So, at the first show of the Seasonal Affective Disorder Yuletide Disaster Pageant on Ice, Sufjan said that this was about his relationship with Christmas songs. When he started the Christmas EPs, he HATED writing, playing, and having anything to do with Christmas music, since the style was too complex and ambiguous to truly define.
Having forced himself to work with the genre for 10+ years (around the time when Volumes VI-X were recorded), he started to develop a love for the music that he once hated.
So, at the first show of the Seasonal Affective Disorder Yuletide Disaster Pageant on Ice, Sufjan said that this was about his relationship with Christmas songs. When he started the Christmas EPs, he HATED writing, playing, and having anything to do with Christmas music, since the style was too complex and ambiguous to truly define.
Having forced himself to work with the genre for 10+ years (around the time when Volumes VI-X were recorded), he started to develop a love for the music that he once hated.
Take from that what you will! I hope it helps!