Sufjan Stevens Unveils 'Silver & Gold' Christmas Box Set

Published Oct 02, 2012

Just as we suspected , New York pop experimenter Sufjan Stevens is gearing up to celebrate the holidays with another Christmas release. It's not just an album, however, as the artist has announced a full-on box set.Titled, the box follows his first five volumes ofwith five more EPs that were recorded between 2006 and 2010.Interspersed between the holiday classics are 18 original songs, many of which were written in collaboration with musical guests. Those other musicians include Aaron Dessner, Bryce Dessner, Richard Reed Parry, Clara Claus, Olivier Manchon, Marla Hansen, Raymond Byron Raposa, Gabriel Kahane, Daniel, Elin, Lilly & Ida Smith, C.J. Camerieri, James McAlister, Casey Foubert, David Stith, Alex Sopp, Vesper Stamper, Cat Martino, Sayard Egan, Rosie Thomas, Sonya Hofer, Sebastian Krueger, Nathan Lithgow and Brian Wolfe.A press release explains the significance of the project with the following statement:Silver & GoldThe CD box set ofwill be available on November 13 from Asthmatic Kitty . In addition to the music, it will include Christmas stickers, temporary tattoos, a paper ornament, a pull-out poster, song charts and many other goodies. A vinyl box set is also due later this year or early 2013.Lead single "Christmas Unicorn" can be streamed below.