From Spirits and Ghosts (Score for a Dark Christmas)

Classical · 2017 · 12 tracks · 49m

From Spirits and Ghosts (Score for a Dark Christmas)

Traditional carols reimagined as a gothic film score. Crystalline soprano vocals drift over minor-key orchestrations and icy, cinematic textures.

November 17, 2017 · Shinigami Records

A chillingly beautiful exploration of holiday isolation and spectral winter landscapes.

Tracklist · 12 Tracks · 49m

01

O Come, O Come, Emmanuel

4:56

02

Together

3:21

03

We Three Kings

3:54

04

Deck the Halls

2:44

05

Pie Jesu

3:28

06

Amazing Grace

4:42

07

O Tannenbaum

3:37

08

Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas

3:40

09

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

Moments Worth Listening For

The unsettling minor-key shift in 'Feliz Navidad' that transforms a joyful pop song into a ghostly dirge.

The way the cello in 'O Come, O Come, Emmanuel' moans beneath Tarja's soaring, crystalline soprano high notes.

The eerie inclusion of child vocals on 'Deck the Halls' that sounds more like a Victorian haunting than a celebration.

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