A Winter Symphony


A Winter Symphony is a Christmas album and the tenth studio album by the English soprano singer Sarah Brightman, released in November 2008.

Album information

The album borrows its name from Brightman's earlier 2008 album, Symphony.
A deluxe edition included extra tracks and a DVD that featured a making-of featurette, a photo gallery, and Brightman's live performances of four songs from NBC's Fashion on Ice show.
The album includes a number of traditional songs: "Silent Night", "In the Bleak Midwinter", and "Child in a Manger", as well as two versions of "Ave Maria", one being the classical piece by French composer Charles Gounod, and the other an original composition by Mexican composers Loris Ceroni and Jorge Avedaño, performed as a duet in Spanish with tenor Fernando Lima. It also features contemporary pop songs such as Vince Gill's "Colder Than Winter", a cover of Neil Diamond's "I've Been This Way Before", and Wizzard's "I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday".

Promotion and reception

On the week of 15–22 December, Brightman's "Silent Night" was the iTunes "Free Single of the Week", and the video for "I Believe in Father Christmas" was launched to accompany the single. Brightman also performed "Silent Night" at the Walt Disney World [Christmas Day Parade], filmed on 23 December 2008 and broadcast by ABC on 25 December 2008.
A Winter Symphony won Classical Album of the Year at the 23rd Japan [Gold Disc Awards].

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Chart performance

Selling about 14,000 copies in the first week in the United States, the album debuted at number thirty-eight on the Billboard Top 200. It also made another debuts such as the Top Classical Crossover Albums at number-three; It scored a number six in the Top Holiday Albums, being the first entry for Brightman on this chart and debuted at number-four on the Top Internet Albums. In Japan, the album debuted in the top 15, peaking at No. 12 selling 13,953 copies in its first week of release.

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