Song · Dar Williams
“The Christians and the Pagans” by Dar Williams
From the album Mortal City (1996)
“The Christians and the Pagans” by Dar Williams appears on 3 radio countdowns from 3 stations between 2001 and 2009. It was first released in 1996 on the album Mortal City. Its best result is #299 on the WYEP 913 Essential Songs. In the combined RockLists rankings it is #2,818 indie & aaa song of all time.
"The Christians and the Pagans" went out as one of two singles from Mortal City, Dar Williams' second album, released by Razor & Tie in January 1996. Williams wrote it on her own and plays guitar, with Lucy Kaplansky joining her on vocals, Larry Campbell on mandolin, Zev Katz on bass and Billy Ward on snare drum. Steven Miller produced and engineered it, with Tim Conklin and Patrick Derivaz assisting.
Mortal City was the record where Williams moved past the all-acoustic sound of The Honesty Room, the album before it, bringing in electric backing on several songs, "The Ocean" and "The Blessings" above all. The other single, "As Cool as I Am", got a video.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1642 | WFPK | WFPK 2001 Greatest Songs of All Time | 2000 |
| 2004 | 812 | WXPN | WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Songs (2004) | 885 |
| 2009 | 299 | WYEP | WYEP 913 Essential Songs | 913 |
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