Hark! Songs for Christmas, Volume II

~ Release by Sufjan Stevens (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

Released commercially as part of a box set, this was originally only privately released to family and friends.
Please do not add box set cover art.

Annotation last modified on 2022-12-13 22:13 UTC.

Tracklist

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1Angels We Have Heard on High
bell and glockenspiel:
Sufjan Stevens
cover recording of:
Angels We Have Heard on High
lyricist:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
translator:
James Chadwick (bishop) (in 1862)
lyrics quoted on:
Gloria
version of:
Les Anges dans nos campagnes
Sufjan Stevens0:46
2Put the Lights on the Tree
bell, glockenspiel, keyboard [electronic keyboard], oboe, piano and recorder:
Sufjan Stevens
membranophone and percussion:
James McAlister
background vocals:
Monique Aiuto, Vito Aiuto and Marla Hansen
other vocals [elfin chuckles and reindeer giggles]:
Monique Aiuto and Vito Aiuto
vocals:
Sufjan Stevens
recording of:
Put the Lights on the Tree
lyricist and composer:
Sufjan Stevens
Sufjan Stevens1:48
3Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing
acoustic guitar:
Vito Aiuto
banjo, bell [sleigh bells], electric piano [electronic piano], glockenspiel and piano:
Sufjan Stevens
vocals:
Monique Aiuto, Vito Aiuto and Sufjan Stevens
cover recording of:
Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing (with tune “Nettleton”)
lyricist:
Robert Robinson (18th Century hymn author)
Sufjan Stevens4:43
4I Saw Three Ships
banjo, bass, bell [sleigh bells], membranophone, oboe, recorder and background vocals:
Sufjan Stevens
guitar and lead vocals:
Vito Aiuto
cover recording of:
I Saw Three Ships
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 700)
Sufjan Stevens feat. Vito Aiuto2:35
5Only at Christmas Time
acoustic guitar, bell [sleigh bells], electric piano [electronic piano] and membranophone:
Sufjan Stevens
background vocals:
Monique Aiuto and Vito Aiuto
vocals:
Sufjan Stevens
recording of:
Only at Christmas Time
lyricist and composer:
Sufjan Stevens
Sufjan Stevens2:14
6Once in Royal David’s City
banjo, bell [sleigh bells], membranophone, oboe, piano and background vocals:
Sufjan Stevens
guitar and lead vocals:
Vito Aiuto
cover recording of:
Once in Royal David’s City
lyricist:
Cecil Frances Alexander (in 1848)
composer:
Henry John Gauntlett (in 1849)
part of:
The New English Hymnal (hymn book) (number: 34)
music quoted on:
Song for the King
Sufjan Stevens feat. Vito Aiuto3:40
7Hark! The Herald Angels Sing!
bell and glockenspiel:
Sufjan Stevens
cover recording of:
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing (Christmas carol)
additional lyricist:
George Whitefield (in 1753)
lyricist:
Charles Wesley (hymn writer) (in 1739)
additional composer:
William H. Cummings (in 1855)
composer:
Felix Mendelssohn (composer) (in 1840)
part of:
The New English Hymnal (hymn book) (number: 26)
part of:
Psalty's Family Christmas Sing-A-Long
Sufjan Stevens0:46
8What Child Is This Anyway?
acoustic guitar:
Vito Aiuto
banjo, bass, bell [sleigh bells], keyboard [electronic keyboard], membranophone, organ and piano:
Sufjan Stevens
background vocals:
Monique Aiuto
vocals:
Vito Aiuto and Sufjan Stevens
cover recording of:
What Child Is This?
lyricist:
William Chatterton Dix (in 1865)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
version of:
Greensleeves (generic entry for traditional and unknown arrangements)
Sufjan Stevens6:47
9Bring a Torch, Jeanette, Isabella
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
Vito Aiuto
other instruments [telephone]:
Sufjan Stevens
cover recording of:
Bring a Torch, Jeannette, Isabella
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
translated version of:
Un flambeau, Jeannette, Isabelle
Sufjan Stevens feat. Vito Aiuto1:39