Sufjan Stevens Christmas Album

Sufjan Stevens Christmas Albums Tracklistings

Vol. I Hark! Songs for Christmas

01 Silent Night
02 O Come O Come Emmanuel
03 We're Goin' to the Country!
04 Lo How a Rose E'er Blooming
05 It's Christmas! Let's Be Glad
06 Holy, Holy, etc.
07 Amazing Grace

Vol. II Hark! Songs for Christmas

01 Angels We Have Heard On High
02 Put the Lights on the Tree
03 Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing
04 I Saw Three Ships
05 Only at Christmas Time
06 Once in David's Royal City
07 Hark! The Herald Angels Sing!
08 What Child Is This Anyway?
09 Bring a Torch, Jeanette, Isabella

Vol. III Ding! Dong! Songs for Christmas

01 O Come, O Come Emmanual
02 Come On! Let's Boogie to the Elf Dance!
03 We Three Kings of Orient Are
04 O Holy Night
05 That Was the Worst Christmas Ever
06 All the King's Horns
07 Ding! Dong!
08 The Friendly Beasts

Thank you a thousand times over for providing these songs.

cheers,
eric

Oh my what a wonderful find! I didn't even know anything like this had been released... thank you so much for putting this up, you've made my upcoming weeks.
all love,
tony

Amazing stuff. Thanks a million

Hey there, we don't know each other but I just wanted to thank you for hosting these songs. I searched Yahoo and your site came up. I'm a big Sufjan fan and I think these songs are some of his best songs ever. Thank goodness for the internet!

I live in South Korea, and was visiting family in Australia in December last year. It was late on the night of Wed/Thur, December 23/34, and my wife and I were driving along a dark, rainy road and caught "Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing" on a youth/alternative rock station(!) on the car radio.

I had to know who had sung it. The DJ gave the name, but I couldn't guess at the spelling. It took some time and some google searches to eventually track down this marvellous page and three heavenly downloads. These songs shall be treasured on my computers. What a blessing!
What a discovery, too!

Thanks and God bless!

Does anyone know the history behind these three Christmas EPs or can point me to where I can learn more? Where were they originally released? Were they online only? I had never heard of these until recently, and my google search isn't finding much. Thanks! -Bill

I love you. Thank you.

Thanks and much grace to you this holiday! If you need help with the hosting I have unlimited bandwidth to spare.

Peace - NC

Thanks - nice keeping it up all year 'round. I uploaded it again too. :)

ahhhhh ... good work! just what you need to get into the christmas spirit!!

thanx from mojji
Xmas looks more bearable already

Thanks so much. These songs are so beautiful I am nearly crying with delight.

is this legal?

Yes

And I thought there was nothing new at Christmas anymore. Sufjan's take on the holiday has given me hope.

And I thought there was nothing new at Christmas anymore. Sufjan's take on the holiday has given me hope.

thank you thank you! a merry hark christmas will be had by all my friends and me.
what a gift. happy christmas!

These were actually a private release, sold only via CD-R to audience around Christmas time some years ago.

It is not legal to distribute these, but then again, what is?

Still, it's frowned upon...

I don't know how to thank you enough. So I hope by saying that it becomes enough to say Thank You.

I am so delighted with Sufjan's music that after finding this site by google I decided to contact AsthmaticKitty and ask for permission to broadcast the Xmas album on our Polish, Wroclaw-based academic Radio LUz.
Thank you for placing the album on the net.
Thank you AsthmaticKitten team for letting me present the music to wider audience.
I think such great music deserves being played during the most memorable moments when (if only possible) we spend time with our families and friends on Xmas time.
All the best to you, people!

Maciek

THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU! I was talkin' to a stranger a few weeks ago about similar musical interests, and he told me about this guy--but I lost his name when I washed my hands next... A friend had a link to this site on his page, and alas, I have recovered not only the lost name, but the unknown sound of Sufjan Stevens--I LOVE IT!!!!

I've been so burned out on Christmas and Christmas music, but these are just wonderful.

I only had volume I, and a few tracks to the other two volumes. So, thanks a bunch for these albums. They are brilliant, and put you in the right mood for some holiday cheer! Even for a cynical, negative person like myself.

Go Sufjan!

Yeah, they're not technically legal but Asthmatic and Sufjan don't seem to mind their distribution so far - really, it's just more great PR for sufjan (not that he needs any).

Casey, that's an interesting point, because I have heard that a lot of Indie bands actually encourage file sharing as a form of promotion. I have a friend who disliked Sufjan before, but after hearing these Christmas songs he has grown to appreciate Sufjan's music. Maybe it'll lead to purchases down the road?

However, I have long since deleted all of my shared (read: pirated) music from my collection. It bothers me to think that I may have obtained these illegally, and if the CD's were for sale I would buy them. The whole part about them being a limited distribution for sale is news to me.

Does anyone know if I can send a PayPal payment to Asthmatic Kitty?

Who is that singing on "We're goin' to the country" and a few others? Sounds a little like Ian Sefchik, the guy who used to sing in Creeper Lagoon.

Sufjan isn't even lead singer on some of the tracks. The whole thing was a Danielson Famile (I think) production. The albums are not associated with asthmatic kitty in any way.

I can't begin to tell you how much I'm loving this album. I'm so glad I stumbled across this site.
Merry Christmas!

i love these songs much. they are intro to my waiting for his seven swans. it takes a month or two to arrive in indonesia. merry christmas!

Thank you so so much.

Wow Scott. You are a nerd.

God bless you for hosting these files and God bless Sufjan Stevens!

This music has restored my faith in humanity!

Thanks for the tracks. If I might suggest, you may want to try putting up a bit torrent to let others help out to share the bandwidth costs.

beautiful!!!! please, somebody stop me from crying all day long. thanks.

Scott: just buy more AK albums and merch. =)

Gee, I'm a nerd because I actually care about doing the right thing. I've got to go tell all my friends that I'm really some boring fuddidud and ask them to help me figure out which bit torrent client to use so I can start sharing copyrighted music like the cool people (even if it is illegal).

Anon (if that's your real name), I've got several SS/AK albums on my Christmas list and whatever I don't get I will be buying. :^)

So, I downloaded the music, but it wouldn't play on my computer. And I even filled out the insurance quote thing so that I could feel less guilty about downloading the good free music. Is there anything special I need to do in order to listen to the albums.

Katie, the files are compressed to save on bandwidth and make downloading easier. You need Winzip to open the file and once you do that you've just got MP3's which should be playable on your PC with a media player such as Windows Media Player, WinAmp, etc.

Wonderful music! Thanks for sharing!

Wonderful music! Thanks for sharing!

Thanks for hosting the tracks. I've heard a lot about Sufjan, but this will be my first exposure to the music. I tried clicking on over to the insurance quotes thingy, but since I'm a Canadian currently living in Lebanon, it seemed a little pointless...

Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!

Dude, you need Blog Torrent.

(And thanks.)

You are amazing. Thank you so much for providing this for us. Much love!

What a nice surprise! Thank you so much! Merry christmas from Brazil!

Sufjan, you've done it again. I get so sick of Christmas music this time of year. But these songs are delightful. They're going into the mix for years to come. Thanks for hosting the archives of his music.

Thanks so much for this.

Oh, you lovely, lovely person. Thank you a thousandfold. Merry Christmas and immense gratitude from a tiny rural town in Australia.

'Mon the Sufjan, and cheers for making this available...

May have to break out the barbie and roast some chestnuts.

Is there any official or unofficial artwork to go with the albums? Also who all played on them; just Sufjan?

I'm pretty sure these albums were done by Vito, Sufjan's pastor, with his wife as their Christmas card one year. My brother who knows vito sent me one of the originals for a present this year, it's all DIY stuff, like they just printed their own labels and put it in an envelop and it says merry christmas from vito, (vito's wife's name), and sufjan stevens.

The best find for star the year. Thx a lot

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Wowwwww! Wonderful!!!!!!!

Thanks for your sharing. :)

Wowwwww! Wonderful!!!!!!!

Thanks for your sharing. :)

thank you--I love Sufjan's music, and this is a true find.

Happy New Year!

Thanks and if there's something I can do for you, let me know. I'd love to return this good favor. Take care there. - Andrew

thank you so incredibly much. i didn't even know this existed.

Thanks so much for this!! I loveeeeeee Sufjan.

Thanks so much for this!! I loveeeeeee Sufjan.

Thanks so much for this!! I loveeeeeee Sufjan.

Thanks so much for this! I wish I would have discovered this earlier... Sufjan could have saved me from listening to cheesy Christmas classics from the likes of Chris Rea and Mariah Carey :-(
Christmas 2006 will be so much better!
Niels - The Netherlands

You're my new hero(es?).
How generous of you.

you're actually asking people to donate money to you! how about supporting sufjan stevens, the guy who actually is not getting paid for the stuff he actually spent alot of time and money on making so everyone can enjoy this for free.

i'm jewish, but i will learn to like christmas now. as long as it's with sufjan.

More Sufjan Stevens b-side downloads can be found at iguessimfloating.blogspot.com

Gotta scroll down a ways. They are really good and worth getting if you don't already. The blog also offers a lot of other good tunes.

Ah, you a a truly wonderful person. Thank you. I heard half of 'that was the worst christmas ever', and have been dying to hear the rest. I'm listening to it right now...

Simply stated: Thanky you

Simply stated: Thanky you

Amazing. My girlfriend is a huge fan and we love Christmas music (when it's good). Thanks!

BBC Radio Ulster (here in Northern Ireland) played "Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing" on Friday might. It took me an hour to track down who the performer was (Sufjan) and then to this page for the download. Wonderful wonderful stuff!

"The whole thing was a Danielson Famile (I think) production. The albums are not associated with asthmatic kitty in any way." (Josiah)

Not true- the tracks are Sufjan's productions and copyrighted by asthmatic kitty.

Thank you so much for posting this beautiful and refreshing music.

I'm so late,I think.I can only give my best thanks to you,and,to sufjan stevens.

Better late than never... these songs are amazing, and I can't wait for Christmas to enjoy them in full. Thank you so much for providing them to us, even after this long. Merry Christmas 2006!! ;)

After a year-and-a-half the links STILL WORKS! THANKS!

PS - That NetQote link asks for way too much personal info and they don't give you a quote. I'm sorry but that's shady to me and plus, I've been there and done that.

Hey,greetings from greece thanks ALOT, you made my holiday season! www.myspace.com/anvilforest

Wow :-)

Thank you !!!
Holland is looking forward to the gig on Nov 11th *sigh*

what a treat, merry Christmas!

a full release forthcoming
http://www.asthmatickitty.com/music.php?releaseID=63

I can't wait for the boxed set. These'll do for now.

Fans of these songs might like to know that Sufjan Stevens will be officially releasing a box set of all 5 of his Christmas CD EPs in Nov 2006. More details at:

http://www.asthmatickitty.com/music.php?releaseID=63

Thanks! I stumbled upon these while browsing the web for Sufjan stuff. I'm going to his concert tonight and I'm really excited. I can't wait to ask for the boxed set for Christmas. These will let me last that long.

I hate christmas music. So thank god for Sufjan. I'll be swapping out my mom's Norah Jones (or whatever Christmas crap they found this year) for these and be in a much better frame of mind.

For all of us who want to support Sufjan and his label, listen to these free for now and buy them when they hit the stores on 11/21 (with two additional discs).

thanks a lot you guys. this is the best christmas gift in september i've ever had.

Many Many Thanks I love the songs its a very remarkable find thnk you for the songs... its worth a treasure.

Thanks...

The guitarist of my band was just telling me about sufjan's christmas stuff today. His music makes me happy. I am still going to buy the Christmas pack when it comes out on November 21st though. I give these three volumes two thumbs up!!!

ai! I love you!

Thanks, I live in South America, and my opinion about this music is only a word...beautiful... Sufjan is great, I´ll be waiting for the box set... Thanks.

What a great addition to my "anti-holiday music holiday music" collection.

Now if you could just post one of Celine Dion's X-mas releases.... oh the joy.

Hey-are you going to be offering the download of the Christmas album again?

Go buy the box set
the poster, comics,stickers, random stories, and songbook make it worth it

Buy the album. It's totally worth it.

Hi Christmas frind

I have just checked out your christmas site, that is realy cool, and you get into the christmas spirit right away
I am a sing song writer and I have just written a nice christmas song called "Christmas Time". It is all about
the christmas spirit, that we have to help each other, smile listen to one another and just have a very happy christmas :-)
I think it is a great song and would like people to take a listen to it. Therefore I hopy you with your very cool
christmas site want to help me, and make a link to my site: http:\\clausbeelen.com

if you have time to take a listen to my song, give me some comments on it, I would be very happy :-)

Have a very good Christmas :-)
Claus Beelen

A Christian musician who can writes meaningfully and skillfully, what a strange concept. I've never heard Christmas music that is so honest and humbly written. Sufjan is clearly focussed on what is important. The songs I hear on the radio tend to make me sick to my stomach, but Sufjan has definately got it right. Beautiful.
Thank you

Those are awesome! Thanks for sharing. It's actually pretty difficult to get original Christmas/Holiday music these days....

Thanks a lot for the album links, I didn't know they were streaming it. Thanks much!

Greetings,
Thank you - I have just found out about the box set - and it is almost christmas. Do I buy it now or wait till after Christmas since I might get it as a gift! But after Christmas it may be too late to fully enjoy. I will ask the fam and buy it anyway.

Currently own Illinoise - wonderful! Whole family loves Sufjen and Danielson

Grace and Peace - Merry Christmas
Harold

Thank you) I will have something new to listen) Though it's not Christmas time at all.. but it comes every year anyway)))

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wow, this is a great resource. i'm starting to look for some different types of christmas music, other than all the traditional stuff that gets played to death. there's some cool mellow stuff i found, like royce campbell, montgomery bruce, etc... you can find them on itunes, myspace i think.

anyway, thanks again for sharing the sufjan stevens music!

Ain't this just too early for Christmas. Anyway, there must be something in the air for such songs in the cabinet.

i like this blog but what bothers me is the improper placement of your AdSense Ads. Can you fix it please.

It's now September and those cuts will soon be out of the cabinet for sure. i have a lot of those here in CD and i can use them all again once a week.

It�s Christmas again!! A time to cherish the beautiful white snow, smiling snowman, brightness of the Christmas d�cor and the yummy candies and cakes! From November onwards it becomes impossible to forget that Christmas is coming. Well to be honest I personally wait for it so that I can return home to meet my parents and girlfriend of course!
With the passage of time lots of things about the celebration of Christmas has changed. I still remember when I was a kid, mom use to wait near the phone so that she becomes the first one to pick my brother call. We all use to have a fight as who is gonna be first to talk to him. Then I use to visit my relatives and friends with my parents who stayed near by.But now the net world has changed everything, especially the ecard trend. It�s so easy now to connect with our loved ones especially when you have so many ecard sites! One of free Christmas ecard site Being a new website meme4u.com really has fresh and cool greetings. The best part is if I write too meme4u.com regarding some card or idea they do take it seriously. Although the site has several errors but meme4u.com cards are really cool! So guys why don�t you check it out, you will also get the right ecard you are looking for! And if any one of you knows any other fresh ecard website do let me know!

Nice article.

Thought you might be interested to hear about our Christmas video game song from our Girl Gamer Vocalist:

www.gamepeople.co.uk/audio_wii_wiisports.htm

We do a nice line in family gaming guides too:

www.gamepeople.co.uk/paulgovan_guides.htm

Mom likes those cuts and sometimes I'm beginning to feel numb when she puts in in the player but I must admit many times I find myself sing those songs in the bathroom. LOL.