Halford III: Winter Songs
| Halford III - Winter Songs | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released |  3 November 2009 9 November 2009  13 November 2009 | |||
| Recorded | 2008–2009 | |||
| Genre | Heavy metal, christmas music | |||
| Length | 41:57 | |||
| Label | Metal God Entertainment | |||
| Producer | Roy Z | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [1] |
| Lords of Metal | 77/100[2] |
| Metal Express Radio | 9/10[3] |
Halford III: Winter Songs is the third studio album by the heavy metal band Halford. It was released on 3 November 2009 in the United States, 9 November 2009 in Europe and 13 November 2009 in Germany.[4] It was written, arranged and recorded between 2008 and 2009.[5] The album is Christmas themed consisting of traditional holiday favorites made into heavy metal fashion along with a few original arrangements by Rob Halford and producer/guitarist Roy Z.[6]
The first single "Get Into the Spirit" was released on 29 September 2009.[7] In 2019, Halford released a second Christmas-themed album entitled 'Celestial', although this was recorded with family and friends rather than his usual bandmates.[8]
Track listing
All songs arranged by Rob Halford, Roy Z., Ed Roth, John Baxter.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Get Into the Spirit" | Rob Halford, Roy Z., John Baxter | 5:26 |
| 2. | "We Three Kings" | John Henry Hopkins Jr. | 4:06 |
| 3. | "Oh Come, O Come, Emanuel" | John Mason Neale | 4:38 |
| 4. | "Winter Song" | Sara Bareilles, Ingrid Michaelson | 5:38 |
| 5. | "What Child Is This?" | William Chatterton Dix | 4:27 |
| 6. | "Christmas for Everyone" | R. Halford, Roy Z. | 3:06 |
| 7. | "I Don't Care" | R. Halford | 3:14 |
| 8. | "Light of the World" | R. Halford | 4:13 |
| 9. | "Oh Holy Night" | Adolphe Adam | 4:09 |
| 10. | "Come All Ye Faithful" | John Francis Wade | 2:27 |
Personnel
- Halford
- Rob Halford – vocals
- Roy Z – guitar
- Metal Mike Chlasciak – guitar
- Mike Davis – bass
- Bobby Jarzombek – drums
- Additional performer
- Production
- Produced and engineered by Roy Z
- Executive producer – John Baxter
- Mixed and engineered by Pete Martinez
- Sound design, percussion, and engineering by John Mattox
- Drum tuning by Mike Fassano
- Mastered by Maor Appelbaum
- Graphic direction, web marketing, and design by Attila Juhasz
- Cover illustration and packaging design by Marc Sasso
- Photography by John Eder, Marc Sasso, David Hildreth, and John Baxter
References
- ^ Monger, James Christopher. "Review: Halford III: Winter Songs". Allmusic. Retrieved 1 November 2009.
- ^ "Halford - Winter Songs | Review | Lords Of Metal metal E-zine - issue 99". Lordsofmetal.nl. Retrieved 2012-02-20.
- ^ "Metal Express Radio". Metal Express Radio. 2012-01-21. Archived from the original on 2012-03-10. Retrieved 2012-02-20.
- ^ "Chart Attack: Rob Halford Releasing Christmas Album". Archived from the original on 2010-02-18. Retrieved 2009-12-03.
- ^ "The Aquarian Weekly: Interview with Rob Halford: A Metal God Christmas". Archived from the original on 2010-02-18. Retrieved 2009-12-03.
- ^ "Rob Halford Sings Christmas Carols. No, really. Rob Halford has also single handedly created the greatest christmas metal album of all time". SMNnews.com. Archived from the original on 2010-12-19. Retrieved 2009-12-03.
- ^ laut.de | Rob Halford - "Winter Songs" (CD-Kritik)
- ^ "Judas Priest's Rob Halford to release 'Celestial' Christmas album". ultimateclassicrock.com. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
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