A Sufjan Christmas

"In between hipsters and God is Sufjan Stevens."  This time of year draws me back into the mystery of not only the Incarnation, but the wondrous mind of Sufjan Stevens.  What a weirdo, but I love him.  Take for instance his recent compilation - Silver & Gold where we find the following carol.  The first 1:20 is standard odd Sufjan with different instrumentation to the carol of the bells.  Then all of a sudden comes the beauty of Sufjan-  his poetry and melodic story telling.  Great stuff.  It just wouldn't be Christmas in the Smith household without him.  


"Carol Of St. Benjamin The Bearded One"

I can see you there
Oh, in the snowbank
With a snowman at your side
In my heart and in my spirit I concede
The things you want in life you have to really need
This is a matter of life

Only parents cry
Oh, when they want to 
Show the world they're still alive
And in my heart and in my spirit I believe
The draft beneath the doorframe comes to challenge me
This is a matter of life 

Oh, be kind to me
Oh, Benjamin who
Keeps his hands inside his sleeves
And in my heart and in my spirit I can read
The way he brushed his beard against the cedar tree
Keeping his eyes upon me

I can see you there
Oh, in the snowbank
With a snowman at your side
And in my heart and in my spirit I can see
The things you want in life you have to really need