The Singing Saw at Christmastime

The Singing Saw at Christmastime is an album released by Julian Koster on October 7, 2008 by Merge. It features covers of popular Christmas songs played by Julian Koster on the singing saw.[4]

The Singing Saw at Christmastime
a vintage-style cartoon drawing of an anthropomorphic saw singing in front of abstracted Christmas trees
Studio album by
Julian Koster
ReleasedOctober 7, 2008
GenreChristmas, Lo-Fi, Experimental
LabelMerge Records
Julian Koster chronology
Music Tapes for Clouds and Tornadoes
(2008)		 The Singing Saw at Christmastime
(2008)		 Mary's Voice
(2012)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
PopMatters(7/10)[1]
Pitchfork Media(7.0/10)[2]
Spin[3]

Track listing
  1. "The First Noel" - 2:26
  2. "Frosty the Snowman" - 1:36
  3. "Silent Night" - 2:18
  4. "Santa Claus is Coming to Town" - 1:48
  5. "Jingle Bells" - 2:41
  6. "White Christmas" - 2:44
  7. "Silver Bells" - 3:17
  8. "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing" - 2:51
  9. "O Come All Ye Faithful" - 1:25
  10. "O Holy Night" - 4:16
  11. "O Little Town of Bethlehem" - 1:44
  12. "We Wish You a Merry Christmas" - 2:07

Reception

The album received mixed-to-positive reviews. Pitchfork gave it a 7 out of 10, describing it as “unsettling, bizarre, and, on occasion, exquisite.”[5] Spin’s 2-star (out of five) review compared the album to “your grandmother’s ghost visiting on Christmas Eve to serenade the family with wordless, impressionistic vapors that teeter between hauntingly gorgeous and slightly nauseating.”[6]

References
  1. PopMatters review
  2. Pitchfork Media review
  3. Spin review
  4. "Julian Koster Presents The Singing Saw At Christmastime - MP3 - Stereogum". stereogum.com. Archived from the original on 2008-08-06.
  5. http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/12463-the-singing-saw-at-christmastime/ Pitchfork Media review
  6. http://www.spin.com/reviews/julian-koster-singing-saw-christmastime-merge
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