Peace: Songs for Christmas - Vol. V

by Sufjan Stevens

Peace: Songs for Christmas - Vol. V cover art
  • Type: EP
  • Released: 2006
  • Label: Asthmatic Kitty
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 2:05:01
  • Community rating: 3.65/5 from 1 rating

Album Notes & Community Reviews

As the concluding volume of his original festive box set, this EP offers a warm, chamber-pop reimagining of the holiday season. The arrangements feature incredibly lush, acoustic instrumentation alongside the artist's signature whispered vocals, creating a profoundly peaceful and reverent Christmas atmosphere.

Genres

Descriptors: Holiday, christmas, christian

Tracklist

  1. Silent Night (0:44)
  2. O Come O Come Emmanuel (4:00)
  3. We're Goin' To The Country! (2:17)
  4. Lo! How A Rose E'Er Blooming (3:22)
  5. It's Christmas! Let's Be Glad! (1:55)
  6. Holy Holy, Etc (0:41)
  7. Amazing Grace (4:09)
  8. Angels We Have Heard On High (0:45)
  9. Put The Lights On The Tree (1:48)
  10. Come Thou Fount Of Every Blessing (4:43)
  11. I Saw Three Ships (2:34)
  12. Only At Christmas Time (2:14)
  13. Once In Royal David's City (3:40)
  14. Hark! The Herald Angels Sing! (0:45)
  15. What Child Is This Anyway? (6:47)
  16. Bring A Torch, Jeanette, Isabella (1:39)
  17. Put The Lights On The Tree (2:07)
  18. O Come, O Come Emmanuel (1:03)
  19. Come On! Let's Boogey To The Elf Dance! (3:49)
  20. We Three Kings (2:58)
  21. O Holy Night (4:04)
  22. That Was The Worst Christmas Ever! (3:18)
  23. Ding! Dong! (0:55)
  24. All The King's Horns (2:59)
  25. The Friendly Beasts (3:42)
  26. The Little Drummer Boy (3:43)
  27. Away In A Manger (2:54)
  28. Hey Guys! It's Christmas Time! (4:41)
  29. The First Noel (0:52)
  30. Did I Make You Cry On Christmas? (Well, You Deserved It!) (3:21)
  31. The Incarnation (2:23)
  32. Joy To The World (4:20)
  33. Once In Royal David's City (2:01)
  34. Get Behind Me, Santa! (3:49)
  35. Jingle Bells (0:36)
  36. Christmas In July (3:16)
  37. Lo! How A Rose E'Er Blooming (1:45)
  38. Jupiter Winter (3:50)
  39. Sister Winter (5:04)
  40. O Come O Come Emmanuel (1:06)
  41. Star Of Wonder (7:07)
  42. Holy, Holy, Holy (3:50)
  43. The Winter Solstice (3:25)

Credits

  • Tom Eaton - artwork by [comic strip, video stills, illustrations], animation
  • Stephen Halker - illustration [ep covers]
  • Rick Moody - other [short story]
  • Jacques Bredy - painting [christmas portrait painstakingly]
  • Traditional - words by, words by [15th century german carol], music by, music by [american melody], written-by [french carol]
  • Michael Praetorius - arranged by [originally]
  • Anonymous - music by, words by [verses 1 & 2], written-by
  • Marla Hansen - backing vocals, vocals, viola
  • Denny Renshaw - photography by [professional], art direction [photo], photography by [christmas portrait the painting is rendered from]
  • John Henry Hopkins - words by, music by
  • Harry Simeone - words by, music by
  • Henry Onorati - words by, music by
  • Katherine K. Davis - words by, music by
  • Alan Douches - mastered by
  • Franz Gruber - music by
  • Joseph Mohr - words by
  • John Dykes - music by
  • John Newton - words by
  • Edward Shippen Barnes - music by
  • Robert Robinson - words by
  • Richard W. Adams - music by
  • Henry J. Gauntlett - music by
  • Cecil Alexander - words by
  • Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy - music by
  • Charles Wesley - words by
  • William Chatterton Dix - words by
  • Adolphe C. Adam - music by
  • Placide Cappeau - words by
  • James R. Murray - music by
  • John T. McFarland - words by [verse 3]
  • Lowell Mason - music by
  • Isaac Watts - words by
  • James Lord Pierpont - music by
  • Reginald Heber - words by

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