From Spirits and Ghosts (Score for a Dark Christmas) - the second classic and Christmas album, the seventh studio album released by Finnish singer Tarja Turunen .
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September 22, 2017 earMUSIC released an album video announcement. A video clip for the song "O Come, O Come, Emmanuel" was released on October 6.
Also, the first graphic novel by Tarja Turenen From Spirits and Ghosts (Novel for a Dark Christmas) was released along with the album. The 40-page short story tells of a dark Christmas world, accompanied by illustrations by Conor Boyle. The Dark Christmas Short Story revolves around two Tarja characters, dark and light, who unite lonely souls during the festive season.
The album was highly praised by critics and fans who noted the dark turn of Turunen achieved in the album and a combination of different languages; however, critics noted that the album will be largely forgotten after the Christmas holidays.
History
The album includes 11 classic Christmas compositions combined with the influence of dark Gothic music. The sound of a large orchestra is used in such traditional songs as "O Tannenbaum", "We Wish You a Merry Christmas" and "Feliz Navidad" inclusive. In addition to the classic Christmas carols, "From Spirits and Ghosts" also includes the 12th track, the original track "Together". This song continues the album's dark sound and embodies the theme of ghosts and mysticism everywhere.
On December 8, Tarja released her second “charity” version of the song “Feliz Navidad” as a way to help raise funds for Barbuda, an island heavily damaged by Hurricane Irma. The track includes vocals by guest artists: Doro Pesch, Michael Monroe, Tony Kakko (Sonata Arctica), Elise Ryud (Amaranthe), Marco Saaresto (Poets of the Fall), Timo Kotypelto (Stratovarius), Simon Simons (Epica), Christina Sabia (Lacuna Coil), Joe Lynn Turner (Rainbow, Deep Purple), Flor Jansen (Nightwish), Hansi Kursch (Blind Guardian) and Sharon Den Adele (Within Temptation).
List of Songs
From Spirits and Ghosts (Score for a Dark Christmas)
1. "O Come, O Come, Emmanuel" 4:56
2. "Together" Tarja Turunen 3:21
3. "We Three Kings" John Henry Hopkins Jr. 3:54
4. "Deck the Halls" (Ft. Naomi Cabuli Turunen) Thomas Oliphant, John Thomas, Talhaiarn 2:44
5. "Pie Jesu" Andrew Lloyd Webber 3:28
6. "Amazing Grace" John Newton 4:42
7. "O Tannenbaum" Ernst Anschütz, Melchior Franck 3:37
8. "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" Hugh Martin, Ralph Blane 3:40
9. "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen" 4:13
10. "Feliz Navidad" José Feliciano 5:48
11. "What Child Is This" by William Chatterton Dix 4:55
12. "We Wish You a Merry Christmas" 4:07
Artists
• Tarja Turunen - vocals, keyboards and piano
• Naomi Erica Alexy Kabuli Turunen - lead vocals in the composition "Deck the Halls"
• Peter Gregson - cello
• Jim Dooley - keyboards, pianos, orchestral and choral arrangements