Sufjan takes music ownership and Christmas gifts to the next level

I’ve a feeling that Sufjan Stevens really likes Christmas. He has no less than FIVE xmas EP’s. And the man is not only a music maestro but a generous soul too. For this year, Sufjan is giving away a song and in a very special way. As part of “The Great Sufjan Song Xmas Xchange,” Sufjan is giving one person the chance to own the rights to one of his songs.

“Here’s how it works: write an original Christmas song, record it, and email the song to us. Asthmatic Kitty will pick a winner, and that person will trade rights to their song for rights to Sufjan’s song.

Just like a gift exhange, Sufjan’s song becomes your song. You can hoard it for yourself, sell it to a major soft drink corporation, use it in your daughter’s first Christmas video, or share it for free on your website. No one except Sufjan and you will hear his song, unless you decide otherwise. You get the song and all legal rights to it. We get the same rights to your song.”

hat tip to Newish Journalism