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A Christmas Album
Folk · 2002 · 11 tracks

A Christmas Album

Bright Eyes

Eleven holiday standards reimagined as fragile, lo-fi folk. Recorded with a chilly, basement-tape intimacy that favors vulnerability over festive cheer.

December 1, 2002 · Dead Oceans

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A fragile and deeply lonely interpretation of holiday standards that feels like a cold winter night in an empty house.

Tracklist · 11 Tracks
01
Away in a Manger
2:48
02
Blue Christmas
2:20
03
Oh Little Town of Bethlehem
2:57
04
God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
1:53
05
The First Noel
2:30
06
Little Drummer Boy
2:35
07
White Christmas
1:36
08
Silent Night
3:15
09
Silver Bells
3:55
10
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
4:08
11
The Night Before Christmas
4:07
Moments Worth Listening For
the endearing studio chatter and false start on Away in a Manger that breaks the fourth wall
the skeletal, almost skeletal arrangement of Blue Christmas that strips away all its usual kitsch
the hauntingly quiet vocal delivery on Silent Night that feels like a private prayer
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Where This Album DepartsEach spoke is a trait. The orange shape shows where this album pulls away from — or holds to — the rest of the artist’s catalogue. Tap for more.

How does A Christmas Album sound next to the rest of Bright Eyes's catalogue?

Winter+2.0σ

Winter saturates this record far more than the artist's norm.

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