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A Winter Symphony

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A Winter Symphony
Studio album by
Sarah Brightman
Released4 November 2008 (2008-11-04)
GenreVocal, Christmas
Length43:50
LabelManhattan Records
ProducerFrank Peterson
Sarah Brightman chronology
Symphony
(2008) 		A Winter Symphony
(2008) 		Symphony: Live in Vienna
(2009)
Singles from A Winter Symphony
  1. "Silent Night"
    Released: 11 October 2008
  2. "I Believe in Father Christmas"
    Released: 4 November 2008
  3. "I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday"
    Released: 5 December 2008
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

A Winter Symphony is a Christmas album and the tenth studio album by the English soprano singer Sarah Brightman, released in November 2008.[2]

Album information

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The album borrows its name from Brightman's earlier 2008 album, Symphony.

A deluxe edition included extra tracks and a DVD that featured a making-of featurette, a photo gallery, and Brightman's live performances of four songs from NBC's Fashion on Ice show.

The album includes a number of traditional songs: "Silent Night", "In the Bleak Midwinter", and "Child in a Manger", as well as two versions of "Ave Maria", one being the classical piece by French composer Charles Gounod, and the other an original composition by Mexican composers Loris Ceroni and Jorge Avedaño, performed as a duet in Spanish with tenor Fernando Lima. It also features contemporary pop songs such as Vince Gill's "Colder Than Winter", a cover of Neil Diamond's "I've Been This Way Before", and Wizzard's "I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday".

Promotion and reception

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On the week of 15–22 December, Brightman's "Silent Night" was the iTunes "Free Single of the Week", and the video for "I Believe in Father Christmas" was launched to accompany the single.[citation needed] Brightman also performed "Silent Night" at the Walt Disney World Christmas Day Parade, filmed on 23 December 2008 and broadcast by ABC on 25 December 2008.[3]

A Winter Symphony won Classical Album of the Year at the 23rd Japan Gold Disc Awards.[4]

Track listing

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Standard edition
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Arrival"Björn Ulvaeus
3:15
2."Colder than Winter"Vince GillGill4:02
3."Ave Maria" (duet with Fernando Lima)Traditional
4:08
4."Silent Night"Joseph Mohr, trans. John F. Young[a]Franz Xaver Gruber[a][b]3:08
5."In the Bleak Midwinter"Christina Rossetti[a]Gustav Holst[a][b]3:43
6."I've Been This Way Before"Neil DiamondDiamond3:50
7."Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring"attr. Robert Bridges[a]Johann Sebastian Bach[a][b]3:58
8."Child in a Manger"Mary MacDonald, trans. Lachlan Macbean[a]Traditional[b]3:08
9."I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday"Roy WoodWood4:48
10."Amazing Grace"John Newton[a]Traditional[b]3:04
11."Ave Maria"Traditional
[c]		2:52
12."I Believe in Father Christmas"Peter John Sinfield
3:44
Total length:43:50
Borders exclusive edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
13."He Moved through the Fair"Traditional2:13
Total length:46:03
Deluxe edition — CD bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
13."When a Child Is Born"
, trans. Fred Jay[d]		3:41
14."Carpe Diem" (duet with Mario Frangoulis)
3:58
15."Happy Christmas (War Is Over)"
3:28
Total length:54:58
Japanese deluxe edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
16."First of May"
2:55
17."He Moved through the Fair"Traditional2:13
Total length:60:07
Deluxe edition — DVD
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Making of A Winter Symphony"  
2."Fleurs du Mal" (live from Fashion on Ice)
  • Frank Peterson
  • Thomas Schwarz
  • Matthias Meissner
  • Martin Himmelsbach
  • Klaus Hirschburger
  • Sarah Brightman
 
3."Symphony" (live from Fashion on Ice)
  • Stefanie Kloß [de]
  • Andreas Nowak
  • Johanns Stolle
  • Thomas Stolle
  • Grant Black
  • Brightman
 
4."Let It Rain" (live from Fashion on Ice)
  • Carsten Heusmann
  • Hirschburger
  • Peterson
 
5."Running" (live from Fashion on Ice)
  • Peterson
  • Brightman
  • Hirschburger
 
6."Photo Gallery"  
Notes
  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Credited only as "Traditional".
  2. ^ a b c d e Adapted or arranged by Frank Peterson and Carsten Heusmann.
  3. ^ Arranged by Frank Peterson.
  4. ^ Jay is uncredited.


Chart performance

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Selling about 14,000 copies in the first week in the United States, the album debuted at number thirty-eight on the Billboard Top 200. It also made another debuts such as the Top Classical Crossover Albums at number-three;[5] It scored a number six in the Top Holiday Albums, being the first entry for Brightman on this chart[6] and debuted at number-four on the Top Internet Albums. In Japan, the album debuted in the top 15, peaking at No. 12 selling 13,953 copies in its first week of release.[7]

References

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  1. ^ A Winter Symphony at AllMusic
  2. ^ Gans, Andrew (27 August 2008). "Sarah Brightman to Release Holiday Recording". Playbill. Archived from the original on 5 September 2008. Retrieved 6 September 2008.
  3. ^ Boedeker, Hal (24 December 2008). "Miley Cyrus, Jonas Brothers, David Cook, Sarah Brightman and Mary Poppins play Walt Disney World Christmas Day Parade". Orlando Sentinel. Archived from the original on 14 April 2009. Retrieved 26 December 2008.
  4. ^ "The Japan Gold Disc Awards 2009" (in Japanese). The Japan Gold Disc. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
  5. ^ Jones, Alan. "US albums sales in meltdown". Music Week. Retrieved 4 August 2011.
  6. ^ a b "Sarah Brightman Top Holiday Albums Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
  7. ^ "オリコン アルバム TOP20" [Albums in TOP20]. geocities.jp (in Japanese). 10 November 2008. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
  8. ^ "Sarah Brightman Classical Albums Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
  9. ^ "Sarah Brightman Canadian Albums Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
  10. ^ "冬のシンフォニー – サラ・ブライトマン" [A Winter Symphony – Sarah Brightman]. ORICON NEWS (in Japanese). 29 October 2008. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
  11. ^ "SARAH BRIGHTMAN – A WINTER SYMPHONY (ALBUM)". mexicancharts.com. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
  12. ^ a b c d "A Winter Symphony by Sarah Brightman – Music Charts". acharts.co. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
  13. ^ "Ελληνικό Chart". Ifpi.gr. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 4 August 2011.
  14. ^ "Sarah Brightman Billboard 200 Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
  15. ^ "Canadian album certifications – Sarah Brightman – A Winter Symphony". Music Canada.
  16. ^ "2009 Oricon Ranking". DOUBAN. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
  17. ^ "Japanese album certifications – サラ・ブライトマン – 冬のシンフォニー" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Select 2008年12月 on the drop-down menu
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