Wintersong | ||||
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Released | 17 October 2006 | |||
Recorded | 1994, Spring-Summer 2006 [1] | |||
Genre | Christmas music | |||
Length | 45:43 | |||
Label |
Nettwerk (Canada) Arista (US) | |||
Producer | Pierre Marchand | |||
Sarah McLachlan chronology | ||||
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Entertainment Weekly | B+ [4] |
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Wintersong is the sixth album and first Christmas album by Canadian singer-songwriter Sarah McLachlan, released in October 2006. It was produced by longtime collaborator Pierre Marchand and includes contributions from Jim Creeggan of Barenaked Ladies. [6] The album also includes a collaboration with Jazz musician Diana Krall. [7] In 2007, the album was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album. In 2015, all songs from Wintersong plus five more tracks were released as The Classic Christmas Album.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | " Happy Xmas (War Is Over)" | John Lennon, Yoko Ono | 3:28 |
2. | " What Child Is This? ( Greensleeves)" | William Chatterton Dix | 3:31 |
3. | " River" | Joni Mitchell | 4:02 |
4. | "Wintersong" | Sarah McLachlan | 3:31 |
5. | " I'll Be Home for Christmas" | Walter Kent, Kim Gannon | 3:15 |
6. | " O Little Town of Bethlehem" | Phillips Brooks, Lewis Redner | 3:51 |
7. | " The First Noel / Mary Mary" | Traditional | 5:00 |
8. | " Silent Night" | Josef Mohr, Franz X. Gruber | 3:48 |
9. | " Song for a Winter's Night" | Gordon Lightfoot | 3:48 |
10. | " Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" | Hugh Martin, Ralph Blane | 3:44 |
11. | " In the Bleak Mid-Winter" | Christina Rossetti, Gustav Holst | 3:46 |
12. | " Christmas Time Is Here" (featuring Diana Krall) | Vince Guaraldi, Lee Mendelson | 3:59 |
A "sampler" CD exists, featuring similar artwork on a cardboard sleeve, which omits "Happy Xmas (War Is Over)", "I'll Be Home for Christmas", "Song for a Winter's Night", and "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas".
" River" was released as a single from that album in September 2006. [8] The song was performed in mid-October on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and The Ellen DeGeneres Show and reached No. 71 in the Billboard Hot 100. [9] McLachlan's video for "River" premiered on Yahoo! music, on 1 November 2006. Silent Night from this album was used in an ASPCA commercial
Year | Single | Chart | Peak position [9] |
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2006 | River | Billboard Hot 100 | 71 |
2006 | Pop 100 | 70 | |
Hot Digital Songs | 66 | ||
2007 | Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks | 8 | |
Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas | Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks | 6 | |
Happy Xmas (War Is Over) | Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks | 5 |
Wintersong debuted on the Billboard 200 album sales chart at number 42, selling about 20,000 copies in its first week. [10] The album later peaked at number 7 on the chart. [11]
Wintersong was also the best-selling holiday album of 2006 in the United States according to sales figures from Nielsen/SoundScan, with total sales of 759,000 copies that year. [12]
On 13 December 2007, Wintersong was certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America for shipments of one million copies in the U.S. [13] In Canada, it has sold over 200,000 copies, and has been certified Double Platinum. [14]
On the week of 17 December 2011, the album re-entered the Billboard 200 at number 195. [15]
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Canada ( Music Canada) [23] | 3× Platinum | 300,000^ |
United States ( RIAA) [25] | Platinum | 1,100,000 [24] |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
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Wintersong | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 17 October 2006 | |||
Recorded | 1994, Spring-Summer 2006 [1] | |||
Genre | Christmas music | |||
Length | 45:43 | |||
Label |
Nettwerk (Canada) Arista (US) | |||
Producer | Pierre Marchand | |||
Sarah McLachlan chronology | ||||
|
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Blogcritics | (?) [3] |
Entertainment Weekly | B+ [4] |
Slant Magazine | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Wintersong is the sixth album and first Christmas album by Canadian singer-songwriter Sarah McLachlan, released in October 2006. It was produced by longtime collaborator Pierre Marchand and includes contributions from Jim Creeggan of Barenaked Ladies. [6] The album also includes a collaboration with Jazz musician Diana Krall. [7] In 2007, the album was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album. In 2015, all songs from Wintersong plus five more tracks were released as The Classic Christmas Album.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | " Happy Xmas (War Is Over)" | John Lennon, Yoko Ono | 3:28 |
2. | " What Child Is This? ( Greensleeves)" | William Chatterton Dix | 3:31 |
3. | " River" | Joni Mitchell | 4:02 |
4. | "Wintersong" | Sarah McLachlan | 3:31 |
5. | " I'll Be Home for Christmas" | Walter Kent, Kim Gannon | 3:15 |
6. | " O Little Town of Bethlehem" | Phillips Brooks, Lewis Redner | 3:51 |
7. | " The First Noel / Mary Mary" | Traditional | 5:00 |
8. | " Silent Night" | Josef Mohr, Franz X. Gruber | 3:48 |
9. | " Song for a Winter's Night" | Gordon Lightfoot | 3:48 |
10. | " Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" | Hugh Martin, Ralph Blane | 3:44 |
11. | " In the Bleak Mid-Winter" | Christina Rossetti, Gustav Holst | 3:46 |
12. | " Christmas Time Is Here" (featuring Diana Krall) | Vince Guaraldi, Lee Mendelson | 3:59 |
A "sampler" CD exists, featuring similar artwork on a cardboard sleeve, which omits "Happy Xmas (War Is Over)", "I'll Be Home for Christmas", "Song for a Winter's Night", and "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas".
" River" was released as a single from that album in September 2006. [8] The song was performed in mid-October on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and The Ellen DeGeneres Show and reached No. 71 in the Billboard Hot 100. [9] McLachlan's video for "River" premiered on Yahoo! music, on 1 November 2006. Silent Night from this album was used in an ASPCA commercial
Year | Single | Chart | Peak position [9] |
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2006 | River | Billboard Hot 100 | 71 |
2006 | Pop 100 | 70 | |
Hot Digital Songs | 66 | ||
2007 | Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks | 8 | |
Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas | Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks | 6 | |
Happy Xmas (War Is Over) | Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks | 5 |
Wintersong debuted on the Billboard 200 album sales chart at number 42, selling about 20,000 copies in its first week. [10] The album later peaked at number 7 on the chart. [11]
Wintersong was also the best-selling holiday album of 2006 in the United States according to sales figures from Nielsen/SoundScan, with total sales of 759,000 copies that year. [12]
On 13 December 2007, Wintersong was certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America for shipments of one million copies in the U.S. [13] In Canada, it has sold over 200,000 copies, and has been certified Double Platinum. [14]
On the week of 17 December 2011, the album re-entered the Billboard 200 at number 195. [15]
Weekly charts
|
Year-end charts
|
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
---|---|---|
Canada ( Music Canada) [23] | 3× Platinum | 300,000^ |
United States ( RIAA) [25] | Platinum | 1,100,000 [24] |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
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