{"product_id":"stevens-sufjan-worst-christmas-ever-392746","title":"Stevens Sufjan – Worst Christmas Ever! (Translucent Red Vinyl)","description":"\n  \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCondition: \u003c\/strong\u003e Brand New\u003c\/div\u003e\n  \n\n\n\n\u003cul class=\"tabs\"\u003e\n  \u003cli class=\"active\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eRelease details\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eTracklist\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"tabs-content\"\u003e\n\n  \u003c!-- Description tab content --\u003e\n  \u003cli class=\"active\"\u003e\n    \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSufjan Stevens' \u003cem\u003eWorst Christmas Ever!\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e gathers his holiday music into a single, approachable LP for the first time, drawing from the box sets \u003cem\u003eSongs for Christmas\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eSilver \u0026amp; Gold\u003c\/em\u003e. That long-running project began in 2001 as a homemade Christmas gift for friends and family, then grew over the years into a huge body of seasonal recordings made in short December bursts, often at home and with friends dropping into the sessions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRather than a full archival sprawl, this set distills more than 100 Christmas recordings down to 15 favourites, mixing traditional songs with Stevens originals. It also adds “On This Christmas (It Only Gets Better),” his first new original Christmas song in nearly fifteen years. That balance is what makes this compilation useful: you get the carols, but also the offbeat, intimate side of Stevens’ festive writing, from the melancholy pull of “Sister Winter” to the family-drama storytelling of the title track and the warmth of “Only at Christmas Time.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor anyone who has been curious about Stevens’ famously expansive Christmas catalogue, this is the compact version that makes the story clear. It shows how his seasonal recordings moved beyond novelty into something stranger, funnier and more emotionally mixed than most holiday albums, shaped by homemade beginnings and a circle of collaborators that included Aaron and Bryce Dessner, Richard Reed Parry, Gabriel Kahane, Cat Martino and members of Danielson.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eReviews\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cq\u003eFew contemporary alt-rockers are more of a natural fit for Christmas music than Sufjan Stevens\u003c\/q\u003e - \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.avclub.com\/sufjan-stevens-songs-for-christmas-1798202215\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eThe A.V. Club\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cq\u003ehandsomely sprinkled with moments of musical beauty\u003c\/q\u003e - \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/music\/2006\/dec\/15\/popandrock4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n    \n\n    \n  \u003c\/li\u003e\n\n  \u003c!-- Release tab content --\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n    \u003cdiv\u003e\n        \n        \n        \n          \n          \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormat: \u003c\/strong\u003e LP\u003c\/div\u003e\n          \n        \n        \n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eUnits: \u003c\/strong\u003e 1\u003c\/div\u003e\n        \n        \n        \n        \n        \n        \n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGenre: \u003c\/strong\u003e\n          \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/pop-rock-vinyl-records\"\u003ePop \u0026amp; Rock\u003c\/a\u003e\n        \u003c\/div\u003e\n        \n        \n        \n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003c\/li\u003e\n\n  \u003c!-- Tracklist tab content --\u003e\n  \n  \u003cli\u003e\n    \u003cp\u003eLP\u003cbr\u003e1. Silent Night\u003cbr\u003e2. Put the Lights on the Tree\u003cbr\u003e3. Holly Jolly Christmas\u003cbr\u003e4. Christmas in the Room\u003cbr\u003e5. It Came upon a Midnight Clear (christmas Infinity Voyage Version)\u003cbr\u003e6. Sister Winter\u003cbr\u003e7. Joy to the World\u003cbr\u003e8. On This Christmas (it Only Gets Better)\u003cbr\u003e9. Angels We Have Heard on High (christmas Infinity Voyage Version)\u003cbr\u003e10. Only at Christmas Time\u003cbr\u003e11. It Came upon a Midnight Clear (christmas Unicorn Version)\u003cbr\u003e12. That Was the Worst Christmas Ever!\u003cbr\u003e13. Sleigh Ride\u003cbr\u003e14. Justice Delivers Its Gift\u003cbr\u003e15. Auld Lang Syne\u003cbr\u003e16. Maoz Tzur (rock of Ages)\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003c\/li\u003e\n  \n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n","brand":"Dutch Vinyl","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50868565246017,"sku":"2060949","price":48.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1474\/5258\/files\/sufjan-worstchristmasever-red-mock3.jpg?v=1793432410","url":"https:\/\/www.dutchvinyl.com.au\/products\/stevens-sufjan-worst-christmas-ever-392746","provider":"Dutch Vinyl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}