason Neale; music: 13th Century carol)
  6. "Alphabet St." - 1:36 (words & music by His Majesty Prince)
  7. "Particle Physics" - 1:04 (music by Sufjan Stevens)
  8. "Joy To The World" - 5:25 (words by Isaac Watts; music by Lowell Mason)
  9. "The Child With The Star On His Head" - 15:30 (words & music by Sufjan Stevens)
Let It Snow: Songs for Christmas, Vol. IX
  1. "I'll Be Home For Christmas" - 3:22 (words & music by Walter Kent, Kim Gannon, Buck Ram)
  2. "Santa Claus Is Coming To Town" - 2:41 (words & music by J. Fred Coots and Haven Gillespie)
  3. "The Sleigh In The Moon" - 1:44 (featuring Cat Martino) (words & music by Cat Martino)
  4. "Sleigh Ride" - 2:28 (words & music by Leroy Anderson and Mitchell Parish)
  5. "Ave Maria" - 2:09 (featuring Cat Martino) (words by God Himself; music by Franz Schubert)
  6. "X-mas Spirit Catcher" - 3:31 (words & music by Sufjan Stevens)
  7. "Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!" - 2:17 (words & music by Jule Styne and Sammy Cahn)
  8. "A Holly Jolly Christmas" - 2:27 (words & music by Johnny Marks)
  9. "Christmas Face" - 0:40 (featuring Sebastian Krueger) (words & music by Sebastian Krueger)
Christmas Unicorn: Songs for Christmas, Vol. X
  1. "Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas" - 3:42 (words & music by Hugh Martin and Ralph Blane)
  2. "It Came Upon A Midnight Clear" - 0:40 (words by Edmund Sears; music by Richard Storrs Willis)
  3. "Up On The Housetop" - 4:21 (featuring Vesper Stamper) (words & music by Benjamin Hanby; arr. by Sufjan Stevens)
  4. "Angels We Have Heard On High" - 0:52 (traditional French carol)
  5. "We Need A Little Christmas" - 2:03 (words & music by Jerry Herman)
  6. "Happy Karma Christmas" - 3:36 (words & music by Sufjan Stevens)
  7. "We Three Kings" - 0:52 (music by John Henry Hopkins, Jr.)
  8. "Justice Delivers Its Death" - 3:16 (var. & arrangement by Sufjan Stevens; based on the song "Silver & Gold" by J. Marks)
  9. "Christmas Unicorn" - 12:28 (words & music by Sufjan Stevens; "Love Will Tear Us Apart" used by permission, written by Ian Curtis, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris, and Bernard Sumner)

References

  1. ^ http://consequenceofsound.net/2012/11/album-review-sufjan-stevens-silver-gold/
  2. ^ http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/17320-silver-gold-songs-for-christmas/
  3. ^ http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/165566-sufjan-stevens-silver-gold-songs-for-christmas-volumes-6-10/
  4. ^ http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2012/11/sufjan-stevens-silver-gold.html
  5. ^ Battan, Carrie. "Sufjan Stevens Announces New Christmas Box Set". Pitchfork. Retrieved 3 October 2012.
  6. ^ "Sufjan Stevens to Release New Christmas Boxset". Asthmatic Kitty Records. Retrieved 4 October 2012.
  7. ^ Battan, Carrie. "Watch the Gory Claymation Video for Sufjan Stevens' "Mr. Frosty Man"". Pitchfork. Retrieved 27 October 2012.
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