Christmas Steps (composition)

"Xmas Steps" or "Christmas Steps" is a song by Scottish post-rock group Mogwai. The original version of the song ("Xmas Steps") is the lead track from the 1998 EP, No Education = No Future (Fuck the Curfew), and a slightly different version ("Christmas Steps") appears on the 1999 album, Come On Die Young.

Overview

"Xmas Steps" is an eleven-minute-long instrumental, in the key of C♯ minor. "Christmas Steps" is a rerecorded version which retains the basic structure and composition, but is shorter in length, performed significantly slower and features clearer dynamic contrast and better production value. The song is named after Christmas Steps, a road in Bristol, South West England. The song was featured on the 1999 compilation album, Everything Is Nice: The Matador Records 10th Anniversary Anthology, incorrectly labelled as "Xmas Steps".

Musical composition ("Xmas Steps")