At our house, Thanksgiving is the day we can officially start playing Christmas music. And this year we’ll have one more album to add to the rotation: “Songs for Christmas” by Sufjan Stevens. As a closet Sufjan fan, I can tell you this is the most weird and wonderful collection of Christmas songs you’ll ever hear.
Sufjan is probably the most original artist I’ve heard in many years, which means he’s not for everyone (whenever I have him on and Cyndi walks by, her face twists into confusion: “What… the heck… is that?”) But he consistently brings Christian themes into his music without being at all preachy.
You can listen to all 5 CD’s in the box set for free here:
Asthmatic Kitty Records – Sufjan Xmas Stream