Silver & Gold

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Box Set, Limited Edition

Annotation last modified on 2016-09-25 10:29 UTC.

Tracklist

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1▼12" Vinyl: Gloria
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A1Silent Night
recording of:
Silent Night (Christmas carol, English translation)
lyricist:
Josef Mohr (composer/author) (in 1816)
composer:
Franz Xaver Gruber (composer/author) (in 1818)
translator:
John Freeman Young (in 1859)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 27088)
translated version of:
Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht
2:26
A2Lumberjack Christmas / No One Can Save You From Christmases Past
recording of:
Lumberjack Christmas / No One Can Save You From Christmases Past
lyricist:
Sufjan Stevens
composer:
Aaron Dessner, Bryce Dessner (North American composer and guitarist) and Sufjan Stevens
3:22
A3Coventry Carol
cover recording of:
Coventry Carol
lyricist:
Robert Croo (16th-century lyricist of "The Coventry Carol") (in 1534)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 19028)
2:53
A4The Midnight Clear
recording of:
The Midnight Clear
lyricist:
Sufjan Stevens
composer:
Aaron Dessner, Bryce Dessner (North American composer and guitarist) and Sufjan Stevens
2:49
B5Carol of St. Benjamin the Bearded One
recording of:
Carol of St. Benjamin the Bearded One
lyricist:
Sufjan Stevens
composer:
Aaron Dessner, Bryce Dessner (North American composer and guitarist) and Sufjan Stevens
3:32
B6Go Nightly Cares
cover recording of:
A Pilgrimes Solace: No. 9. Goe nightly cares, the enemy to rest
composer:
John Dowland (English Renaissance composer, lutenist, and singer) (in 1612)
part of:
A Pilgrimes Solace
1:44
B7Barcarola (You Must Be a Christmas Tree)
recording of:
Barcarola (You Must Be a Christmas Tree)
lyricist:
Sufjan Stevens
composer:
Aaron Dessner, Bryce Dessner (North American composer and guitarist) and Sufjan Stevens
7:02
B8Auld Lang Syne
cover recording of:
Auld Lang Syne (original Scots version, lyrics by Robert Burns)
lyricist:
Robert Burns (18th century Scottish poet/lyricist) (in 1788)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 6294)
1:34
2▼12" Vinyl: I Am Santa’s Helper
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C1Christ the Lord Is Born
engineer:
Daniel Smith (engineer)
cover recording of:
Narodil se Kristus Pán (Christ the Lord Is Born)
composer:
Leoš Janáček (Czech composer)
part of:
Janáček's Works: A Catalogue of the Music and Writings of Leoš Janáček (number: JW VIII/20)
part of:
Intimní skici
0:48
C2Christmas Woman
engineer:
Daniel Smith (engineer)
recording of:
Christmas Woman
lyricist and composer:
Sufjan Stevens
5:33
C3Break Forth O Beauteous Heavenly Light
engineer:
Daniel Smith (engineer)
recording of:
Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248: “Break forth, O beauteous, heavenly light”
additional lyricist:
Fred Pratt Green
lyricist:
Johann von Rist (in 1641)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician) and Johann Schop
translator:
John Troutbeck (clergyman and translator) (in 1885)
translated version of:
Weihnachts-Oratorium, BWV 248: Teil II, XII. Choral „Brich an, o schönes Morgenlicht“
1:09
C4Happy Family Christmas
engineer:
Daniel Smith (engineer)
recording of:
Happy Family Christmas
lyricist and composer:
Sufjan Stevens
1:22
C5Jingle Bells
engineer:
Daniel Smith (engineer)
recording of:
Jingle Bells
lyricist and composer:
James Lord Pierpont (in 1850)
publisher:
Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
composed at and lyrics written at:
Simpson Tavern in Medford, Massachusetts, United States (in 1850)
1:18
C6Mysteries of the Christmas Mist
engineer:
Daniel Smith (engineer)
recording of:
Mysteries of the Christmas Mist
lyricist and composer:
Sufjan Stevens
2:10
C7Lift Up Your Heads Ye Mighty Gates
engineer:
Daniel Smith (engineer)
1:20
C8We Wish You a Merry Christmas
engineer:
Daniel Smith (engineer)
cover recording of:
We Wish You a Merry Christmas
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 230)
1:16
C9Ah Holy Jesus
engineer:
Daniel Smith (engineer)
cover recording of:
Ah Holy Jesu, how hast thou offended? (Hymn)
lyricist:
Johann Heermann
composer:
Johann Crüger
translator:
Robert Bridges (poet)
part of:
The New English Hymnal (hymn book) (number: 62)
is based on:
Herzliebster Jesu (Hymn tune)
2:41
C10Behold! the Birth of Man, the Face of Glory
engineer:
Daniel Smith (engineer)
recording of:
Behold! The Birth of Man, the Face of Glory
composer:
Sufjan Stevens
1:08
C11Ding‐A‐Ling‐A‐Ring‐A‐Ling
engineer:
Daniel Smith (engineer)
recording of:
Ding‐A‐Ling‐A‐Ring‐A‐Ling
lyricist and composer:
Sufjan Stevens
1:49
D12How Shall I Fitly Meet Thee?
engineer:
Daniel Smith (engineer)
cover recording of:
How Shall I Fitly Meet Thee?
lyricist:
Paul Gerhardt (17th century hymn writer)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
translator:
John Troutbeck (clergyman and translator)
2:09
D13Mr. Frosty Man
engineer:
Daniel Smith (engineer)
recording of:
Mr. Frosty Man
lyricist and composer:
Sufjan Stevens
1:49
D14Make Haste to See the Baby
engineer:
Daniel Smith (engineer)
recording of:
Make Haste to See the Baby
composer:
Sufjan Stevens
1:22
D15Ah Holy Jesus (with reed organ)
engineer:
Daniel Smith (engineer)
cover recording of:
Ah Holy Jesu, how hast thou offended? (Hymn)
lyricist:
Johann Heermann
composer:
Johann Crüger
translator:
Robert Bridges (poet)
part of:
The New English Hymnal (hymn book) (number: 62)
is based on:
Herzliebster Jesu (Hymn tune)
1:28
D16Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
engineer:
Daniel Smith (engineer)
recording of:
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing (Christmas carol)
additional lyricist:
George Whitefield (in 1753)
lyricist:
Charles Wesley (hymn writer) (in 1739)
composer:
Felix Mendelssohn (composer) (in 1840)
arranger:
William H. Cummings (in 1855)
part of:
The New English Hymnal (hymn book) (number: 26)
1:50
D17Morning L.M. (sacred harp)
engineer:
Daniel Smith (engineer)
recording of:
Morning
lyricist:
Isaac Watts (hymn writer) (in 1709)
composer:
Amos Pilsbury (composer) (in 1799)
part of:
The Sacred Harp, 1991 Edition (number: 163t)
2:27
D18Idumea S.M. (sacred harp)
engineer:
Daniel Smith (engineer)
cover recording of:
Idumea (Sacred Harp hymn 47b)
lyricist:
Charles Wesley (hymn writer) (in 1763)
composer:
Ananias Davisson (shape note songster) (in 1816)
part of:
The Sacred Harp, 1991 Edition (number: 47b) and Roud Folk Song Index (number: 6678)
is based on:
Am I Born to Die? (catch-all for hymn with lyrics beginning with "And am I born to die? / To lay this body down?")
is based on:
Idumea (traditional Southern-American tune for multiple hymns)
3:50
D19Eternal Happiness or Woe
engineer:
Daniel Smith (engineer)
recording of:
Eternal Happiness or Woe
composer:
Sufjan Stevens
1:22
D20Ah Holy Jesus (a cappella)
engineer:
Daniel Smith (engineer)
cover recording of:
Ah Holy Jesu, how hast thou offended? (Hymn)
lyricist:
Johann Heermann
composer:
Johann Crüger
translator:
Robert Bridges (poet)
part of:
The New English Hymnal (hymn book) (number: 62)
is based on:
Herzliebster Jesu (Hymn tune)
0:59
D21I Am Santa’s Helper (You Are Santa’s Slave)
engineer:
Daniel Smith (engineer)
recording of:
I Am Santa’s Helper (You Are Santa’s Slave)
lyricist and composer:
Sufjan Stevens
1:51
D22“Maoz Tzur” (Rock of Ages)
engineer:
Daniel Smith (engineer)
cover recording of:
Ma’oz Tzur
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
0:42
D23Even the Earth Will Perish and the Universe Give Way
engineer:
Daniel Smith (engineer)
recording of:
Even the Earth Will Perish and the Universe Give Way
composer:
Sufjan Stevens
2:00
3▼12" Vinyl: Christmas Infinity Voyage
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E1Angels We Have Heard on High
recording engineer:
Sufjan Stevens
recording of:
Angels We Have Heard on High (Sufjan Stevens re‐work)
lyricist and composer:
Sufjan Stevens
is based on:
Angels We Have Heard on High
4:03
E2Do You Hear What I Hear?
recording engineer:
Sufjan Stevens
cover recording of:
Do You Hear What I Hear?
lyricist:
Noël Regney (in 1962)
writer:
Noël Regney and Gloria Shayne Baker
composer:
Gloria Shayne Baker (in 1962)
publisher:
Blue Ribbon Music Ltd., Campbell Connelly and Jewel Music Publishing Co., Inc. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
9:14
E3Christmas in the Room
recording engineer:
Sufjan Stevens
recording of:
Christmas in the Room
lyricist and composer:
Sufjan Stevens
4:22
F4It Came Upon a Midnight Clear
recording engineer:
Sufjan Stevens
cover recording of:
It Came Upon the Midnight Clear (carol version)
lyricist:
Edmund Sears (American church author)
composer:
Richard Storrs Willis
part of:
The New English Hymnal (hymn book) (number: 29)
is based on:
CAROL (hymn tune)
is based on:
It Came Upon the Midnight Clear (poem)
0:47
F5Good King Wenceslas
recording engineer:
Sufjan Stevens
cover recording of:
Good King Wenceslas
lyricist:
John Mason Neale (in 1853)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist) (from 1201 until 1301)
arranger:
Thomas Helmore (in 1853)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 24754)
is based on:
Tempus adest floridum (13th-century carol)
4:17
F6Alphabet St.
recording engineer:
Sufjan Stevens
cover recording of:
Alphabet St.
lyricist and composer:
Prince Rogers Nelson (Prince, “The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
publisher:
Controversy Music
1:36
F7Particle Physics
recording engineer:
Sufjan Stevens
recording of:
Particle Physics
composer:
Sufjan Stevens
1:04
F8Joy to the World
recording engineer:
Sufjan Stevens
recording of:
Joy to the World (Christmas carol)
lyricist:
Isaac Watts (hymn writer) (in 1719)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
arranger:
Lowell Mason (in 1839)
5:24
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G9The Child With the Star on His Head
recording engineer:
Sufjan Stevens
recording of:
The Child With the Star on His Head
lyricist and composer:
Sufjan Stevens
15:30
H10Christmas Infinity Voyage
recording engineer:
Sufjan Stevens
recording of:
Christmas Infinity Voyage
composer:
Sufjan Stevens
?:??
5▼12" Vinyl: Let It Snow
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I1I’ll Be Home for Christmas
cover recording of:
I’ll Be Home for Christmas
lyricist:
James Kimball Gannon
additional writer:
Buck Ram
composer:
Walter Kent
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Edward B. Marks Music Co. (founded originally as J. Stern & Co. in 1894, renamed in 1919), Gannon and Kent Music Co., Piedmont Music Company, Warner Chappell and Warner Chappell Music (publisher as Warner/Chappell Music)
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
3:22
I2Santa Claus Is Coming to Town
cover recording of:
Santa Claus Is Coming to Town
lyricist:
Haven Gillespie (in 1932)
composer:
J. Fred Coots (in 1932)
publisher:
EMI Allans Music Australia Pty Ltd, EMI Feist Catalog Inc., EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd (not for release label use!), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), EMI United Partnership Ltd., Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd., Haven Gillespie Music Publishing, Jobete Music Co., Inc., Leo Feist Ltd, Leo Feist, Inc., SBK United Partnership and The Songwriters Guild
sub-publisher:
フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department) and ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label)
2:40
I3The Sleigh in the Moon
recording of:
The Sleigh in the Moon
lyricist and composer:
Cat Martino (US singer-songwriter)
1:44
I4Sleigh Ride
cover recording of:
Sleigh Ride
lyricist:
Mitchell Parish (in 1950)
composer:
Leroy Anderson (until 1948-02-10)
publisher:
EMI Harmonies Limited, EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated), EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd (not for release label use!) and Woodbury Music (aka Woodbury Music Company)
version of:
Sleigh Ride (original instrumental version)
2:27
J5Ave Maria
cover recording of:
Ave Maria (Bach/Gounod)
lyricist:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician) and Charles Gounod (French composer) (in 1853)
is based on:
Méditation sur le Premier Prélude de Piano de S. Bach
is based on:
The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Prelude and Fugue no. 1 in C major, BWV 846: Prelude
2:08
J6X‐mas Spirit Catcher
recording of:
X‐mas Spirit Catcher
lyricist and composer:
Sufjan Stevens
3:31
J7Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!
cover recording of:
Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!
lyricist:
Sammy Cahn (in 1945-07)
composer:
Jule Styne (in 1945-07)
publisher:
Cahn Music Company, Chappell & Co., Chappell/Morris Ltd., Cherry Lane Music Ltd., Imagen Music, J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd., Producers Music Publishing Co., Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner Chappell North America and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
2:17
J8A Holly Jolly Christmas
cover recording of:
A Holly Jolly Christmas
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Marks (American songwriter)
publisher:
Audiam Publishing, Warner Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.) and St. Nicholas Music Inc. (in 1964)
2:26
J9Christmas Face
recording of:
Christmas Face
lyricist and composer:
Sebastian Kruger (Musician from Brooklyn, NY)
0:39
6▼12" Vinyl: Christmas Unicorn
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K1Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
mixer:
Sufjan Stevens
cover recording of:
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
lyricist:
Ralph Blane (in 1943)
composer:
Hugh Martin (in 1943)
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc., EMI Feist Catalog Inc., EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Publishing, EMI United Partnership Ltd., J. Albert & Son, J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd., Loew’s Incorporated (in 1943, in 1944) and Leo Feist, Inc. (in 1971, in 1972)
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label), フジパシフィック音楽出版 SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music Inc. SBK Division) (until 2014-12-31) and フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department) (from 2015-01-01 to present)
part of:
Meet Me in St. Louis (1944 musical film soundtrack)
3:41
K2It Came Upon a Midnight Clear
mixer:
Sufjan Stevens
cover recording of:
It Came Upon the Midnight Clear (carol version)
lyricist:
Edmund Sears (American church author)
composer:
Richard Storrs Willis
part of:
The New English Hymnal (hymn book) (number: 29)
is based on:
CAROL (hymn tune)
is based on:
It Came Upon the Midnight Clear (poem)
0:39
K3Up on the Housetop
mixer:
Sufjan Stevens
4:21
K4Angels We Have Heard on High
mixer:
Sufjan Stevens
recording of:
Angels We Have Heard on High (Sufjan Stevens re‐work)
lyricist and composer:
Sufjan Stevens
is based on:
Angels We Have Heard on High
0:52
K5We Need a Little Christmas
mixer:
Sufjan Stevens
cover recording of:
Mame: We Need a Little Christmas
lyricist and composer:
Jerry Herman
part of:
Mame (full musical)
2:02
K6Happy Karma Christmas
mixer:
Sufjan Stevens
recording of:
Happy Karma Christmas
lyricist and composer:
Sufjan Stevens
3:35
L7We Three Kings
mixer:
Sufjan Stevens
recording of:
We Three Kings
lyricist and composer:
John Henry Hopkins, Jr. (composer, “We Three Kings”)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 24751)
0:52
L8Justice Delivers Its Death
mixer:
Sufjan Stevens
recording of:
Justice Delivers Its Death
arranger:
Sufjan Stevens
revision of:
Silver and Gold (Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer)
3:15
L9Christmas Unicorn
mixer:
Sufjan Stevens
recording of:
Christmas Unicorn
lyricist and composer:
Sufjan Stevens
partial cover recording of:
Love Will Tear Us Apart
lyricist:
Ian Curtis
composer:
Ian Curtis, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris (New Order) and Bernard Sumner
publisher:
Fractured Music (publisher) and Zomba Music Publishers Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Zomba Music Publishing)
12:28