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Dinked International Limited Edition Pressing Features:

Peppermint Swirl vinyl
Holographic Christmas sticker sheet
Limited pressing of 1,500 (700 US)

Asthmatic Kitty RecordsannouncesWorst Christmas Ever!, a single-album compilingSufjan Stevens‘ expansive holiday catalog, outNovember 6th.Worst Christmas Ever!features 15 essentials of Sufjans indie-Christmas staples, drawn from more than 100 Christmas recordings across the box setsSongs for ChristmasandSilver & Gold, plus the previously unheard track On This Christmas (It Only Gets Better).

Sufjan first started making Christmas music in 2001. At the time he didnt plan for those early songs to start a snowball that would lead to nearly five hours of Christmas songs that now makes up his holiday catalogue. The intention was simple – make a few Christmas gifts for friends and family. And the process was the same each time: one week in December, usually at home, hed pull in whoever was around, usually friends, roommates, or musical peers. In 2006, Asthmatic Kitty collected the first five volumes asSongs for Christmas, Vols. 1-5and in 2012 the label releasedSilver & Gold: Songs for Christmas, Vols. 6-10, compiling five more EPs recorded between 2006 and 2010.

Worst Christmas Ever!pulls from across both. The perennial fan favorites are all here: “Sister Winter,” “Put The Lights On The Tree,” “Only At Christmas Time,” and the title track, “That Was The Worst Christmas Ever!.” As is “Justice Delivers Its Gift,” Sufjan’s ecclesiastical take on the Burl Ives classic, “Silver & Gold,” “Christmas In The Room,” Silent Night and more.

The volumes these songs come from were made with a long running cast of collaborators, includingAaronandBryce DessnerofThe National,Richard Reed ParryofArcade Fire,Cat Martino,Gabriel Kahane,Casey Foubert,James McAlister,Rosie Thomas,Marla Hansen,Olivier Manchon,Sebastian Krueger, andDaniel,Elin,Lilly, andIda SmithofDanielson.

Speaking toVultureabout his holiday catalog in 2022, Sufjan put it plainly: “There are no rules and regulations when it comes to Christmas culture.” His unguarded enthusiasm for the genre itself, the freedom he takes in celebrating with both reverence and rebellion, and his belief that Christmas music holds a multiplicity of sacred and secular significance that is ultimately ours for the taking make his Christmas catalog a standout.

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