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!

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It’s all right. I love you.

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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 from Silver & Gold , track released November 13, 2012Original 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 strengthBRIAN WOLFE: drum warfare on “Christmas Unicorn” SUFJAN STEVENS: everything elseUNICORN CHOIR: Sonya Hofer, Cat Martino,Rosie Thomas, & Vesper Stamper

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