Gloria: Songs for Christmas, Volume 6

Folk · 2007 · 8 tracks · 25m

Gloria: Songs for Christmas, Volume 6

A charmingly eccentric mix of lo-fi indie folk and lush chamber pop. Sufjan Stevens transforms traditional carols and quirky originals into intimate winter magic.

It is like a cozy, slightly weird holiday party in a cabin where everyone brought an acoustic instrument.

A cozy, bittersweet winter warmth that embraces both holiday joy and quiet seasonal melancholy.

Gloria: Songs for Christmas, Volume 6 · vs · Sufjan Stevens

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Tracklist · 8 Tracks · 25m

01

Silent Night

2:26

02

Lumberjack Christmas / No One Can Save You From Christmases Past

3:22

03

Coventry Carol

2:54

04

The Midnight Clear

2:49

05

Carol of St. Benjamin the Bearded One

3:32

06

Go Nightly Cares

1:44

07

Barcarola (You Must Be a Christmas Tree)

7:03

08

Auld Lang Syne

1:35

Moments Worth Waiting For

The transition in Lumberjack Christmas where the ramshackle acoustic bounce shifts into a swelling, bittersweet brass chorale.

The slow, seven-minute unfolding of Barcarola (You Must Be a Christmas Tree) as it builds from a fragile acoustic pattern into a lush, hypnotic wall of warm synthesizers and layered vocals.

The stark, hushed intimacy of Coventry Carol with its close-mic acoustic guitar and hauntingly quiet vocal harmonies.

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