''Wintersong'' is the sixth album and first

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album by Canadian singer-songwriter

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, released in October 2006. It was produced by longtime collaborator

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and includes contributions from

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. The album also includes a collaboration with

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musician

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. In 2015, all songs from ''Wintersong'' plus five more tracks were released as '' The Classic Christmas Album''.

Track listing

A "sampler" CD exists, featuring similar artwork on a cardboard sleeve, which omits "Happy Xmas (War Is Over)", "I'll Be Home for Christmas", "Song for a Winter's Night", and "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas".

Singles

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" was released as a single from that album in September 2006. The song was performed in mid-October on ''

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'' and ''

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'' and reached No. 71 in the ''Billboard'' Hot 100.

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music, on 1 November 2006. Silent Night from this album was used in an

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Charts

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

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by the

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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

*Sarah McLachlan - Vocals, Piano, Harp, Dobro

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- Keyboards, Programming, Synth Bass, Quartet Manipulations, Vienna Keyboard Strings *

- Double Bass * Colin Cripps - Guitar, Dobro *

- Piano on "Christmas Time Is Here". *

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- Drums, Percussion *

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- Guitar *Bill Dillon - Acoustic & Electric Guitar, Mandolin, Bass *Bob Doige - Sleigh Bells *

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- Bass *Vince Mai - Trumpet, Flugelhorn *Brian Minato - Bass *David Kershaw - Keyboards *David Sinclair - Guitar

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References

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* * * {{Authority control Sarah McLachlan albums 2006 Christmas albums Nettwerk Records albums Arista Records Christmas albums Albums produced by Pierre Marchand Christmas albums by Canadian artists Pop Christmas albums Musical settings of poems by Christina Rossetti

Track listing

Singles

Charts

Sales

Personnel

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Certifications and sales

See also

References

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