Released 17 October 2006 Recorded 1994, 2006 | Length 45:43 Release date 17 October 2006 | |
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Similar Surfacing, Laws of Illusion, Solace, Shine On, Afterglow | ||
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. The album also includes a duet with Jazz musician Diana Krall. In 2015, all songs from Wintersong plus five more tracks were released as The Classic Christmas Album.
Contents
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Track listing
A "sampler" CD exists, featuring similar artwork on a cardboard sleeve, which omits "Happy Xmas", "I'll Be Home for Christmas", "Song for a Winter's Night", and "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas".
Singles
"River" was released as a single from that album in September 2006. The song was performed in mid-October on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and The Ellen DeGeneres Show and reached #71 in the Billboard Hot 100. McLachlan's video for "River" premiered on Yahoo! music, on 1 November 2006.
Sales
Wintersong debuted on the Billboard 200 album sales chart at number 42, selling about 20,000 copies in its first week. The album later peaked at number 7 on the chart.
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.
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. In Canada, it has sold over 200,000 copies, and has been certified Double Platinum.
On the week of 17 December 2011, the album re-entered the Billboard 200 at number 195.
Personnel
Songs
1Happy Xmas (The War Is Over)3:29
2What Child Is This? (Greensleeves)3:31
3River4:03