Christmas Unicorn
from Silver & Gold by Sufjan Stevens
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LP Box Set
Record/Vinyl + Digital AlbumOriginally released in 2012 as a follow-up to 2006's Songs For Christmas: Vols 1-5, this pressing of Silver & Gold: Songs for Christmas, Vols. 6-10 features nearly 60 tracks spanning traditional hymns and holiday pop songs, as well as numerous original songs from Sufjan Stevens and a long list of collaborators. The album includes collaborations with artists such as Aaron and Bryce Dessner (The National), Richard Reed Parry (Arcade Fire), among others.
Box set includes:
- 5 EPs on 6 vinyl records
- Christmas sticker sheet
- Temporary tattoo sheet
- Three paper ornaments (self-assembly with directions)
- An apocalyptic pull-out poster
- A 44-page songbook with lyrics and chord charts (sing along with your friends and enemies)
- A 20-page Christmas coloring book by... moreSold Out
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Compact Disc (CD) + Digital AlbumOriginally released in 2012 as a follow-up to 2006's Songs For Christmas: Vols 1-5, this edition of Silver & Gold: Songs for Christmas, Vols. 6-10 features nearly 60 tracks spanning traditional hymns and holiday pop songs, as well as numerous original songs from Sufjan Stevens and a long list of collaborators. The album includes collaborations with artists such as Aaron and Bryce Dessner (The National), Richard Reed Parry (Arcade Fire), among others.
Box set includes:
- 5 CDs
- Christmas sticker sheet
- Temporary tattoo sheet
- A paper ornament (self-assembly with directions)
- An apocalyptic pull-out poster
- Song lyrics and chord charts
- Hallucinogenic photographs and psychedelic graphic design
- Extensive liner notes (introductory salutations and an essay on the Christmas tree by Sufjan Stevens, and a few theological words on the End Times by Pastor Vito Aiuto)
Includes unlimited streaming of Silver & Gold via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.Download available in 16-bit/44.1kHz.... moreships out within 5 daysPurchasable with gift card$30 USD or more
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Streaming + DownloadIncludes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.Purchasable with gift cardDownload available in 16-bit/44.1kHz.
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lyrics
I’m a Christmas unicorn
In a uniform made of gold
With a billy goat beard
And a sorceror’s shield
And mistletoe on my nose
Oh I’m a Christian holiday
I’m a symbol of original sin
I’ve a pagan tree and magical wreath
And a bowtie on my chin
Oh I’m a pagan heresy
I’m a tragic-al Catholic shrine
I’m a little bit shy with a lazy eye
And a penchant for sublime
Oh I’m a mystical apostasy
I’m a horse with a fantasy twist
Though I play all night with my magical kite
People say I don’t exist
For I make no full apology
For the category I reside
I’m a mythical mess with a treasury chest
I’m a construct of your mind
Oh I’m hysterically American
I’ve a credit card on my wrist
And I have no home nor field to roam
I will curse you with my kiss
Oh I’m a criminal pathology
With a history of medical care
I’m frantic shopper and a brave pill popper
And they say my kind are rare
But I’ve seen others in the uniform
Of a unicorn just like me
We are legions wide and we chose no sides
We are masters of mystique
For you’re a Christmas unicorn
I have seen you on the beat
You may dress in the human uniform, child
But I know you’re just like me
I’m a Christmas Unicorn! (Find the Christmas Unicorn!)
You’re a Christmas Unicorn too!

It’s all right. I love you.
In a uniform made of gold
With a billy goat beard
And a sorceror’s shield
And mistletoe on my nose
Oh I’m a Christian holiday
I’m a symbol of original sin
I’ve a pagan tree and magical wreath
And a bowtie on my chin
Oh I’m a pagan heresy
I’m a tragic-al Catholic shrine
I’m a little bit shy with a lazy eye
And a penchant for sublime
Oh I’m a mystical apostasy
I’m a horse with a fantasy twist
Though I play all night with my magical kite
People say I don’t exist
For I make no full apology
For the category I reside
I’m a mythical mess with a treasury chest
I’m a construct of your mind
Oh I’m hysterically American
I’ve a credit card on my wrist
And I have no home nor field to roam
I will curse you with my kiss
Oh I’m a criminal pathology
With a history of medical care
I’m frantic shopper and a brave pill popper
And they say my kind are rare
But I’ve seen others in the uniform
Of a unicorn just like me
We are legions wide and we chose no sides
We are masters of mystique
For you’re a Christmas unicorn
I have seen you on the beat
You may dress in the human uniform, child
But I know you’re just like me
I’m a Christmas Unicorn! (Find the Christmas Unicorn!)
You’re a Christmas Unicorn too!

It’s all right. I love you.
credits
from Silver & Gold,
track released November 13, 2012
Original tracks were recorded by Sufjan at his of- fice in Brooklyn, NY, December 2010, with Vesper Stamper (vocal gymnastics class) and Alex Sopp (Flute-a-thon Fantasy Weekend Getaway). Not much was altered or amended since then except for the additional Drummers World at the end of “Christmas Unicorn,” and additional piano on “Justice Delivers Its Death,” both engineered by Devin Greenwood at Honey Jar in Brooklyn, February 2012.
ALEX SOPP: flutes, bells and whistles, vocals VESPER STAMPER: many voices/many rooms, many hats, multiple tasks, great strength
BRIAN WOLFE: drum warfare on “Christmas Unicorn” SUFJAN STEVENS: everything else
UNICORN CHOIR: Sonya Hofer, Cat Martino,
Rosie Thomas, & Vesper Stamper
Original tracks were recorded by Sufjan at his of- fice in Brooklyn, NY, December 2010, with Vesper Stamper (vocal gymnastics class) and Alex Sopp (Flute-a-thon Fantasy Weekend Getaway). Not much was altered or amended since then except for the additional Drummers World at the end of “Christmas Unicorn,” and additional piano on “Justice Delivers Its Death,” both engineered by Devin Greenwood at Honey Jar in Brooklyn, February 2012.
ALEX SOPP: flutes, bells and whistles, vocals VESPER STAMPER: many voices/many rooms, many hats, multiple tasks, great strength
BRIAN WOLFE: drum warfare on “Christmas Unicorn” SUFJAN STEVENS: everything else
UNICORN CHOIR: Sonya Hofer, Cat Martino,
Rosie Thomas, & Vesper Stamper
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Sufjan Stevens is a singer-songwriter living in New York City.
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