From Spirits and Ghosts (Score for a Dark Christmas)
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From Spirits and Ghosts is the second classical, and the seventh studio album released by the Finnish soprano Tarja Turunen.[1]
On the 22 September 2017, earMUSIC released a video announcing the existence of the album. A music video was released on the 6th of October, with Tarja singing "O come, o come, Emmanuel".
With the album release comes also Tarja Turunen's first ever graphic novel "from Spirits and Ghosts (Novel for a dark Christmas)". The 40-page novel will take you to the world of dark Christmas with the beautiful art of Conor Boyle.[2] The “novel for a dark Christmas” revolves around Tarja’s two characters, the dark and light one, bringing together lonely souls during the festive season.
Background
The album includes 11 Christmas classics and brings them to a never before seen level, uniquely blending Tarja“s classically trained voice with darker gothic influences. Utilizing the sound of a grand orchestra, the most successful Finnish solo artist puts a sinister spin on traditional songs like “O Tannenbaum”, “We Wish You A Merry Christmas” and “Feliz Navidad”, reminding the listener of a dark movie score. Besides covering classic carols, “from Spirits and Ghosts” also features a 12th track, the brand new original “Together”. This song is aligned with the dark sound of the album and embodies the theme of ghosts and mysticism throughout, in a brilliant, Tarja-styled manner.
Says Tarja: “Producing a dark Christmas album in the middle of the summer is a very interesting process, especially if you are doing it by the turquoise Caribbean Sea. Significantly different from the snowy Christmas that I am used to in my home country Finland. Another proof that the darkness comes from deep within. On this album, I explored the other side of Christmas. The Christmas of the lonely people and the missing ones. The Christmas for those that do not find joy in the blinking lights and the jingle bells. ”
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "O Come, O Come, Emmanuel" | 4:56 | |
| 2. | "Together" | Tarja Turunen | 3:21 |
| 3. | "We Three Kings" | 3:54 | |
| 4. | "Deck the Halls" | 2:44 | |
| 5. | "Pie Jesu" | 3:28 | |
| 6. | "Amazing Grace" | 4:42 | |
| 7. | "O Tannenbaum" | 3:37 | |
| 8. | "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" | 3:40 | |
| 9. | "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen" | 4:13 | |
| 10. | "Feliz Navidad" | 5:48 | |
| 11. | "What Child Is This" | 4:55 | |
| 12. | "We Wish You a Merry Christmas" | 4:07 |
Musicians
- Tarja Turunen - Vocals
Chart performance
References
- ^ "New Album "From Spirits and Ghosts"". tarja-fromspiritsandghosts.
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